I had an 80's Cort Effector, which was an Explorer shaped thing with some onboard effects, like chorus, reverb and fuzz, which were hilariously bad, but the guitar itself was decent enough for 15 year old me (despite it being roughly the size of a coffee table). www.google.com/search?q=cort+effector&safe=strict&client=firefox-b&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwippLqE5ofvAhXGTd8KHQmOCOsQ_AUIBigB&biw=414&bih=761#imgrc=k4V7GXim2tdL7M
To point out a couple of things, this guitar's parallel fret is at the nut (it can be anywhere in the scale, or not there at all). This means that the first two to three frets are more or less akin to those on a regular scaled guitar. This is advantageous for chords and riffing. The fan widens as you go up the frets, but because the fret spacing naturally gets smaller as you climb the neck, leads should be pretty comfy. It also looks like the guitar is equipped with single saddle bridges, à la the Hipshot Solo variety. If you buy a guitar with these bridge pieces, and you have to remove them, have a little baggie or a dish for them. They can easily go missing (happened to me before). No mention of the fretboard radius. Pretty nice looking guitar, despite the ugly headstock and logo. Great price too.
They really need to redesign that logo. It brings back memories of their horrible 80s guitars. In fact, it almost represents those terrible offbrand guitars from back in the day from all brands.
Cort has been building exceptional guitars for a while now. My Strandbergs were built in a separate wing at Cort and the are amazing. Thanks for this Fluff.
I friend of mine had an 80's Cort Strat copy Hss, blue finish with black lightning crackle. Been about 15 years since I've seen it but liked it a lot. Glad they're still at it.
I think they need to go a little longer scale than 25.5 on the bass side to really get that chugging stability for any level of downtuning. 26.5 is probably a better target; maybe bring the 24.75 up to 25 if that's too wide of a fan for a 6 string?
Cort is such a sleeper guitar company. I remember having a Cort Effector Flying V neck thru guitar back in the late 1990s/early 2000s. I regret selling that one.
I'm disappointed as well every time I see a fan-fret that the low e is 25.5" scale. Not sure what the purpose is. I've never herd anyone say 'I need fender scale for rhythm and Gibson scale for leads.
@@SixString_J5 don't get me wrong, I see the attraction. But I don't personally see it as something I'd want. It's hard enough just to find a 27" or 28" scale 6 string. I got lucky a couple years ago when I found my legator ninja 300B. But it's flawed, it's frets are way too short and they aren't filed down this way, they are just short. Which means I can't bend the strings as easily as it could be
@@bratskiy.ostrog True. Cort also makes Squier, Jackson, Charvel, among others. If you ever wondered why Cort looks like an Ibanez, or a Jackson, just with a different headstock, that is because it straight-up IS an Ibanez or Jackson with a different headstock. They were made by the same guy, on the same table, on the same day. Unless the name means anything, you might as well buy the Cort.
I was forever very turned off by fanned fret guitars. Last year I was in my local guitar store. I grabbed a Ibanez fan fret off the wall. I grabbed the neck and strummed a chord. It instantly felt right. Like it was designed to accommodate human anatomy instead of making your hands contort to the way the guitar is made. Ive been dying to buy one since. It just hasnt worked out yet with all the craziness in the world this past year.
Cort makes guitar for those who put performance ahead of brand name. I was a bit sceptical about the fishman pickups but they're are banger. Definitely gonna buy this also I think you got the video title wrong. It's Mutility. 😅
@@gitplayer55 i disagree. that's like saying cars made in Mexico are actually NOT ford, VW etc. :) Ibanez designed.... Cort hired; to simply increase stock quantities. Yea Cort. great company. Ibanez is Not Cort's Baby, heh heh.
@@michaelfrancis1 That's correct, but what makes a guitar are good guitar? Design is certainly some part of it, but most people would agree it is predominately quality of materials and craftsmanship involved. I own several of those indonesian made Ibanez guitars, and some are definately made by Cort (you can tell by the serial number). I'm well aware of the fact that I paid some extra cash just for the name. ;)
Well, never thought id say this. but it looks like a Kiesel designed guitar lol. A friend of mine has had a Cort acoustic for over a decade now. It is actually a very underrated sounding and playing guitar.
