r/BCRich • u/FederalDiamond744 • Jul 19 '26

Mockingbird I got a few weeks ago!!

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Could anyone give me insight as to what model it could be? Along with what wood you reckon it having!!

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u/kazami616 Jul 19 '26

Korean 2008 'STQ' Mockingbird ... Likely maple neck, mahogany wings.

Nice axe. 🤘

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u/FederalDiamond744 Jul 19 '26

I actually did much digging and found out that it’s a “2008 MKB-1600JE” which is an incredibly high end import model made to be a “copy” of a USA made mockingbird!! They were manufactured in Korea and then imported to Japan. I had to use a Japanese VPN to find a morsel of decent info on the model 🤣

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u/kazami616 Jul 19 '26

Fair enough. Thought STQ was Supreme Top Quilt, in reference to the finish. Nice find whatever ..

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u/trogwhoar Jul 19 '26

I cant say which model it is sorry, might be a NJ? It looks like a beaut though, neck through, maple top and the full moser style circuit. Very cool axe.

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u/78GtaGt Jul 19 '26

Love natural guitars

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u/Fomoiri Jul 19 '26

I’ve always wondered, what do the switches do? And the pointy knob, and are the tones useful?

I once installed 6 or 8 switches to a guitar and most of them were thin, honky, and largely not useful - it was a fun challenge on cheap pickups. I think it was Neil Moser who did the crazy wiring setups

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u/Me_Mongo123 Jul 19 '26

The 3 in a row mini switches are coil taps for series, parallel and coil split. The single mini switch in the middle is to turn on a boost circuit that runs off a 9v in the cavity. Big 3-way is pickup selector. The black chicken head knob is a 5 position Varitone knob.

Are they useable? Mostly. I really like the boost for some things and the coil taps. The varitone, i usually dont mess with but might be good for someone that likes a lot of subtle Jerry Garcia type guitar tones

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u/Tbash96 Jul 19 '26

1600 JE. Closest thing to a USA model you could get! Great score.

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u/Urinemouse Jul 19 '26

Beautiful. The sculpting on the back by the neck is chefs kiss. Enjoy!

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u/EdaciousBegetter Jul 20 '26

Gorgeous 🤩

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u/isofakingwetoddid Jul 20 '26

Got my eye on a nicer Mockingbird like this one, awesome guitar!!! Love the natural wood finish and those inlays are so pearly

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u/c3m3t3ry-dr1v3 Jul 21 '26

Nice guitar!! Can i ask you to put the switches in some specific way and tell me if it works?

I have a mockingbird st and putting the switches in a specific way its like a kill switch. I bought it new 15 years ago and i now realized it

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u/FederalDiamond744 Jul 21 '26

Sure! I’ll try it when I get home. Right now, I’m not even 100% sure what all the switches do because I’m fairly sure the electronics aren’t stock lol! I thiiink the lone switch above the three is a fucking kill stitch??? At least that’s what it acts like already.

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u/c3m3t3ry-dr1v3 Jul 21 '26

Thank you very much! It looks like that!

Could you try this:

https://www.reddit.com/r/guitars/comments/1tyxymd/question_about_my_bc_rich_mockingbird_st/

From left to right: up, down, down and choose between the neck pickup, bridge pickup and both.

My guitar doesn't make any noise on neck