Product: Cort MR 500
Price Paid: USD 70.00 USED
Submitted
04/06/2009
at
11:33am
by
Doubleneckteardrop
Email: nathanielsramirez at gmail<dot>com
Features
:
8
Finish is Clear, The body style is a thinline with a cutaway. Its not a dreadnaught, jumbo or auditorium body shape. Its has a body shape all its own. The soundhole is a horizontal oval. The tuners are mid 80's chrome tuners. It is short scale shorter than the Martin standard. It came in a chipboard case. The seller said it was made in 1984 and the label is mark Made in Korea. It has 14 frets COB and 22 total. No pick ups on board. The top is solid spruce top and laminated rosewood back and sides. The fretboard is Indian Rosewood with custom dove inlays on the 5th and 12th fret. The headstock is inspired by the Ovation headstock with Cort in gold letters. The bridged is made of solid rosewood in custom design.
Sound
:
10
This guitar took me by surprise after playing it for a few times. The longer I play it the better sounding and playing it gets. Its perfect for fingerpicking in the living room. It has a rich and bright sound. Its playable from first all the way up the neck. The sound is not quite like a 000 but it has a character all its own. Its very light and smaller than a 000. It does not like to be driven hard like a dreadnaught but for what it does its perfect. I think I just found a perfect travel guitar.
Action, Fit, & Finish
:
9
The set up was pretty good. The action is low but no buzzing in any of the frets. No flaws is apparent even after more than 20 years.
Reliability/Durability
:
8
Yes, this guitar can definitely withstand live playing. It has lasted awhile already. The previous owner seemed like he put a lot of playing time on this baby. The finish looks like it could last another 20 years. The strap buttom seems solid. Its a dependable guitar and I would use it without a backup if necessary.
Customer Support
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No Opinion
I just got it a week ago. It does not need any repairs. The warranty has long expired.
Overall Rating
:
10
I have been playing Ukelele since I was 5. Guitar since I was 12. I had owned an 83 Takamartin Dreadnaught 6 string, 70's Ovation bowlback, 90's Epiphone PR100 and a Reputana-Ramirez Custom Doubleneck Teardrop Guitar. Unfortunately, they were all destroyed in a car accident in South Dakota in Mar 2008.