I found using Balanced Tension string sets with my Gibson scale accomplished much of the same. But also.. Neck pickup in the bridge or parallel those hot coils.
Does anyone know if Fluence pups are easily to swap with other Fluences? Do they have a quick connect or do you solder them? I ordered this guitar, but I would prefer to drop some Open Core Classics in there.
Aesthetically a very interesting looking guitar. That headstock doesn't look as bad as some say in my opinion. Although it seems a bit generic/bare. Not something I would buy. I am interested in a fanned fret guitar but to me this particular build doesn't really seem practical. At a mere 3/4's of an inch of a fan it seems like a fan just to have one. And not in a really great way or useful. However I haven't experienced playing one. I get the alure of the different scale lengths on other models. This one just falls short in my opinion. Literally.
There is nothing that I hate/ dislike then a locking input jack. The idea makes sense but I just can’t stand it. I’m always struggling to remove the cable. Probably I’m too clumsy to push the button and pull the cable.
Guess they were tired of doing all the work for big brand in the shadow and getting no recognision for their work You buy an indonesian ESP, Jackson, Ibanez, Fender, Solar and so on, they're all made by Cort but people only see the big name on the headstock
please , PLEASE ! make a 7 string full review of this , And is it possible to swap the pickups on this with other "off the counter" Fishman Fluence pickups ? or there is an angle issue ?
@@BigMetalDaddy1301 fanfret pickup swap is always an issue due to angle of pickup plates. Have u ever done this , specifically with a fanfret/fishman fluenece guitar?
@@amircleverman8756 the pole on pickups are a lot bigger than many people think. They don't have to align perfectly. I have swapped pickups on 4-5 guitars, 2 of them being fishmans and 1 emg. It's no problem at all. Even on the passive dimarzio d activator (no slanted in a slanted slot) it didn't make any difference in tone, volume etc.
@@BigMetalDaddy1301 there is a great video on slanted pickups and how every brand has their own slant angle and how to fit them in. My issue is not the pole pieces , its the pickup plate on the butt of the pickup (since fishman has a board beneath its fluence models... that maybe an issue in this case) Thanks for the info mate
Does Cort still treat its people poorly? I’ve wanted to buy one cause the price is attractive but I’ve seen where managers told factory employees that “that guitar is worth more than your life” and I just can’t get behind that
Back in the 80s, Cort was a brand that was looked down upon. That's no longer the case. Awesome guitar!
I had an 80's Cort Effector, which was an Explorer shaped thing with some onboard effects, like chorus, reverb and fuzz, which were hilariously bad, but the guitar itself was decent enough for 15 year old me (despite it being roughly the size of a coffee table).
www.google.com/search?q=cort+effector&safe=strict&client=firefox-b&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwippLqE5ofvAhXGTd8KHQmOCOsQ_AUIBigB&biw=414&bih=761#imgrc=k4V7GXim2tdL7M
A trick : watch series on Flixzone. Me and my gf have been using it for watching loads of movies during the lockdown.
@Dakota Stephen Yea, have been using flixzone for since december myself :)
This thing looks wicked for the price point
To point out a couple of things, this guitar's parallel fret is at the nut (it can be anywhere in the scale, or not there at all). This means that the first two to three frets are more or less akin to those on a regular scaled guitar. This is advantageous for chords and riffing. The fan widens as you go up the frets, but because the fret spacing naturally gets smaller as you climb the neck, leads should be pretty comfy.
It also looks like the guitar is equipped with single saddle bridges, à la the Hipshot Solo variety. If you buy a guitar with these bridge pieces, and you have to remove them, have a little baggie or a dish for them. They can easily go missing (happened to me before).
No mention of the fretboard radius.
Pretty nice looking guitar, despite the ugly headstock and logo. Great price too.
They really need to redesign that logo. It brings back memories of their horrible 80s guitars. In fact, it almost represents those terrible offbrand guitars from back in the day from all brands.
Cort has been building exceptional guitars for a while now. My Strandbergs were built in a separate wing at Cort and the are amazing.
Thanks for this Fluff.
Which strandbergs are those ? I love mine.
