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Cort Artisan
A5 bass: MSRP $1,299 figured maple body, maple/wenge neck-thru neck, Bartolini pickups
A4 bass: MSRP $1,195 figured maple body, maple/wenge neck-thru neck, Bartolini pickups
Cort makes the following models of electric guitars:
• EVL series
• G series
• KX series
• M series
• X series
• Zenox series
• Jazz box series
• Masterpiece series
• Signature series
Their bass guitars include
• Masterpiece series
• Signature series
• GB series
• Artisan series
• Curbow series
• PB1L series
• Action series
EVL series
Cort’s main production focus is not on Cort-brand guitars, but rather on contract work for numerous other companies. Generally, large companies contract Cort to build lower-priced guitars that have that company’s brand on them. Ibanez, Parkwood, Schecter, G&L Tribute series and Fender’s Squier line of guitars are among the most well-known brands that Cort produces. In recent years, small companies known for extremely high quality (and high-priced) guitars have begun contracting Cort to produce budget line models. Avalon, based out of Northern Ireland, sold 8,000 guitars and more than doubled their income from the previous year when they contracted Cort to build a lower-priced guitar for them. (courtesy of Wikipedia)
