Cort Guitars?

[Swat30]

Hi, I was at a local music shop the other day and saw a GORGEOUS Cherry Sunburst finished Hollowbody guitar with a beautiful vine plant inlay going all the way up the fretboard. I believe it was called a Cort and very closely resembled a PRS. It's on the used rack for $450 and seems in perfect condition. I've been playing a little over 3 years and have never heard of a Cort. Can anyone give me any info on these before I make the trip back out there to play it?

thanks
eric

[PonyOne]

the newer cort guitars are pretty high quality. they're highee end imports, like Samick, the more costly Epiphones, Aria etc. They're endorsed by Matt "Guitar" Murphy and Hiram Bullock, and also manufacture the Curbow line of basses (which are REALLY REALLY nice)

the most important thing is that it sounds nice and you like the way it plays/feels/sounds. $450 is a little high for most Corts, but then I really haven't used or seen that many of them.

[Raskolnikov]

Originally posted by PonyOne
and also manufacture the Curbow line of basses (which are REALLY REALLY nice)
Huh?!?

The Curbow's I've put my hands and ears on didn't sound or play especially good.

[PonyOne]

Hmm, I played a blue Curbow 4 string about a year and a half ago, and it was a pretty damn nice bass. For a bolt-neck the neck joint was comfortable and the whole thing felt pretty solid.

They sound terrible unless you have the active boost on, that could have been it. There are certainly other basses I'd get... in fact I'm in the market for a new bass since I gave my friend my old crap Yamaha RBX (I love Yamaha but this was a terrible, terrible 1991-or-so creation...it's like, you know how sometimes you pick up an instrument, and you can feel right away that it has a soul, that intangible "thing?" If this thing had a soul at any point it jumped ship for something with decent pickups leaving a poorly-painted, scratche dand scraped up, dull-sounding hulk of an instrument). Any bass/amp suggestions as the resident bass guy?

[Andrew Sa]

I own a cort guitar ( they are quite common here in South Africa ( the one you are describing is the CL series, I think it is the CL1500. It is beautiful. the neck inlays are awesome...check it out...You might well love it.
I have found tha Cort guitars are extremely well made at very good prices, as they are not really available in USA, infact they are not aimed for and american market at all.
Try them out, they rock

[Raskolnikov]

Originally posted by PonyOne
Hmm, I played a blue Curbow 4 string about a year and a half ago, and it was a pretty damn nice bass. For a bolt-neck the neck joint was comfortable and the whole thing felt pretty solid.

They sound terrible unless you have the active boost on, that could have been it. There are certainly other basses I'd get... in fact I'm in the market for a new bass since I gave my friend my old crap Yamaha RBX (I love Yamaha but this was a terrible, terrible 1991-or-so creation...it's like, you know how sometimes you pick up an instrument, and you can feel right away that it has a soul, that intangible "thing?" If this thing had a soul at any point it jumped ship for something with decent pickups leaving a poorly-painted, scratche dand scraped up, dull-sounding hulk of an instrument). Any bass/amp suggestions as the resident bass guy?
Well, I saw the Curbow in a store and thought, "Ooo, this could be cool."

But I was very much disapointed.

The coolest thing I've seen lately (especially on a budget was Peavey's Grind (neck through version). Exotic woods, fast neck, adequate pickups (though they're the exact dimensions of an EMG-40... therefore very easily upgradable to a badass pickup), and best of all the four string sells for around $400 after taxes.

As for amps, my advice is to scour pawn shops and ebay for something used and cool. The new stuff on the market today has nuttin' to offer. My Sunn 1200s is keeping me pretty happy, but I'm trying to find an old Traynor YB-1 head for more low-power applications.

[Lordathestrings]

Originally posted by Raskolnikov ...My Sunn 1200s is keeping me pretty happy, but I'm trying to find an old Traynor YB-1 head for more low-power applications. [/B]Since the first 'real' amp I ever used was a YBA-1, I can understand your appreciation of the brand, but you might find this MonoBlock II (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2539281915&category=10171) interesting, even if it is a transistor amp. At 325 Watts, it may be a little easier to tame than your 1200 W Sunn.

[Raskolnikov]

Originally posted by Lordathestrings
Originally posted by Raskolnikov ...My Sunn 1200s is keeping me pretty happy, but I'm trying to find an old Traynor YB-1 head for more low-power applications. Since the first 'real' amp I ever used was a YBA-1, I can understand your appreciation of the brand, but you might find this MonoBlock II (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2539281915&category=10171) interesting, even if it is a transistor amp. At 325 Watts, it may be a little easier to tame than your 1200 W Sunn. [/B]
You and I both know that there is no substitute for real vacume tubes.

[Lordathestrings]

Originally posted by Raskolnikov
... You and I both know that there is no substitute for real vacume tubes. Well, then, you're just gonna have to look to Toronto, where it all began... Click here (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2540287661&category=10171) :D

[Raskolnikov]

As a matter of fact, I have seen that very amp on eBay.

Right now I'm a little short on cash - gotta fix the van.