CORT A4 Custom SP Spalted Maple
- similar to the Artisan A4, except has a mahogany body with a spalted maple top and back, available in Natural finish, mfg. 2009-present.
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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.
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 and Surabuya, Indonesia. Distributed in the U.S. by Cort Musical Instrument Company, Ltd. in Northbrook, IL.
CORT Electric Guitars Models
CORT GB5 Custom Five-String
- similar to the GB4 Custom, except in five-string configuration, available in Natural finish, mfg. 2011-present.
CORT Curbow 4FL Fretless
- similar to the Curbow 4 except has a fretless fingerboard, available in Lake Placid Blue (disc.), Mystic Ice Crazer (2007-present), Red Metallic (disc.), or Black finish, current mfg.
CORT JAB 70
- offset double cutaway EF (luthite) body, bolt-on hard rock maple neck, 24-fret rosewood fingerboard with offset dot inlays, reverse headstock, four-on-the-other-side chrome tuners, fixed bridge, P/J-style Select by EMG pickups, volume/ble...
CORT SB70
- similar to SB10 except, has soft maple body, alnico bass humbucker pickup, active EQ, black hardware, available in Amber Stain, Walnut Stain, or Vintage Burst finish, disc. 2000.
CORT B2AV
- similar to B2A, only in a 5-string model with Mightymite bass humbucker pickups, Steinberger 5-String bridge, available in Black finish, disc. 1999.
CORT FUNK MACHINE II
- similar to the Funk Machine-S-1 except features basswood body, bolt-on neck, and no airbrushing, available in Black or Silver Metallic Satin finish, mfg. 2001-08.
CORT PB 1L
- offset double cutaway agathis body, bolt-on hard rock maple neck, 20-fret maple fingerboard with black dot inlays, natural wood headstock, fixed bridge, chrome hardware, four-on-one-side tuners, Power Sound P bass-style pickup, volume/ton...
CORT Viva Active 5
- similar to the Viva Active, except has a 5-string configuration, 3/2-per-side tuners, and 2 J-style Select by EMG pickups, available in Black or Natural Satin finish, disc. 1999.
CORT KX1F
- similar to the KX1, except has a flame maple top, available in Shadow Blue Burst or Trans. Charcoal Gray finish, mfg. 2005 only.
CORT GENE SIMMONS PUNISHER BASS (GS-PUNISHER-2)
- offset double cutaway mahogany body that comes to a point at the bottom, bolt-on maple modern C-shaped neck, 24-fret rosewood fingerboard with white pearl diamond inlays, black headstock overlay with Gene Simmons signature, two-per-side t...
CORT Viva Gold II (First Version)
- similar to the Viva Gold, except features white silver hardware, available in Natural Stain or Walnut Stain finish, mfg. 1998-disc.
CORT MOTOR OIL 1
- offset double cutaway basswood body, bolt-on Canadian maple neck, 22-fret rosewood fingerboard with hexagon nut inlays, matching finish headstock overlay, three-per-side tuners, tune-o-matic bridge, STB, two ClassicRocker II covered humbu...
CORT AERO 11
- offset double cutaway slim mahogany body with a quilted maple top, bolt-on maple C-shaped neck, 22-fret rosewood fingerboard with dot inlays, matching finish quilted maple headstock overlay, six-on-one-side tuners, VS 50 II tremolo bridge...
CORT CR100
- single cutaway Les Paul-style mahogany body, bolt-on maple vintage C-shaped neck, 22-fret rosewood fingerboard with dot inlays, three-per-side tuners, tune-o-matic bridge, stop tailpiece, raised cream pickguard, two Powersound PSLP expose...
CORT RB5 ROB ELRICK FIVE-STRING
- similar to the RB4, except in five-string configuration with 2/3-per-side tuners, mfg. 2005-06.
CORT T35 Five-String
- similar to the T34, except in five-string configuration with 3/2-per-side tuners, available in Black or White Pearl finish, 35 in. scale, mfg. 2009-present.
