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The CORT Club!!!

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i tried out a cort B5 in a store (here in the Philippines)
i loved the warmness of the tone, but the Highs i just too much for me? (althoug i can have it down with some heavy EQ-ing)
any feedback on this problem guys?

im still considering the bass as my first 5er though.. :bassist:
 
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pusangtaba2011 said:
i tried out a cort B5 in a store (here in the Philippines)
i loved the warmness of the tone, but the Highs i just too much for me? (althoug i can have it down with some heavy EQ-ing)
any feedback on this problem guys?

im still considering the bass as my first 5er though.. :bassist:
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The Artisan basses have a lot of possibilities. I have a 4 string, but I consider it my main bass (I do not own a 5 string yet).

If the strings are new, they will have a natural brightness to them that will be dampened at bit as they settle in. The blend knob is also a very important tool (I think of it as a sliding pickup switch). As on a guitar, the pickup closest to the bridge will sound bright while the pickup closer to the neck sound warmer and fuller. Turning the blend knob to get more of the neck pickup and less of the bridge pickup will probably get you there. My Artisan (from 2004) has only a 2 band EQ, but I am not afraid of using it. When I do slapping, I usually turn the blend knob a bit towards the bridge pickup, and then add a little extra bass. That makes those slaps hit home. When I want a bass sound more on the mellow jazz side, I usually turn the EQ flat and the blend knob over towards the neck pickup.

Go back to the shop and try again. You need to use the controls to get the most from a bass (unlike a guitar where tone and volume usually is on 10 all the time). Also set the bass amplifier controls to a neutral/normal sound setting. You want to hear what the bass sounds like, not what extreme amp settings sound like.

I also have a fretless converted Ibanez Roadster RS900 bass from 1980, and that has just one pickup. With the tone controls on flat settings it doesn't sound good. But a tiny bit of bass and a little bit down on the treble gives a great sound.

If all else fails you could try some flatwound strings. They often sound warmer and more mellow than roundwounds. I am changing to flatwounds on my fretless, but that has to do with the fact that the flat profile works better on a fretless board.
 
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pusangtaba2011 said:
i tried out a cort B5 in a store (here in the Philippines)
i loved the warmness of the tone, but the Highs i just too much for me? (althoug i can have it down with some heavy EQ-ing)
any feedback on this problem guys?

im still considering the bass as my first 5er though.. :bassist:
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+1 on trying other stuff. When you say "heavy EQ-ing" .. where? At the amp, at the bass?

I used to use nothing but Elixir strings. Many people really dislike them (which is normally my first clue to look into something .. I've discovered many really cool things that the uh .. populus .. has disapproved of). They cost more but they sound the same for a much longer time. They sound like new strings with the new ~edge~ worn off of them, and they sound that way for a very long time. I haven't bought any in quite a while (I'm still going through a batch of them I bought in 2006) so for all I know they aren't even made any longer.

My own Artisan can sound uber-crappy-bright when just the bridge pickup is used. Most of my playing uses at LEAST 50% of the mix knob, if not all the way at the neck position. I'm not much of a fan of that nasally "Jaco" sound. Yuk .. not at all. I prefer the hollow-tubular mixture of the two pickups especially for low grooving with the fat strings, and full-neck pickup with the treble strings. But my tastes rarely align with those of the mainstream populus.

As was suggested to you by the other poster ... flatten the amp, put the pickup blend knob right in the middle, flatten the EQ controls, except MAX out the bass knob (the one on the bass guitar) and try again. You may like that sound better.

:)
 
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I agree with my two fellow bass players above as well. I play an A6 in a reggae band. The blend knob is about 1/3 towards the neck pick-up, bass is at 2/3, mids at 1/3 and highs usually rolled off. Very mellow sound, lots of low end without being muddy. At the same time neither too old school nor too modern. Just right.

Try it out. :)
 
#907
I've a Cort PJ bass, it is a cheap PJ copy. I use it once a year when I'm at a vacation at my parents place in Israel.
I took it with me from Norway last summer and left it there.
Now I'm over at my parents and using it, no picture yet, but here is a short take with it:
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The bass is not so easy to play, too much relief and maxed truss rod.... so I had to install the thinnest stirngs I got a hold on... GHS 40-55-75-95 to limit the bow.
 
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Shardik said:
Well, the Artisans are different. I use a 40 55 80 120 set on mine, and it holds up nicely. :-) I have a slight relief, but I can adjust it straight if I want to.
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The Artisan are higher class of basses. The PJ is the cheapest Cort as far as I know. It is Agathis body. The pups have VERY high output, higher then any of my other basses such as the CV60 p bass, my Geddy or my Rick. I like the Cort PJ, but the neck is not on the par with my other basses due to the relief issue.
 
#911
thanks for the reply guys..
ive tried the bass again on a different amp and got the tone i want...
but theres another problem that came up, the B5 has low volume, ive had active basses before ang never did the volume knob(on the bass) reached more than 50%
but on the B5 the volume knob is maxed but still its not loud enough (you need to crank up the amp to get it louder)
any of you guys experienced this?

and is it true that there is a trimpot inside the bartolini pre-amp to turn the gain up?
 
#912
I just picked this one up. GB95. She's a keeper, and VERY underrated!
 

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pusangtaba2011 said:
thanks for the reply guys..
ive tried the bass again on a different amp and got the tone i want...
but theres another problem that came up, the B5 has low volume, ive had active basses before ang never did the volume knob(on the bass) reached more than 50%
but on the B5 the volume knob is maxed but still its not loud enough (you need to crank up the amp to get it louder)
any of you guys experienced this?

and is it true that there is a trimpot inside the bartolini pre-amp to turn the gain up?
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Your EQ knobs can cut the heck out of output if below 50%. Battery may be getting low as well.
 
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BassmanM said:
I bet she is! Very nice indeed. How's the sound? And the weight?

The rest of the collection looks well chosen too. :)
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Flux Jetson said:
Sweet collection. :)
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Thanks. The sound, to me, is a nice bottom with the MM p'up, but the J p'up has a nice vintage type Jazz tone in passive mode. In active mode, the J p'up gives you a nice modern thump. Also, the mids on this bass are ridiculous. As for the weight, I haven't weighed her, but she feels about like 9+ lbs.
 
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