Product: Cort GB74
Price Paid: Eur 529
Submitted
06/08/2008
at
02:28am
by
New Year Kim
Email: kblcuk<at>gmail dot com
Features
:
9
I've bought this bass for my girlfriend, who plays violin in our band, and occasionally bass.
The main "feature request" was that the bass should be light.
This one IS light - only ~5 kilos (lighter than my guitar!).
However, this is not it's only good side.
2007, made in Korea.
Specs from the off.site:
CONSTRUCTION: Bolt-on
BODY: Swamp ash
NECK: Maple
FINGERBOARD: Maple (OPN) or rosewood (WBL), 12" // mine is maple
FRET: 22 / Large (2.7mm)
INLAY: Rectangular White Pearl
TUNER: Hipshot lic.
SCALE: 34"
NUT: Graphite White or Black
BRIDGE: EB12(4)
PICKUP: MMJA(n)-Alnico & MBA4(b)-Alnico
CONTROL: 1V,1blend,2T,3way pu selector, mid frequency T/G
PICKUP SWITCHING: 3-Way Mini Toggle S/W
Up : Front Coil of Bridge
Middle : Bridge(Full)
Down : Rear Coil of Bridge
COLOR OPN (Open Pore Natural), WBL (White Blonde) // mine is natural
dunno what else you would like to have from a bass in this category... Strings-through-body? more strings? You can have GB75 then, which is in a way "big brother" of this bass.
Sound
:
10
In active mode it'll do anything. I don't really play slap, but even I enjoyed playing slap while trying out this bass. So I believe it is for slap.
However, it's all in your hands - I think you can do any style with this bass. Taking into account variety of sounds you can get just by blending sound from bridge pickup to neck pickup, plus mid-frequency switch...
In passive mode sound is somewhat a bit duller... It is still usable, though, especially as a backup solution if you are suddenly out of battery.
Action, Fit, & Finish
:
7
Action was just fine, however tuning pegs and electronics controls were a bit loose. Finish is great.
Otherwise - nothing really fancy here
Reliability/Durability
:
6
Rule number one: DOUBLE CHECK BATTERY POLARITY WHEN CHANGING IT! For some reason, guys in Cort didn't include "fool-proof protection" in the electonics section of this particular bass, so I simply birned down the active electronics preamp the first day I had this bass. Luckily, I have a friend, who really knows all this electronics kung-fu, so fixing that took one day, but still. Be extra careful with all that.
Probably I'll write an update review when we'll happen to gig with it.
Customer Support
:
No Opinion
Overall Rating
:
9
I'd say it is one of the best basses in it's price range.
