BC Rich Kerry King Signature V Buy Today & We'll Throw In The Following Free Gifts: Korg GA-30 Tuner + BC Rich Gig Bag This is a limited time offer so please act quickly! This is a Signature King axe for a reason! Top end parts like a Kahler® tremolo, Grover® tuners and EMG® active pickups help deliver all the roaring tone Kerry King is famous for. While a Kerry inspired tribal graphic adorns the beveled edge top. B.C. Rich is known as one of the pioneers in Neck Through construction. They utilize it on many of their guitars, because it provides the best possible sustain, resonance, comfort and access to higher frets. Neck-through has long been considered the premium construction method for high end guitars. This construction starts with a long piece (or pieces) of premium North American maple. That piece runs from the tip of the headstock to the strap button on the opposite end of the guitar. This means that the headstock, fingerboard, pickups and bridge all are mounted to this single sound foundation. Sonically it is a difference you can hear. The neck-through construction also allows us to cut away more of the body and neck at the neck joint which provides comfort that no bolt-on or set-neck could offer. You will find the neck through feature on all of our top of the line B.C. Rich models. The EMG-81 is a high output pickup designed especially for the lead guitarist. The 81 is at its best for high volume overdrive and amps with a master volume. Whether you're playing power rock and roll, or overdriving your amp, there's a razor sharp attack, and incredible sustain for brilliant soloing. If you're looking for exceptional qualities in a rock pickup, the EMG-81 is the one. Although the EMG-85 has more measurable output than the 81, its frequency response and string interface are different. The 85 uses two Alnico magnet loaded coils with a wide aperture to maintain a beefy lowend and a fatter top end. Because of a more natural tone, it works great as a rhythm and blues pickup because it has loads of output but isn't muddy. Most of B.C. Rich body styles employ a beveled edge around the shape. In many ways bevels on a top are similar to facets on a cut stone. They catch the light and reflect at different angles giving the instrument more of a three dimensional look. Some of the B.C. Rich top bevels are extreme and wide while others are subtle and narrow. Occasionally the shape of the instrument is accented by painting the bevels a contrasting color. BC Rich Kerry King Signature V Specifications: Construction: neck through Body wood: maple Body thickness: 45mm Top style: beveled Body binding: no Headstock style: Widow Headstock color: onyx with white tribal graphic Headstock binding: no Tuners: Grover mini-Rotomatics Neck wood: Canadian hard maple Back of neck: onyx Neck binding: no Fretboard: ebony Inlay: abalone tribal Frets: 24 jumbo 2.7mm Factory strings: 9 - 42 Nut: 43mm locking Floyd Rose style Scale: 25 1/2" Bridge / tailpi