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Cort Launches the Artisan Space 5 Bass

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Mar 12, 2004
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Cort® Guitars introduces the Space 5, a new bass model that both harkens to the company’s innovative past and looks to the future of the instrument with a light, compact, and portable design.

First hitting the streets in the 1980s after an exhaustive R&D process, Cort’s groundbreaking Space line of guitars and basses helped to spearhead the decade’s headless fretted instrument boom. Now, with the Space 5, the company builds upon its storied legacy, while adding modern-day features and enhancements. Overall design takes cues from a handful of classics without nodding too much to the past.

A solid-feeling bass with a maple body and 6 mm solid poplar burl top, the Artisan Space boasts excellent sustain and vibrational qualities from its 40mm thickness. A 7-piece roasted maple, walnut, and purpleheart neck is simultaneously stunning and functional, affording players a defined midrange that compliments the expansive, bright qualities of the body. The gorgeous wood grain enhances the eye-catching body and neck shape (with distinctive “Next Gen” Cort logo engraved just beneath the upper cutaway), modeled after the flagship Artisan Bass Series, while the deeper contour and cutaways along with individual bridge with tuner knobs are significant upgrades.

D’Addario® EXL170-5SL strings travel across a 47 mm zero fret that effectively replaces the need for a nut and better sets the string height over the length of the fretboard. This zero fret allows players to easily change between any string gauges via this arrangement. Hardware consists of specially designed head piece, individual string bridges, Bartolini® MK-1 pickups and AN active 3-band EQ preamp. They feed a comprehensive set of five tone and volume controls, allowing for a variety of sonic possibilities. The neck provides effortless playing courtesy of a slim neck and 15.75-inch (400mm) radius roasted hard maple fretboard, the Artisan Space 5 benefits from expert setup yielding buzz-free, low action and consistent intonation up and down the neck.

Built with top-shelf components and construction, this is an ultra-stylish instrument dripping with a forward-thinking attitude. The Artisan Space 5 cranks out big tones with ease, effortlessly transitioning from crisp or growly runs to moody, jazzy stylings. With upscale looks paired to category-leading features and specifications, this is the bass choice for the discerning, modern musician.

For more information, please visit www.cortguitars.com

Street: $799.99 USD

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Cort® Guitars introduces the Space 5, a new bass model that both harkens to the company’s innovative past and looks to the future of the instrument with a light, compact, and portable design.

First hitting the streets in the 1980s after an exhaustive R&D process, Cort’s groundbreaking Space line of guitars and basses helped to spearhead the decade’s headless fretted instrument boom. Now, with the Space 5, the company builds upon its storied legacy, while adding modern-day features and enhancements. Overall design takes cues from a handful of classics without nodding too much to the past.

A solid-feeling bass with a maple body and 6 mm solid poplar burl top, the Artisan Space boasts excellent sustain and vibrational qualities from its 40mm thickness. A 7-piece roasted maple, walnut, and purpleheart neck is simultaneously stunning and functional, affording players a defined midrange that compliments the expansive, bright qualities of the body. The gorgeous wood grain enhances the eye-catching body and neck shape (with distinctive “Next Gen” Cort logo engraved just beneath the upper cutaway), modeled after the flagship Artisan Bass Series, while the deeper contour and cutaways along with individual bridge with tuner knobs are significant upgrades.

D’Addario® EXL170-5SL strings travel across a 47 mm zero fret that effectively replaces the need for a nut and better sets the string height over the length of the fretboard. This zero fret allows players to easily change between any string gauges via this arrangement. Hardware consists of specially designed head piece, individual string bridges, Bartolini® MK-1 pickups and AN active 3-band EQ preamp. They feed a comprehensive set of five tone and volume controls, allowing for a variety of sonic possibilities. The neck provides effortless playing courtesy of a slim neck and 15.75-inch (400mm) radius roasted hard maple fretboard, the Artisan Space 5 benefits from expert setup yielding buzz-free, low action and consistent intonation up and down the neck.

Built with top-shelf components and construction, this is an ultra-stylish instrument dripping with a forward-thinking attitude. The Artisan Space 5 cranks out big tones with ease, effortlessly transitioning from crisp or growly runs to moody, jazzy stylings. With upscale looks paired to category-leading features and specifications, this is the bass choice for the discerning, modern musician.

For more information, please visit www.cortguitars.com

Street: $799.99 USD

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As a headless fan, I'm excited about this bass. Curious to hear some reports. That's a great price point.
 
The greenish one looks cool but I think I’d rather have the G string bridge match the rest of them, like the other basses shown. What’s going on with the length? It’s like they installed an incorrect part but didn’t notice even for shooting PR pics.
 
The specs look pretty solid despite the MK1s. The only thing I dislike is the tuners sticking out rather than being flush with the body the way they are on Ibanez EHBs. Them poking out makes "upright" playing impossible for me, as they would dig into my thigh.
 
I asked about availability and received this email:

Thanks for your interest in our

Space 5.

We are sorry to report that the model you’re looking for is not current available in your country.We are making our partner in your region aware of your interest, this type of feedback is often a key driver to what models are added next.

If you would like to connect with our Cort partner in your review to learn more about this or other model options,

please use the information {1} below.

Website : https://www.davitthanser.com/

E-mail : [email protected]

Tel : 866 817 3822

Thanks for your enthusiastic support of Cort.

Best Regards,

Cort Guitars and Basses
 
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I have a 2020 Cort C4+ bass with MK1 pickups. I love 'em.

In my bass, the MK1s seem to be voiced with strong emphasis on the lower mids. In my first couple of weeks of playing it, I focused on getting the EQ right at the amplifier to accommodate that lower-mids strength.

Once I mastered EQ for this bass at the amplifier, I've continued to find that I basically never need the onboard preamp and three-band EQ. On the bass itself, I only adjust the volume and pickup-blend knobs.

Happy adjusting EQ at the amplifier, I do not remember when I removed the battery from my bass. The MK1 pickups passive deliver that well for me.

Should MK1s in this Space bass differ much?

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