Not really sure if I will apply for membership, but thought I at least would share some love for Cort. This seems to be the right place for that, even if I'm sure what I have to say already has been said by many others here.
I've been playing for 30 years, and don't give a *** if the name on my headstock or amp is considered cool or not. That was years ago. I have owned or played through a lot of great and not so great basses over the years, and I know what I look for in a bass. I've gotten a lot of raised eyebrows for playing a Cort, but if it is a bassist I just let him/her try it. Works every time.
I bought my Artisan A4 in 2000 after A/B'ing it with many other basses, some of them much more expensive. It was almost love at first note (and it is always nice to spend less $$ than you plan on doing...) Since then it has been my main axe and has served me very well in a variety of settings. It is incredibly good value for money! It can take a very low action which is good for an old fingerstyle-player who still has a need for speed (my first band was a punk band in 1978 - and it's still fun to play that stuff!). The neck is very fast and suits me perfectly, it has great sustain, good tone and it is very versatile soundwise. I mentioned hardcore punk, and at the other end of the spectrum a good example is a live recording where I'm always told how nice a particular song sounds with my UB. Well, it's the Cort through an ordinary DI. No amp, just monitor.
Only negative issue is that my neck PU died suddenly half a year ago and after replacing it the tone hasn't been quite up to its old standard. Had a tech look at it but he couldn't find anything wrong. Still sounds good though and the percieved change might even be just in my head. But I think I'll possibly go the OBP3-route, that seems to be quite a common thing to do with these basses. How would you that have done this describe the change?
Anyway, I love my A4 and even if I'm about to buy a new bass (no, not a Cort this time
) it's a keeper.
I've been playing for 30 years, and don't give a *** if the name on my headstock or amp is considered cool or not. That was years ago. I have owned or played through a lot of great and not so great basses over the years, and I know what I look for in a bass. I've gotten a lot of raised eyebrows for playing a Cort, but if it is a bassist I just let him/her try it. Works every time.
I bought my Artisan A4 in 2000 after A/B'ing it with many other basses, some of them much more expensive. It was almost love at first note (and it is always nice to spend less $$ than you plan on doing...) Since then it has been my main axe and has served me very well in a variety of settings. It is incredibly good value for money! It can take a very low action which is good for an old fingerstyle-player who still has a need for speed (my first band was a punk band in 1978 - and it's still fun to play that stuff!). The neck is very fast and suits me perfectly, it has great sustain, good tone and it is very versatile soundwise. I mentioned hardcore punk, and at the other end of the spectrum a good example is a live recording where I'm always told how nice a particular song sounds with my UB. Well, it's the Cort through an ordinary DI. No amp, just monitor.
Only negative issue is that my neck PU died suddenly half a year ago and after replacing it the tone hasn't been quite up to its old standard. Had a tech look at it but he couldn't find anything wrong. Still sounds good though and the percieved change might even be just in my head. But I think I'll possibly go the OBP3-route, that seems to be quite a common thing to do with these basses. How would you that have done this describe the change?
Anyway, I love my A4 and even if I'm about to buy a new bass (no, not a Cort this time
) it's a keeper.