@@mitski55 IMO, this X700 is a Strandberg alternative based on that fanned frets. And it sounds similar too. 😁
It looks like a full blown Kiesel and it seems specs stand up to the looks. Crazy how much guitar you can get for your money nowadays
I friend of mine had an 80's Cort Strat copy Hss, blue finish with black lightning crackle. Been about 15 years since I've seen it but liked it a lot. Glad they're still at it.
Got mine for $650 on Reverb and couldn't be any happier with it
I'm glad someone finally made this scale. I know its not the only one but its very hard to find. Cort, now make 25.5-26.5 6 string as well.
I think they need to go a little longer scale than 25.5 on the bass side to really get that chugging stability for any level of downtuning. 26.5 is probably a better target; maybe bring the 24.75 up to 25 if that's too wide of a fan for a 6 string?
Cort is very underrated
They are making amazing guitars for an amazing price
Cort is such a sleeper guitar company. I remember having a Cort Effector Flying V neck thru guitar back in the late 1990s/early 2000s. I regret selling that one.
@@fredriksvard2603 Cort is a Korean factory tho
@@haramlasagne6685 they're made in indonesia, most of them at least
@@LuCallofDuty1 no Cort is literally a Korean Factory google it
@@haramlasagne6685 i can literally send you a picture of my headstock stating the guitar is made in Indonesia
@@LuCallofDuty1 imagine buying a fake cort lmao
I dont mean to complain because this guitar looks sick, I just wish it was a 26.5"-25.5"
I'm disappointed as well every time I see a fan-fret that the low e is 25.5" scale. Not sure what the purpose is. I've never herd anyone say 'I need fender scale for rhythm and Gibson scale for leads.
@@SixString_J5 don't get me wrong, I see the attraction. But I don't personally see it as something I'd want. It's hard enough just to find a 27" or 28" scale 6 string.
I got lucky a couple years ago when I found my legator ninja 300B. But it's flawed, it's frets are way too short and they aren't filed down this way, they are just short. Which means I can't bend the strings as easily as it could be
I literally almost bought this, and didn't buy for that reason, just for that weird scale
I agree 100%.
That scale length makes much more sense!
Using the solo from Them Bones as a sound demo, nice
In fact, I have a 2006 Fender Showmaster. They were built by Cort.
I am also in the market for a PRS SE 277. Nowadays, SE is made by Cort.
Cort на своей фабрике выпускает Ibanez premium!
@@bratskiy.ostrog True. Cort also makes Squier, Jackson, Charvel, among others.
If you ever wondered why Cort looks like an Ibanez, or a Jackson, just with a different headstock, that is because it straight-up IS an Ibanez or Jackson with a different headstock. They were made by the same guy, on the same table, on the same day. Unless the name means anything, you might as well buy the Cort.
I have 2 Cort guitars from mid 00's and they both great.
This guitar is essentially a clone of the Ibanez RGD61ALMS from 2019. Same features, same price, same factory - slightly different design.
This is really cool. growing up Cort was a crap brand sold by mom and pop shops who couldnt afford "brand name" guitars.
AIC 🤘🏼🤘🏼
Dude, that riff was 🔥 CHUGGA CHUGGAAAAA
i don’t usually like multi scale guitars, but this... this is smth else
I was forever very turned off by fanned fret guitars. Last year I was in my local guitar store. I grabbed a Ibanez fan fret off the wall. I grabbed the neck and strummed a chord. It instantly felt right. Like it was designed to accommodate human anatomy instead of making your hands contort to the way the guitar is made. Ive been dying to buy one since. It just hasnt worked out yet with all the craziness in the world this past year.
Thank you very much for the review, this guitar looks great.
Cort make some great guitars and too many players get hung up on the headstock name. Love the X700 range so thanks for the review.
Track started and I was just like YEAH! 🤘🤘🤘🤘
I grew up in Sheboygan (yes it’s a real place) and a local music store used to sell Cort guitars. Good to see them still around!
Wisconsin? I live in oak creek haha
Everytime I hear "Sheboygan", I'll always be picturing John Candy as Gus Polinski - The Polka King
4:55 them bonessssss
THEM BONES SOLO
Cort makes guitar for those who put performance ahead of brand name. I was a bit sceptical about the fishman pickups but they're are banger. Definitely gonna buy this also I think you got the video title wrong. It's Mutility. 😅
It’s like a solar meets a Kiesel. Pretty dope.
