
Similarly, please send any comments or critiques to the moderators. We encourage you to report spam posts or posts that violate the rules, but please send a message to the moderators at the same time. Please tag video or audio of you or your band with in the subject line of the post. Requests for tab should be made in /r/basstabs and will be removed from /r/bass Resist the urge to start "gig pic" "bass face" and "family photo" threads. Also, do not post links to giveaways where you personally benefit (getting more entries) by propagating (spamming) a link. Posts made outside of the thread will be removed and asked to be reposted.ĭon't use the sub to sell or advertise your gear (with very few exceptions, ask the mods). Buy on Amazon Cort B-001 0760 0 Electric Bass.
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Buy on Amazon Cort Action PJ Series 4-String Electric Bass, Open. Kiss Gene Simmons Ace Frehley Peter Criss Paul. One excellent sounding and looking Curbow. New Bass Day (NBD) and Gear posts go into the weekly threads. Available Cort bass models: Gene Simmons Axe. 4 string Cort Curbow Bass Guitar Made In Korea. We have lots of common questions with lots of common answers. For more information on their Cort acoustic guitar and other models, you can browse for reviews or simply check their official website.Previous AMAs FAQ and Wiki Bass Resources 2016 Official Pedals Thread Follow /r/bass on Twitter Related Communities Other InstrumentsĬheck the sidebar, the FAQ, and search for your answer before making a post. The brand is sold exclusively in big box stores like Guitar Center, all manufactured in South Korea while the Hybrid series come from Indonesia.Ĭort acoustic guitar models, bass models and electric models are all available in major music stores and online music stores. Avalon notably, based on Northern Ireland, reportedly sold 8,000 guitar models and increased their income by more than 50% in one year when they contracted Cort to build lower-priced guitars for them.Īside from manufacturing instruments for other companies, Cort guitars also created a line of high-quality instruments under Parkwood that does not feature Cort’s name or logo. Everything is available for whatever type of guitarist, a good quality product set at a highly competitive price.Ĭompanies that contract Cort include ESP, Ibanez, G & L, Schecter, and Avalon. Their large line of guitars includes a variety of Cort acoustic guitar models, bass guitar models, electric guitar models, electric bass guitar models and more. Instead, Cort Guitars produces a variety of guitars to fit different guitarists for every genre of music: rock, folk, jazz, ska, acoustic, electric rock and more. Unlike other guitar manufacturers like Gibson, Fender or Guild that have their own ‘signature’, Cort does not have one. I have heard them variously referred to as Sears, Kay and Cort Effectors.

Notable guitar players that used the Cort acoustic guitar include Larry Coryell, Ricky Garcia, Billy Cox, Matt Murphy, Neil Zaza, TM Stevens, Brendon Urie, Hiram Bullock, and Francis Dunnery. When the Cort employees are not setting themselves on fire, scaling the buildings or going on hunger strikes in protest of Corts business practices, they build nice inexpensive guitars. Here are the available Cort acoustic guitar models: Many large companies contract Cort to built guitars at a low price, and place their brand name and price it at a much higher price. Later, it became known as Cor-Tek Company and later, Cort Guitars.ĭespite being a famous brand name in guitar manufacturing and producing, Cort’s main production is not on creating Cort brand guitars but rather contracting work for other companies.

Parkas his business partner, in South Korea. The answer lies in Cort’s primary role in one of the industry’s most poorly kept secrets: the Cort factory in South Korea (and more recently, Indonesia and China) manufactures instruments for many big-time American and European brands, helping builders to flesh out their product line with low-cost import models. Jack Westheimer subsequently founded Yoo-Ah Company, with Y. A boutique-style five-string bass at a bargainous price. Some of the brands connected to Westheimer were Cortez, Pearl, Kingston, Teisco, Cort, Silverstone, to name a few. How did Cort Guitars start? Jack Westheimer went to Japan and built commercial connections with various Japanese guitar manufacturers during the ’60s decade.

It also produces various instruments for other companies. Cort Guitars is a well known and largest guitar manufacturer on the planet. Cort Guitars is a manufacturer of guitars based in South Korea.
