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[scottnufer]

"Ooh, a lot of alan wrenches. So I wonder if it's a Floyd Rose." The immediate loss of enthusiasm was palpable, haha

[Jegs_GT]

I was considering getting one of those a few months back. I'm impressed that they're giving you Stainless Steel frets for under $1000

[elmolewis]

What a beautiful guitar. I'm a huge fan of Cort and have a set of the "M" Master series from the early to mid-2000s and love all 8 models. The M800 won Guitar Player Magazine Editor's Choice award so they have been making excellent guitars for many years. This one is no exception.

[briandoctor]

I received my Cort X700 Duality last week and it's amazing. The nut is real bone, but came pretty rough in the slots (the depth and positioning were perfect at least), which was causing pinging and tuning instability with the tremolo, and after a quick polishing inside the slots, which I do on all my guitars anyways, with some string and metal polish, the string slots are now as smooth as glass, and tuning stability is perfect. I actually use regular sewing thread, and keep doubling about 6" of length (up to 50-60 strands on the low E), until I twist the strands together and it's the correct diameter for whatever slot I am working on. Then I rub some metal polish in the string, tightly twist the strands until the string is perfectly round, and 30 seconds of back and forth in the slot mostly pushing downward to the bottom and a little on the sides, the slots now look like glass, and it doesn't remove enough material to mess with the nut fit. It's kind of like final finishing the slots with 15000-20000 grit sanding cord of the perfect diameter, and when you are done, the slots look as shiny as glass. I then use a little nut grease in the slots (but any nut lube would be fine), and tuning stability is now perfect. This means the Cort tremolo system is perfect, but just needs the nut slots to be smooth and lubed (like all tremolo's do with non-locking nuts). Cort advertises that the tremolo block and saddles are stainless steel. Also, the factory fretwork on the stainless steel frets was extremely nice (they especially had really nice and smooth and rounded edges), but I took it one step further, and mirror polished all the frets when I had the strings off to polish the nut (I also reshaped the nut a little to round out the side edges to make it more comfortable). These couple of little easy tweaks made the guitar instantly feel and play like a $2, 000+ guitar. Very happy with the guitar, and it sounds amazing, with a very low and fast action. Very resonate body and neck, and sustains for days. There is nothing like the feel of mirror polished stainless frets on a guitar. String bending feels like you are cheating. I was in the other room yesterday, and overheard this guitar apologizing to all my other guitars for making them look so bad... 😁 I think the Fender's are holding a grudge still, because I keep catching them rolling their eyes at the Cort... 👍

[ldfox]

Put it in your back pocket, so you can find it in the washing machine or dryer later like I do. Great method for organizing things.

[chrisdigital]

That thing is really beautiful and if I even knew it existed I would never bought my Ibanez RGD

[eastbaymauiboy]

You just needed a "boyyoyyoiiinngg" sound effect for the broken string

[grantnoremac]

Hey Phill from the UK and in lockdown your videos are the only thing keeping me sain. Thanks 👍👍👍

[KrenarCilkuGuitar]

That guitar looks very solidly built and it sounds decent, shredders are gonna dig this one.. as I always say, we're living in a golden era for gear! Cheers!

[anthonyizzolena]

I just got a Cort KX508MS. It' an 8 string multiscale, Fishman pickups, push pull pots, locking tuners, Indonesian made for only around $900. It feels and sounds so much better than my old 2012 Schecter 8 string made in Korea. Very impressed with them.

[rockstarimotski]

That Crimson Guitar Kit you built, really stole my attention



😍
Best looking guitar I have seen in a while

[seanhallahan]

I just bought the G290 for $599. It is my first electric, and probably my one and only. Shows up next week. I'm totally jazzed. I've been a Cort acoustic fan for 25 years.

[guitarone]

I just picked one up 2nd hand that i dont think the guy ever played. I'm blown away at how nice the cort is. Far more than i expected and will easily run with my much more expensive axes. And as you said, just roll back on the volume and she cleans up nicely . Very versatile and a great shredder.

[insightguitars]

I love Cort guitars quality and control, you get so much for little price. Perhaps they could have better colors, but when it comes to parts they are excellent.

[coreyrramsay]

I picked up the Cort G290 FAT last year and it is awesome. More of a Suhr modern vibe and heaps of fun to play. I have ordered the Cort A5 plus single cut multiscale bass and am just waiting for it to come in. Cort make brilliant instruments especially for the price

[valuedhumanoid]

That is one shmexy guitar. That finish! Cort is one of those companies that sell to so many others as ghost builders that you probably have owned a Cort and didn't know it. And the SD JB & 59 set is about as solid as it comes. I would not even ding it for the broken string. I don't care if it's brand new, I ALWAYS remove the strings, set it up and Big Bendz the nut. Then restring it with my NYXL strings. Best strings made (IMHO) That tone is perfect and so is your demo. Your playing just gets better every time I watch

[OGSontar]

That's a gorgeous instrument. I followed the link, and the price is low for what you get. No hard-shell case, but that gig bag was really nice. Padding is a must, and so many gig bags are just a thin layer of material, and nothing to actually protect your guitar.
I'm happy with my Gibson, but honestly if I were going to look for a guitar both for personal enjoyment and playing out (full disclosure, I'm a keyboard player😁) this one would be very high on my list.
Thanks for the review, Mr. McKnight. We appreciate the time you spend sharing your expertise with us.

[thedanksavatron]

Cort has come along way from those late 80s cheapys they use to make!

[robertmeyer]

I had a Cort in the early 80's, an early copy version of the now famous Dean Dimebag shape. It was neck thru- 21 fret- with brass inlays, and a brass nut. Very solid beautiful wood tobacco burst, 30+yrs later I still think about it and even back then the quality was there for the price point.

[AbhisekChakravorty]

hi i am planning to get this guitar, what is the neck radius like is it a compound radius, what is the neck thickness like