Really like the 2 wood look on the top. Cort trying to stand out a little and it works.
I don't know that it looks like they stand out. It looks exactly the Ibanez models that are masked on the comfort bevel.
My first guitar was a Cort back in the early 2000's. Played my first live show with it. Crazy haven't thought of the brand in years
Have I not seen many videos guitarworld videos lately but Guitarworld! finally a good video 😹 good job fluff sick riffs
If you're an unpopular guitarist, fanned fret models will keep you cool.
I remember Courts basically being garage sale guitars. I am impressed.
Honestly, this guitar seems unbelievable for the price. Super cool review! ill have to look into getting one of these possibly.
Geee, it's an Ibanez Cort model lol.
Looks flippin' great!
Sounds amazing.
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Some of the Indonesian made Ibanez guitars are made in the Cort factory, so a lot of Ibanez guitars are actually Cort guitars. ;)
@@gitplayer55 i disagree. that's like saying cars made in Mexico are actually NOT ford, VW etc. :)
Ibanez designed.... Cort hired; to simply increase stock quantities.
Yea Cort. great company.
Ibanez is Not Cort's Baby, heh heh.
@@michaelfrancis1 That's correct, but what makes a guitar are good guitar? Design is certainly some part of it, but most people would agree it is predominately quality of materials and craftsmanship involved. I own several of those indonesian made Ibanez guitars, and some are definately made by Cort (you can tell by the serial number). I'm well aware of the fact that I paid some extra cash just for the name. ;)
Well, never thought id say this. but it looks like a Kiesel designed guitar lol.
A friend of mine has had a Cort acoustic for over a decade now. It is actually a very underrated sounding and playing guitar.
Cort is awesome and I remember my first one back in 2003 and it played like a dream (or an Ibanez) and was like 100 bucks at a yard sale
Wow. This thing looks great, that’s for sure!
Badass intro riff! 🎸🤘🏽
I've been playing cort basses for years.
My first guitar was a Cort. Bought it for $99 back in 1992. I wish I would have kept it.
It looks like the Ibanez Axion label multiscale in a different color. Not bad. 🤔
Man these kids have it so easy these days!
Is the super-distorted and compressed fluence pickup track really going to reveal much?
dynamics =/= timbre
@@jensenparker5504 The ability to handle playing dynamics is part of more thorough reviews.
Wow dude I didn't know you were on Cameo. Nice!
Delicious guitar man! Hope the QC will be spot on...that seems like the only thing that could mess this fine axe up..
I found using Balanced Tension string sets with my Gibson scale accomplished much of the same. But also.. Neck pickup in the bridge or parallel those hot coils.
Where the heck can you buy Cort online for USA delivery?? I don't particularly like this guitar but I see some cool stuff in their catalog.
Thomann
Reverb has some authorized sellers on there. XYZ Guitar is one of them.
I gotta get one of these for sure
Love the ftloy shirt. Bought the same one a while ago
That's a good looking and sounding guitar. Lovely video, Fluff. Thank you.
4:54 What happened there? :(
It looks like the custom kit guitar Ben with crimson guitar is building .
That's a beautiful looking guitar.
The demo sounded farking sweeeeet!!! 🤘🏻🇦🇺🤘🏻
They are going hard at Kiesel.
bring out the your metalcore on that demo track.... Nice! \m/ awesome showcase for Cort
I hope you get the new Cort g300 pro. Really curious to hear your thoughts on them. The specs are insane for the money
3:29 Just Like Me by Dragged Under in case if you wanted to hear that riff in a song
“Slanted” not “fanned” because the nut is @ 90 degrees, fanned frets are slanted at the body and at the nut , like, well a, fan
Dang that seems like a really solid price/spec ratio
Fluff, I would love to see you try and mix everything with stock plugins in logic pro x
I heard them bones, don’t you lie to me
Omg cort gets doper each year
Do one of the new Dean guitars with Fanned frets next!!! The ML’s look wicked
Can you explain the purpose of fan fret guitars and for that matter multi-scale?
The neutral frets is the 1st fret?
That’s Mutility ... not Multility . That’s what they say in their reviews ,
faq question . Which is the highest output passive pickup and also lost the hottest active pickups.
