Is this a cort artisan?
 

Thinking of buying this bass checking it out today. Post says its a cort artisan but all the ones I can find online have a toggle switch and one more tone knob. Is this infact an artisan series? is 250 a good deal i know that some cort basses go for cheap. http://ventura.craigslist.org/msg/3509349988.html

Thanks

It is
 

It should be a former MIK B5 fretless

It sports some particulars now on Artisan "C"(H) series (now - I mean: Indo plant range - "entry level" among Artisans): so the one piece wenge neck and the two band equalizer

Now every Artisan (C - one piece neck, two band equalizer; B - five piece neck, three band equalizer; A - five piece neck, three band equalizer, neckthru and stringthru contruction) sport a very useful on/off switch to disengage electronic

Anyway you're goin' with a former one piece wenge neck (that is absolutely solid and reliable) and two band equalizer (that is still effective on those wide Alnico soapbars) but you already have a mahogany body with elegant tobacco burst (glossy) finish and reliable Gotoh himass bridge.

So yes: I really think the price it's bearable... but as you're right and Cort, despite its quality and accuracy, tend to sell cheap, I think you can try to tear that price down a bit.

Cheers,
Wallace