Cort was originally a guitar factory in Japan and Jack Westheimer began distributing guitars from them into U.S. during the early 1960s. Some of the trademark/brand names that Westheimer distributed included Cortez, Kingston, Pearl, Teisco, and Silvertone. In 1973, Westheimer along with Yung H. Park founded the Yoo-Ah company in South Korea. Yoo-Ah eventually changed names to Cor-Tez and Park bought the company from Westheimer.
Cort is one of the few brand names that owns its manufacturing facility overseas. They also build guitars for several other trademarks other than Cort including Epiphone, Ibanez, G&L, Parkwood, and Schecter. Cort continues to build guitars in their Korean factory where several other manufacturers have shifted production to China and other Asian companies.
Most early Cort models were copies of popular American models, mainly modeled after the Stratocaster. In recent years, Cort has shifted its product line to include only all-original models. Cort has also endorsed several guitartists with their own model including Larry Coryell, Matt "Guitar" Murphy, Hiram Bullock, Neil Zaza, and Claudio Pagelli. Luthiers Jim Triggs and Gary Curbow have also designed a line of semi-hollowbody guitars and electric basses respectively for the Cort line.
Currently, Cort offers a full line of acoustic, electric, and electric bass guitars. For more information, visit Cort's website or contact them directly.
Instruments currently produced in Inchon and Taejon, Korea, Surabuya, Indonesia, and China. Distributed in the U.S. by Cort Musical Instrument Company, Ltd. in Northbrook, IL.

CORT Acoustic Guitars Models

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CORT NTL CUSTOM

- body slightly larger than Earth Series guitars, Engelmann spruce AA grade top, solid Indian rosewood sides and back, mahogany neck with ebony fingerboard, Grover Super Rotomatic gold tuners, 25.25 in.scale, figured maple bindings, bone nu...

CORT MR710F-DAO/FM/OV/QB/SE Image

CORT MR710F-DAO/FM/OV/QB/SE

- similar to the MR710F, except has flame maple back and sides (FM), a solid cedar top with dao back and sides (DAO), ovankol back and sides (OV), quilted ash back and sides (QA), bubinga back and sides (QB), or striped ebony back and sides...

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CORT SFX 6W

- single cutaway thin body, solid cedar top, walnut arched back and sides, multi-layer top and back body binding, round soundhole with abalone-style rosette, mahogany neck, bound 14/20-fret rosewood fingerboard with small dot and 12th-fret...

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CORT CJ5X (SJ5 X)

- similar to the SF1, except has a deeper body, solid spruce top, mahogany back/sides/neck, gold Grover tuners, Fishman acoustic pickup, Fishman Prefix EQ with three-band/contour/volume sliders, available in Natural Satin finish, current mf...

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CORT AJ 860

- dreadnought style, spruce top, round soundhole, black pickguard, multiple black body/rosette binding, mahogany back/sides/neck, 14/20-fret rosewood fingerboard with dot inlay, rosewood bridge with white pins, three-per-side chrome die-cas...

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CORT SJB3

- jumbo body bass, solid spruce top, mahogany sides/back, mahogany neck, 15/20 rosewood fingerboard, natural headstock two-per-side tuners, binding, abalone soundhole rosette, CE-300B active EQ, Slim Jim pickup, available in Black, Natural...

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CORT CEC-1

- classical single cutaway, solid cedar top, mahogany back/sides/neck, 14/22-fret fingerboard, nylon-string, three-per-side banjo style tuners, soundhole inlay, Fishman Classic 4 & Sonicore pickup, available in Natural finish, mfg. 2001...

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CORT SF10 X

- similar to SF5X, except has solid spruce top, quilted maple back and sides, gold Grover tuners, Fishman acoustic pickup, Fishman Prefix Plus electronics, available in Natural Satin finish, mfg. 2005-present.

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CORT CJ7X

- similar to the CJ5X, except has quilted maple back and sides, and Fishman Prefix Plus T electronics, available in Antique Burst or Natural Satin finish, mfg. 2005-2010.

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CORT AD 870/AJ 870

- dreadnought style, spruce top, mahogany back and sides or maple back and sides, mahongany neck, 14/20-fret rosewood fingerboard with dot inlay, three-per-side chrome tuners, rosewood bridge, tortoiseshell pickguard, available in Black, Bl...

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CORT SJB5

- single cutaway super jumbo body, solid spruce top, mahogany back and sides, round soundhole with multi-ring rosette, black binding, mahogany neck, 15/20 rosewood fingerboard with dot inlays, mahogany headstock overlay, two-per-side tuners...

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CORT CEC-5

- classical single cutaway, spruce, mahogany back/sides/neck, 14/22-fret fingerboard, nylon-string, three-per-side banjo style tuners, soundhole inlay, Fishman Classic 4 electronics, available in Black (2010-present) or Natural finish, mfg....

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CORT MR720 F (FIRST VERSION)

- single cutaway dreadnought style, spruce top, round soundhole, tortoiseshell pickguard, multiple ivory body binding/rosette, mahogany back/sides/neck, 14/20-fret rosewood fingerboard with offset dot inlay, rosewood bridge with white pins,...

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CORT SF-A

- folk single cutaway body, solid spruce top, mahogany or maple back/sides, mahogany neck, 14/20 fret rosewood fingerboard with pearl dot inlay, binding, abalone soundhole rosette, CE-300 active EQ & Slim Jim pickup, three-per-side tune...