Does anyone know if Fluence pups are easily to swap with other Fluences? Do they have a quick connect or do you solder them? I ordered this guitar, but I would prefer to drop some Open Core Classics in there.
Aesthetically a very interesting looking guitar. That headstock doesn't look as bad as some say in my opinion. Although it seems a bit generic/bare. Not something I would buy. I am interested in a fanned fret guitar but to me this particular build doesn't really seem practical. At a mere 3/4's of an inch of a fan it seems like a fan just to have one. And not in a really great way or useful. However I haven't experienced playing one. I get the alure of the different scale lengths on other models. This one just falls short in my opinion. Literally.
1000th thumbs up
How is the weight balanced? Is there any neck dive?
La guitarra de mis sueños
Have you reviewed the 7 string version?
There is nothing that I hate/ dislike then a locking input jack. The idea makes sense but I just can’t stand it.
I’m always struggling to remove the cable. Probably I’m too clumsy to push the button and pull the cable.
i mean, actually cort makes everything nowadays haha.. good for the price, and good for guitar
Is Cort making like, a huge comeback or something? Really been digging a lot of their new lines.
Guess they were tired of doing all the work for big brand in the shadow and getting no recognision for their work
You buy an indonesian ESP, Jackson, Ibanez, Fender, Solar and so on, they're all made by Cort but people only see the big name on the headstock
They were mainly manufacturing guitars for the big brands but then decided to be serious about pushing their own products as well.
them bones
I'm pretty sure they didn't build any guitars I've played... Cause I haven't played one
I’m shocked that I like this!
please , PLEASE ! make a 7 string full review of this , And is it possible to swap the pickups on this with other "off the counter" Fishman Fluence pickups ? or there is an angle issue ?
You can easily switch them with other fishmans, emgs or active Duncan's.
@@BigMetalDaddy1301 fanfret pickup swap is always an issue due to angle of pickup plates. Have u ever done this , specifically with a fanfret/fishman fluenece guitar?
@@amircleverman8756 the pole on pickups are a lot bigger than many people think. They don't have to align perfectly. I have swapped pickups on 4-5 guitars, 2 of them being fishmans and 1 emg. It's no problem at all. Even on the passive dimarzio d activator (no slanted in a slanted slot) it didn't make any difference in tone, volume etc.
@@BigMetalDaddy1301 there is a great video on slanted pickups and how every brand has their own slant angle and how to fit them in.
My issue is not the pole pieces , its the pickup plate on the butt of the pickup (since fishman has a board beneath its fluence models... that maybe an issue in this case)
Thanks for the info mate
@fluff191 please weigh in , given the fact that you have the guitar and perhaps some fluences lying around :P
Does Cort still treat its people poorly? I’ve wanted to buy one cause the price is attractive but I’ve seen where managers told factory employees that “that guitar is worth more than your life” and I just can’t get behind that
How much is it?
How much
Wait, so no voice 2 on the pickups just the coil split sound?
You can switch voices and the split via push pull volume and tone pot.
Looks very similar to a Kiesel Aries
There goes my next paycheck
Wait 24.75 - 25.5? So it’s still too short on the bottom string? Why? Why? Why? Oh it’s a 6 string. Carry on.
Holy shit fluff I want that guitar lol how much is it running for and it sounds bad fuckin ass
Are you still a Fluence artist?
Anybody knows the price of this gem... I went to their web site the price was nowhere to be found
Thought he said $1,000 USD
@@Ikillintel1 probably I didn't hear him, but for a 1000 is a bargain..
These style of guitar on the body look like it’s wearing a shirt that’s too small
good job its not too ext. :P
It's 'Mutility'
Cort better fire the guy who installed those pickups! They are crooked!!!
That might be intentional. I have seen a lot of fan frets like that
Ohh goshh that headstock, it kills the whole guitar...
Is it not that Bad. It is basically an Ibanez reversed headstock.
Hm, cort axion, I see
Its mutility? Not multility
This in 8 pleaaaaase
Wait so it's regular frets at the nut and then goes into a fan fret
The vertical fret can be anywhere. In fact, it can be at the bridge like the Rusty Cooley Ormsby guitar that has a floyd rose bridge and fanned frets.
How to make this guitar look 20% more expensive: Put a black nut