Well, it is unique anyway.me too.... all except for the big growth behind the bridge
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When did Cort start building basses like this?
Couldnt find a price on it.
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I picked up a short scale, 6-string, piccolo Cort last week...
OK, it's actually a guitar, but it's a player and I paid next to nothing for it.
It's not a loved maker I know, but they clearly have some skills.
Cheers
OK, it's actually a guitar, but it's a player and I paid next to nothing for it.
It's not a loved maker I know, but they clearly have some skills.
Cheers
Oh, ok 
I can join this club!
I've got an old Cort Curbow that's been modded with a Q-tuner pickup wired directly to the output jack. It's hot! And light weight. And invites me to play as fast as I possibly can!
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I can join this club!I've got an old Cort Curbow that's been modded with a Q-tuner pickup wired directly to the output jack. It's hot! And light weight. And invites me to play as fast as I possibly can!
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I looked high and low for a white Curbow 5 and found this one on Ebay, complete with ATA case for under $400. The first owner only had it for 6 months - decided vintage instruments were more to his liking. The electronics were noisy so I upgraded them to an Aguilar OBP3 with a Bartolini MK5. Now she's like a race horse that wants to run!
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I believe that's one of the newer high end models....
I can find out the exact price but I think they go for around 1100 new...
nice to see this club taking off. VERY under appreciated basses.
Count me in - Cort Elrick RB5.
It was a birthday present from my wife - she picked it out without any guidance from me. GREAT choice. I wouldn't have picked it, but that would have been my mistake. It's a pretty awesome bass.
Ian
It was a birthday present from my wife - she picked it out without any guidance from me. GREAT choice. I wouldn't have picked it, but that would have been my mistake. It's a pretty awesome bass.
Ian
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There's a nice A5 FS here. Serious flame maple.
http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=309529&highlight=cort
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It's the masterpiece series from GB series.
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The GB series seems almost impossible to find in the states, but I found one of the non masterpiece-series/exotic-topped GB models at Bass Club Chicago. Played very well, but a bit more hi-fi than I prefer. Very well built.
Bought for $65 with maxed out trussrod...to use for parts on a headless project. Worked on the neck, action, cleaned it, put new and lighter gauge strings on it....and my son played it for over a year(his first bass). He won't let me have it back for the parts for obvious reasons(would YOU like to have your first bass back?). It does sound good and play quite nice!
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Well .... seeing as nobody else has answered this question I'll have a crack at it.
I don't have a GB35A .... I've got the 4 string version, the GB34A. I'm also a rank beginner ... this is my first bass and I'm merely a self-taught guitar player so my opinions probably aren't very valuable .... I'll share them anyway for what they're worth.
I love the GB34A. I spent quite a bit of time shopping for a bass, checking out and playing quite a few instruments of different brands and in different price brackets ... both new and second hand. Despite my inexperience I quickly developed preferences for feel and playability (keep in mind I'm a rank beginner). I was also looking for flexibility in tone from the instrument because I'm not sure of the tone I'm looking for yet and I wanted to keep the costs low.
I narrowed my choices down to a Squier Affinity Series Jazz, an SX Jazz and the Cort GB34A ... all roughly the same price. Of the three, the Cort offered active electronics and the MM/J style pup configuration. The fit and finish of the Cort was actually slightly better than the Squier and the SX with smoother fret ends, a smoooooth satin finish neck and a nicer body finish (although the finish could be just a little better at the bottom of the neck pocket ... not really noticeable unless you look for it). I like that the Cort is styled similarly to a J bass with a few little tweaks ... just enough to be a little different. 22 frets, slightly different headstock, graphite nut, solid bridge, jack on the bottom of the body as opposed to the front, etc.
As far as the sound of this bass goes, I don't really have much to compare it to. I'm playing through a Behringer 30W practice amp with single 10" speaker. This bass features a master volume, pup blend and stacked treble/bass controls. Normally I've play with both the bass and the amp EQ'd flat and I've got a wide range of tones just from varying the blend of the J neck pup thru to the fat MM humbucker bridge pup. The tone from the humbucker is just wide and fat and deep without being muddy. I've also got the option of onboard boosting or cutting either treble or bass before I even start fiddling with the amp's EQ.
I'm just a beginner so take my findings with a pinch of salt, but I love my Cort GB34A ... its not too heavy, its nice to play and it is capable of a wide variety of tones ... and I really haven't fully explored all the sounds its capable of.
Obviously, this is not a top of the line instrument, but I can see that this bass will carry me a long way before I ever start to feel limited by my equipment. I can't imagine me ever selling this instrument as I'd probably keep it as a back-up if I ever feel the need to upgrade to a better bass.
I would expect the GB35A to be very similar to the 34A ... only with an extra string.
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Bought for $65 with maxed out trussrod...to use for parts on a headless project. Worked on the neck, action, cleaned it, put new and lighter gauge strings on it....and my son played it for over a year(his first bass). He won't let me have it back for the parts for obvious reasons(would YOU like to have your first bass back?). It does sound good and play quite nice!
I'm trading my SX strat copy for one of those in the next few weeks! I can't wait!!!
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