Made in Japan in 1988, this Ironbird was a collaborative effort between Ishibashi Gakki (one of the biggest guitar stores in Japan) and BC Rich. ERANAN was a venture led by Yasuhiro Fujiwara, who was the head of custom guitars at Ishibashi in the late 80's. ERANAN guitars were essentially high end custom shop style guitars ordered or modified by Fujiwara for sale at Ishibashi stores in Japan. There's a good chance this is a very limited run guitar if not a one-off build.
Comparable to the RIBG-OF Ironbird available in the 1989 NJ Series catalog (aside from the custom reverse headstock design), this Ironbird features a Fluorescent Green finish on an alder body (with a matching headstock) bolted to a Canadian maple neck with a 24 fret rosewood fingerboard and weighs 3.4kg's. Loaded with a pair of BC Rich Original humbuckers with a licensed Floyd Rose system, it appears to be all original as pictured.
Very reasonable condition for its age (and pointy-ness) as pictured with only basic wear and tear from general use. There's some finish cracks to the paint on the top of the body and in the neck pocket, neither are structural issues at all and both are purely cosmetic. The frets have some wear but are shiny and play smoothly, the neck is straight and the truss adjusts as it should.
