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Having been dumb enough in my younger years to buy one of these BC Rich guitars without even trying it (because it looked cool), I have had a bitter feeling towards them for awhile. But the fact is, that even for most metalheads, these guitars don't sound good. At first I thought all their guitars were just bad, but the more I realize it, they actually are ok for fast riffs and shredding of a reckless nature. It's just that these pickups, which are standard in almost all of their guitars, are horrible. They really don't give you much of anything, the only time they sound good for anything is when you either have the right amp with ridiculous gain or the right pedal (with an equally ridiculous amount of gain). There's not a whole lot going on with these pickups, I think there are almost 10 other brands that I'd prefer for metal over these. I don't think anybody buys those guitars for their pickups anyway, so I'd say that most BC Rich owners would do well to think about gutting their guitars and putting in some other type of humbucker.
The thing I hate about these pickups is that they have no character. I can't even think of a frequency response that is better than others. I think that the only thing these have in comparison to other humbuckers is a good bass response. I've actually heard others that have similar bass response but also a great high end, and scooped mids (which totally rules for metal). This doesn't do anything like that. I really think they are the reason I don't really like BC Rich, and why most people wouldn't buy them. Even though buying them separately is dirt cheap, I'd never consider it. Avoid buying these pickups at all cost, and consider replacing them if you already have a BC Rich and aren't crazy about the tone.