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 and Surabuya, Indonesia. Distributed in the U.S. by Cort Musical Instrument Company, Ltd. in Northbrook, IL.

CORT Electric Guitars Models

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CORT MMP-3 MASTERPIECE

- slight offset double cutaway mahogany body, flame maple top, body binding, set mahogany neck, 22-fret ebony fingerboard with open block abalone inlays, matching headstock with three-per-side Gotoh tuners, TonePros bridge, stop tailpiece,...

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CORT S3000

- similar to the S2500, except has basswood body, Lo-Pro licensed Floyd Rose double locking tremolo system, Mightymite humbucker/single coil/humbucker pickups, available in Black, Blue Metallic, or See-Through Red finish, disc. 1998.

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CORT X-9

- similar to X-2 except, has 2 Mightymite humbucker pickups and 1 Mightymite single coil pickup, Floyd Rose Licensed Lo-Pro tremolo bridge, available in Black, Iron Purple Metallic, or Blue Violet Metallic finish, mfg. 2001 only.

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CORT B5 FL Fretless

- similar to the Artisan B5, except has fretless fingerboard, available in Amber Satin, Vintage Burst, or Walnut Satin finish, mfg. 1997-2000.

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CORT GBMP-3 MASTERPIECE

- offset double cutaway swamp ash body, quilt maple burl top, bolt-on bird's-eye maple neck, 22-fret bird's-eye maple fingerboard with pearl block inlays, matching headstock with four-on-one-side Hipshot licensed tuners, Gotoh bridge, two F...

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CORT PAGELLI II

- single cutaway mahogany body with unique points, set maple neck, 22-fret rosewood fingerboard, three-per-side tuners, wraparound combo bridge/tailpiece, two Powersound humbucker pickups, two knobs, three-way switch, black nickel (Black) o...

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CORT G255

- similar to G250 except has Select by EMG pickups, available in Amber Stain, Walnut Stain, Bordeaux Red Metallic, or Grey Nickel finish, mfg. 2001.

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CORT X-11

- similar to X-2 except, has a flame maple top, sharkfin fingerboard inlays, two Mightymite humbucker pickups and one Mightymite single coil pickup HSH, and a double locking tremolo bridge, available in Black Cherry Burst or Trans. Charcoal...

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CORT B6 Six-String

- similar to the Artisan B4, except in six-string configuration and three-per-side tuners, available in Oil Satin, Vintage Burst, or Walnut Satin finish, disc. 1999.

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CORT G260

- similar to G200 except has light swamp ash body, three Duncan Designed Hot Rail pickups, Wilkinson VS50 II bridge, available in 3 Tone Sunburst (disc.), Honeyburst (disc.), Natural (disc.), Open Pore Black (disc.), Open Pore Natural, or T...

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CORT X-CUSTOM FIRST VERSION

- similar to X-2 except, has American Basswood body, custom-made neck, bolt-on hard rock maple neck, Seymour Duncan JB and Jazz pickups, Floyd Rose Licensed Lo-Pro tremolo bridge, available in Black Hammered Metallic or Mystic Red Crazer fi...

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CORT C4

- offset double cutaway agathis body, bolt-on hard rock maple neck, 24-fret rosewood fingerboard with offset dot inlays, black squared headstock, fixed bridge, chrome hardware, two-per-side tuners, two Mightymite soapbar pickups, volume/ble...

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CORT G270

- similar to G200 except, has light swamp ash body with flamed maple top, 1 Duncan Designed humbucker pickup and 2 Duncan Designed single coil pickups, Wilkinson VS50 II bridge, available in 3-Toneburst or Vintageburst finish, mfg. 2001-03.

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CORT X-Custom HT

- similar to the X-Custom except, has offset dot inlays, a hard tail bridge with STB, and two Seymour Duncan JB/'59 humbucker pickups, available in Black finish, mfg. 2008-09.

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CORT C4P

- similar to the C4 bass except features a Fishman power bridge pickup with added Piezo control, available in Black or Walnut Satin finish, mfg. 2002-04.

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CORT G285

- offset double cutaway basswood body with flame maple top, bolt-on maple neck, 22-fret rosewood fingerboard with offset dot inlay, six-on-one-side tuners, CFA III bridge, white pickguard, Seymour Duncan S/S/H pickups, three knobs, chrome h...

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CORT X-CUSTOM SECOND VERSION

- offset double cutaway basswood body, bolt-on three-piece hard rock maple neck, 24-fret rosewood fingerboard with pearl sharktooth inlays, six-on-one-side tuners, double locking tremolo bridge, two Seymour Duncan exposed humbucker pickups...

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CORT C4Z

- similar to the C4, except has a mahogany body with a zebra top, available in Open Pore Vintage Burst finish, mfg. 2006-09.

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CORT G290

- similar to G200 except, has light swamp ash body with quilted maple top, carved top, Seymour Duncan JB and Vintage staggered pickups, Sperzel Trim-Lok tuners, Wilkinson VS50 II bridge, available in Antique Violinburst (disc. 2007), Cherry...

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CORT X-TH

- offset double cutaway mahogany body, arched top, five-piece maple/walnut neck NTB, 24-fret rosewood fingerboard with offset dot inlays, six-on-one-side tuners, locking tremolo with locking nut, two EMG active pickups, two knobs (v, tone),...

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CORT C4H

- offset double cutaway mahogany body, white/black pearloid binding, bolt-on wenge modern C-shaped neck, 24-fret rosewood fingerboard with offset abalone dot inlays, black headstock overlay, two-per-side tuners, fixed bridge, two MBA1P expo...

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CORT G CUSTOM

- offset double cutaway Strat-style swamp ash body, carved quilted maple top, bolt-on bird's-eye maple neck, 22-fret rosewood fingerboard with abalone dot inlays, matching finish quilted maple headstock overlay, six-on-one-side tuners, no p...

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CORT C5 FIVE-STRING

- similar to the Artisan C4, except in five-string configuration and 2/3-per-side tuners, available in Black finish only, disc. 2006.

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CORT GMP-3 MASTERPIECE

- offset double cutaway swamp ash body, bolt-on flame maple neck, 22-fret flame maple fingerboard with abalone dot inlay, six-on-one-side Gotoh tuners, CFA-III six screw tremolo bridge, tortoise pickguard, two single coil and one humbucker...

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CORT C5P Five-String

- similar to the C5 bass except features a Fishman power bridge pickup with added Piezo control, available in Black or Walnut Satin finish, mfg. 2002-04.