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CORT SJ7 X

- similar to SJ5 X, except has quilted maple top, sides, and back, maple neck and rosewood fingerboard, available in Red Burst and Blue Burst, disc. 2001.

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CORT SJB6FX

- single cutaway jumbo body bass, solid Sitka spruce top, rosewood back and sides, abalone soundhole rosette, multi-ply body binding, mahogany neck, 17/22 bound rosewood fingerboard with dot inlays, natural bound headstock overlay, two-per-...

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CORT CEC-7

- classical nylon-strig configuration, single cutaway, spruce top, rosewood back and sides, mahogany neck, 14/22-fret fingerboard, three-per-side banjo style tuners, soundhole inlay, Fishman Classic 4 electronics, available in Natural finis...

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CORT EARTH 100

- dreadnought style, solid spruce top, round soundhole, tortoiseshell pickguard, black body binding, four-ring rosette, maple back/sides/neck, 14/20-fret rosewood fingerboard with dot inlay, rosewood bridge with white pins, three-per-side c...

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CORT MR720 F (SECOND VERSION)

- single cutaway dreadnought body style, solid Sitka spruce top, rosewood back and sides, round soundhole with multiple ring rosette, multi-ply ivory body binding, mahogany neck, 14/20-fret rosewood fingerboard with white dot inlays, three-...

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CORT SFX CUSTOM

- single cutaway thin body, master grade solid Engelmann spruce top, solid rosewood arched back and sides, mahogany neck, 14/20 ebony fingerboard with pearl dot inlay, ebony bridge, flamed maple wood binding on body, fretboard, and headstoc...

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CORT CJ10X (SJ10 X)

- similar to the SJ5, except has rosewood back and sides, abalone binding on body/soundhole, abalone position inlays, available in black or Natural Glossy finish, mfg. 1996-present.

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CORT Earth 100 DX

- similar to the Earth 100, except has maple wood binding and gold tuners with black buttons, available in Natural Tone finish, disc. 2010.

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CORT MR727 F

- dreadnought single cutaway, flamed maple top, maple sides/back, matching headstock, 14/20 fret rosewood fingerboard, three-per-side tuners, rosewood bridge, multiple layer binding and soundhole rosette, Fishman Classic 4 & Sonicore pi...

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CORT SFX-E

- single cutaway SFX-style body, solid spruce top, mahogany back and sides, round soundhole with multi-ply white pearl acrylic rosette, black with white acrylic binding, mahogany neck, 14/20-fret rosewood fingerboard with dot inlays, three-...

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CORT SJB CE

- jumbo body single cutaway bass, solid spruce top, mahogany sides/back, mahogany neck, 19/22 rosewood fingerboard, natural headstock with two-per-side tuners, binding, abalone soundhole rosette, Fishman Classic 4 & Sonicore pickup, ava...

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CORT Earth 100 F

- similar to Earth 100, except has Fishman Classic 4 electronics and Sonicore pickup, available in Tone finish, current mfg.

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CORT MR730 FX (MR730 F)

- similar to the MR720 F, except has a solid spruce top, Fishman Prefix EQ system, available in Natural Satin finish only, disc. 2003, 2005-06, 2008-present.

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CORT SFX LE2 LIMITED EDITION

- single cutaway thin body, solid Bear Claw spruce top, solid flame maple back and sides, five-piece maple neck, round soundhole with abalone rosette, abalone body binding, 14/20-fret ebony fingerboard with Eiffel tower and other various in...

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CORT CJ CUSTOM

- jumbo style, master grade Engelmann solid spruce top, solid rosewood sides/back, abalone soundhole rosette, mahogany neck, 14/20 ebony fingerboard with pearl dot inlay, flamed maple wood binding on body, fretboard, and headstock, Grover t...

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CORT AD 880

- dreadnought-style body, spruce top, mahogany back and sides, round soundhole with multi-ring tiger pearl acrylic rosette, ivory with tiger acrylic binding, mahongany neck, 14/20-fret rosewood fingerboard with dot inlays, three-per-side ni...

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CORT MR740 FX

- similar to MR730 FX, except has Grover gold tuning gears. Natural finish, mfg. 1999-2001, reintroduced 2003-present.

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CORT Earth 100 OV/QB/SE

- similar to the Earth 100, except has a solid cedar top with ovankol back and sides (OV), bubinga back and sides (QB), or striped ebony back and sides (SE), available in Natural finish, mfg. 2008-2010.

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CORT MR750 F (MR750 FX)

- similar to the MR720 F, except has a bound flamed maple top, bound neck/headstock, Fishman Prefix EQ system, tortoise pickguard, gold Grover tuners, available in Amber Satin, See-Through Black, See-Through Blue, See-Through Red, and Tobac...

CORT CJ LE2 LIMITED EDITION Image

CORT CJ LE2 LIMITED EDITION

- jumbo style, solid Englemann spruce top, solid flame maple back and sides, five-piece maple neck, round soundhole with abalone rosette, abalone body binding, 14/20-fret ebony fingerboard with 12th fret pyramid and other various inlays, bo...

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CORT AF 510

- concert-style body, spruce top, mahogany back and sides, round soundhole with multi-ring rosette, black line binding, mahogany neck, 14/20-fret rosewood fingerboard with dot inlays, three-per-side nickel tuners, rosewood bridge, black pic...