CORT Arona 5 Five-String
- similar to the Arona 4, except in five-string configuration with 3/2-per-side tuners and a Sandberg 5 bridge, available in Black or Open Pore Brown Burst finish, mfg. 2011-present.
CORT Z4-EVL
- single cutaway contoured mahogany body with tapered armrest, bolt-on maple neck, 22-fret rosewood fingerboard with pentagram inlays, matching headstock with three-per-side tuners, TonePros licensed bridge, STB, two EMG-HZ pickups, three b...
CORT VX-2X
- X-shaped agathis body with a longer lower bass wing and upper treble wing and beveled edges, bolt-on five-piece Stripe reinforcement modern profile neck, 22-fret rosewood fingerboard with small white double dot inlays, matching finish hea...
CORT VX-4V
- Flying V-shaped mahogany body with a longer bass wing than treble wing and beveled edges, set three-piece maple modern C-shaped neck, 24-fret rosewood fingerboard with custom VX inlays, matching finish headstock, six-on-one-side tuners, d...
CORT CR200
- single cutaway Les Paul-style mahogany body, cream body binding, set mahogany vintage C-shaped neck, 22-fret bound rosewood fingerboard with pearl block inlays, three-per-side vintage-style tuners with tulip keys, tune-o-matic bridge, sto...
CORT Viva 7
- similar to the Viva Gold except in 7-string configuration, disc. 2002.
CORT T74
- offset double cutaway mahogany body with a quilted maple veneer, black pearloid binding, bolt-on three-piece maple modern C-shaped neck, 24-fret rosewood fingerboard with dot and 12th fret white pearl tribal third eye inlays, matching fin...
CORT AERO CUSTOM
- offset double cutaway slim mahogany body with a quilted maple top, set three-piece maple C-shaped neck, 22-fret bound rosewood fingerboard with dot inlays, matching finish quilted maple headstock overlay, six-on-one-side locking tuners, W...
CORT Z6-EVL
- single cutaway contoured alder body with tapered armrest, set three-piece maple neck, 22-fret ebony fingerboard with pentagram and 11-15th fret cross inlays, matching headstock with three-per-side tuners, TonePros licensed bridge, STB, tw...
CORT GARAGE 1 MATTHIAS JABS SIGNATURE
- offset double cutaway G-style swamp ash body, bolt-on Canadian hard maple asymmetrical neck, 24-fret maple fingerboard with black dot inlays, six-on-one-side tuners, CFB fixed bridge with STB, white pickguard, single Scorpu humbucker pick...
CORT CL 1400
- similar to CL1500, except has mahogany body with flamed maple top, mahogany neck, rosewood fingerboard with split block position markers, 24 .75 in. scale, 2 Mightymite covered vintage alnico humbucker pickups, 3-per-side tuners, FK-1 com...
CORT G200
- agathis or basswood body, rosewood fingerboard, three single coil Powersound pickups, die-cast tuners, Full-Action II tremolo, available in 2-Toneburst, Arctic White (disc.), Black, Blue (disc.), Mystic Ice Crazer, Red (disc.), Sky Blue (...
CORT M520
- offset double cutaway mahogany body, set mahogany neck, 22-fret rosewood fingerboard with dot inlays, three-per-side tuners,TonePros licensed locking bridge, two MMLP covered humbucker pickups, two knobs, three-way switch, chrome hardware...
CORT Stature Gold
- similar to the Stature, except has Wilkinson VS-50K tremolo, pearloid pickguard, and gold hardware, available in See-Through Black or Vintage Burst finish, disc. 1999.
CORT SOLO QM
- similar to Solo FA, except has quilted mahogany top, Mightymite pickups, one volume switch, one tone switch with coil tap, 5-position switch, Floyd Rose licensed LO-PRO tremolo, available in Transparent Red or Transparent Blue finish, mfg...
