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The CORT Club!!!

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#921
konodl18 said:
Got this cort bass a few weeks ago for pretty cheap. Can anyone help ID this thing? I haven't had any luck :help:
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I wanted to bump this post from a while back. The very first bass that I ever bought was the same model as this one and I too was wondering what model of Cort this is and approximately what year they were made? Mine was blue with silver racing stripes though.

Here is an image of the bass.
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Here is a picture of another Cort just like it.
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#924
Flux Jetson said:
I've owned my A4 since 2000 and not had to adjust the truss system yet, but it appears it's time for a bit of a tweak. How is the Cort Artisan adjusted? ... How do I go about it with a Cort Artisan?
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-on the head stock...remove the 3 small screws on the truss rod cover(black plastic with A4 on it).
-If its concave... do a quarter turn clockwise (going to your E string) ... if its convex... do a quarter turn counter clockwise (going to your G string)
-then tune your bass and let it sit for a night.
-repeat quarter turn adjustment again if needed
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#926
Should I get an Action V-A or an Ibanez GSR 205? I don't doubt Cort quality since I own an electric guitar (X-11 with EMG HZ), but I'm a bit worried on the pick ups not being very good. Ibanez is a bit more expensive, so it should be better, but Ibanez is an "overpriced" brand. Or perhaps a Yamaha RBX 170.

Edit: A guy is selling a GB35A for the same price as a new Action V-A, is it a better deal?
 
#927
I don't know about the "Action V-A" but most Corts I've seen, including my own A4, are equipped with very good pickups .. usually some sort of licensed Barts. If I remember correctly, Ibanez basses are also equipped with licensed Barts.

Please know that there is likely chance that I am wrong about the specific models you're speaking of. I'm not the most up to date person.
 
#931
Jay Ralston said:
I wanted to bump this post from a while back. The very first bass that I ever bought was the same model as this one and I too was wondering what model of Cort this is and approximately what year they were made? Mine was blue with silver racing stripes though.

Here is an image of the bass.

Here is a picture of another Cort just like it.
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These 2 almost reminds me of my earlier Westone Thunder 1A.
 
#932
Flux Jetson said:
I don't know about the "Action V-A" but most Corts I've seen, including my own A4, are equipped with very good pickups .. usually some sort of licensed Barts. If I remember correctly, Ibanez basses are also equipped with licensed Barts.

Please know that there is likely chance that I am wrong about the specific models you're speaking of. I'm not the most up to date person.
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I do not think the pups on my Cort PJ are brats, it is a very cheap entry level bass. But damn the pups are HOT, kind of OK if one like clean tone or lots of OD, but it is much easier to get the perfect crunch on "lower" gain pups such that are on Ric and the Geddy as the preamp can do it's job.
 
#938
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#939
Kayartjesse said:
Runes will be the letters in some connected alphabets known as runic alphabets that have been accustomed to jot down various Germanic languages before the adoption within the Latin alphabet too as for specialised good reasons after that. The Scandinavian variants may also be known as futhark or fuþark (determined by their first six letters in the alphabet: (on account of seem alterations gone through in Outdated British in the similar 6 letters). Runology is review concerning the runic alphabets, runic inscriptions, runestones, as well as their history. Runology kinds a specialised department of Germanic linguistics.
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The 1st runic inscriptions date from about Advert one hundred fifty. The figures ended up commonly improved with the Latin alphabet as the cultures which had made use of runes went by Christianization by close to Advert seven-hundred in central Europe by all around Advertisement 1100 in Northern Europe. However, working with runes endured for specialized explanations in Northern Europe. Ahead of the early twentieth century runes ended up utilized in rural Sweden for adornment factors in Dalarna too as on Runic calendars.
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What the heck are you babbling about here? I'm not following how this has ANYTHING to do with Cort basses? Did I miss the memo or something?

kurcatovium said:
Looks like original from older A series. It pretty much copies Hipshot A design.
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Nope, that's not the older bridge .. THIS is the "old" bridge, it's called The Fortress Bridge. It was made by Cort (or ~for~ Cort) .. if you look at the tailpiece carefully you can see the Cort logo (the "C") right in the middle of the tailpiece. It sounds incredible, has ridiculous amounts of sustain, is made of solid brass, and is a major pain in the a$$ to setup. This is my Y2K Cort A4 Artisan. It has years of gigs and hundreds of recordings on it. This was back when they made the wings from solid maple instead of using laminations. This bass weighs in at THIRTEEN POUNDS without the strap on a US Postal Scale.

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(above) that's not a scratch, it's a reflection from something. The pics were taken outside, something reflected off of it's glossy surface.

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