CORT S1000
- similar to the S400, except has mahogany body, black headstock with silk screened logo, fixed bridge, no pickguard, 2 Mightymite humbuckers, volume/tone controls, 3-way selector, available in Black or Cherry Red Sunburst finish, disc. 199...
CORT Solid G50
- details of this model unknown, mfg. 1999-2000.
CORT SOURCE
- dual cutaway semi-hollow bound body, maple top, maple back/sides, maple neck, 20-fret bound rosewood fingerboard with block inlays, fleur-de-lis/Source headstock inlay, raised pickguard, gold hardware, three-per-side tuners, tune-o-matic...
CORT TRG-CHAMBER
- Offset double cutaway, agathis top, back and sides, maple neck, rosewood fingerboard with dot position markers, three-per-side tuners, 24.75 in. scale, two Powersound pickups, Tune-O-Matic bridge, chrome hardware, available in Black or Ro...
CORT X-1 Junior
- similar to the X-1, except has a smaller 3/4-sized body, 22-fret fingerboard, and three-way pickup switch, available in Black Satin finish, 22.75 in. scale, mfg. 2011-present.
CORT Action Bass LH Left-Handed
- similar to Action Bass, only in a left-handed version, available in Walnut Satin finish, current mfg.
CORT A4 Custom Z Zebra
- similar to the Artisan A4, except has a zebra wood top, back, and headstock overlay, available in Open Pore Natural finish, mfg. 2009-present.
CORT GB24
- offset double cutaway agathis body, hard rock maple neck, 22-fret rosewood fingerboard, single powersound humbucking pickup, two knobs, white pickguard, 4-on-one-side tuners, available in Black, Walnut Satin, Amber Satin, Trans. Red, or T...
CORT CURBOW 5 FIVE-STRING
- similar to the Curbow 4, except in five-string configuration and 3/2-per-side tuners, mfg. 1998-present.
CORT PJ Bass
- similar to the PB 1L, except has a rosewood fingerboard with white dot inlays and Power Sound P/J-style pickups, available in 2-Tone Burst, Black, or Red finish, disc. 2007.
CORT KX1Q
- similar to the KX1, except has a quilted maple top and two EMG-HZ exposed humbucker pickups available in Black Cherry, Tiger Eye, or Trans. Charcoal Gray Wash finish, mfg. 2007-2013.
CORT GARAGE 2 MATTHIAS JABS SIGNATURE
- offset double cutaway G-style swamp ash body, bolt-on Canadian hard maple asymmetrical neck, 24-fret maple fingerboard with black dot inlays, six-on-one-side tuners, CFB fixed bridge with STB, white pickguard, two Scorpu humbucker pickups...
CORT CL 1500
- double cutaway (one sharp, one smooth) carved body design, mahogany body with quilted maple top, chamber body with f-hole, mahogany neck with rosewood fingerboard with floral inlay pattern, set neck, 1 volume and 1 tone control, coil tap,...
CORT G205
- similar to G200 except, has maple fingerboard, available in Red, Trans. Red, or Blue finish, mfg. 2001-03.
CORT M600
- similar to Mirage 500, except has bound top, available in Antique Violin Dark, Black Cherry Burst, Bright Blue Burst, or Honeyburst (disc.) finish, mfg. 2001-present.
CORT MEGA STANDARD
- similar to the Stature, except features flamed maple top, white pickguard, gold hardware, 2 single coil/1 humbucker Select by EMG pickups, available in Amber Glossy, Blue Burst, Crimson Burst, or See-Through Black finish, disc. 1999.
CORT SOLO SL
- similar to the Solo FA, except has a maple fingerboard, FR III-S licensed Floyd Rose double locking tremolo, 2 Mightymite humbuckers, 3-way pickup selector, available in Black, Blue Metallic, or Red Metallic finish, disc. 2000.
CORT S2000
- similar to the S1000, except has maple fingerboard, natural wood headstock, Full Action II tremolo, 2 single coil/humbucker Mightymite pickups, 5-way selector switch, available in Black, Crimson Burst, or Walnut Satin finish, disc. 1998.