I don't currently have the guitar anymore (switched to playing lighter guitars). However I gifted it to a student of mine, and he's had it ever since. Still a good instrument, and I'd recommend it! However the V2 version has some things I thought could be upgraded. Such as a roasted maple neck, string tree (I installed one on my V1), and a graph-tech nut (also installed one on my V1). Either way you can't go wrong, but if you can find a the 2nd iteration for close to the same price (without ever trying it) on paper it looks like a great instrument within it's price point, and above.
That guitar looks absolutely beautiful! Congratulations! I'm only concerned with fret leveling... You think the frets were leveled? I heard you mention there was buzz with the neck straight. So overall, do you think they spent time to level the frets? Or they were just pressed in and no leveling? That's very important to making the guitar playable with extremely low action.
I think the frets were dressed but not a lot. At the price point I’d say they’re probably pressed and possibly spot leveled, I also don’t notice any tooling marks. So I could be wrong. The action on this is really good and bends are buttery smooth. Feels almost as good as well polished stainless steel frets.
@@richardjones2811 That’s a good point. There’s always a point of acceptability I think the price point should achieve. On a guitar that is aimed towards an intermediate the attention to quality should be good enough a basic setup should be the most work needed. I typically find anything over the $1000 USD hits this mark. Anything less might require neck shimming, or fret dressing, setup, etc. Guitars I’ve had experience with in the $1000 USD+ is usually setup fantastically needing maybe a neck adjustment due to climate change, but nothing else (unless you want to use a different string gauge then from the factory). Good example is an Ibanez S series I just bought for around $800 USD played nicely but had several high frets. No dead frets just buzzing. I did a fret dress (level, crown, polish) and it was good to go after that and a setup. However im very picky about buzzing frets. There are tons of people who a fret buzzing isn’t annoying or concerning but they only care about dead frets. In that case I’ve never had a guitar in the $300-$400+ range that had major problems with dead frets (doesn’t mean there aren’t some out there). My advice is always expect to need the guitar setup. Most shops will do this for free when you buy from them. Others usually charge somewhere in the ballpark of 1/4 hour labor which for me is around $45 for a setup (not a fret dress). If you want a guitar that plays/sounds/ feels amazing but are only in the market for intermediate level instruments $500-$1000 better play it in a store just to be sure. Otherwise budget in the setup/fret dress from your local guitar luthier. Cheers!
@@richardjones2811 Yes you are absolutely right sir. But we being bedroom rockers don't have enough budget to get something over 2k plus. That's why it would be nice if they can level the frets for such guitars. Without it, there's not much possibility to get very low action. But I get your point, everything costs money.
@@MrAustinMusic Yes sir, all your points are correct. What I mainly look for in new guitars these days are, Stainless steel frets and properly leveled. I am really wanting very low action guitar to practice shredding. But if the frets are not leveled, then it's not possible to get low action. We can always change the pickups and accept an average looking color/finish. But you see, if the frets are not properly dressed (leveled, crowned) then we cannot do much at home without special tools. Also there's risk of ruining the guitar if we try to tweak it at home. I think companies must spend time on Leveling/crowning the frets. It just makes world of a difference. I know everything costs money, but $700-$1000 is not less money, specially if a guitar is made in Asia where the labor charges are very very less compared to USA. They also have machines to bevel the fret ends. It takes very less time to level the frets with a leveling beam. I've seen it in a PRS SE factory video (which is made by Cort in Indonesia). They had machine where the fretboard gets radius automatically and the fret ends are beveled by machine. The guy only needs to level the frets with a beam and crown the frets which is very easy for a trained guy who does 100's of guitars per day. Again, I get everyone's perspective and it's always great to have such chats/communications with fellow musicians. Open for discussion. Cheers!
Really? I haven’t noticed any issues on mine. I think adding a string trying on the higher strings since it is trying to compensate with staggered tuning machines might fix the issue too.
Hey Ayech, yeah the guitar's tuning stability is fine after use of the tremolo. If there was an issue with stability the only weak point would be the nut, which on the version 2 of this guitar that was recently released was addressed with a graphtech nut.
@@MrAustinMusic thank you i heard that you can't get a very low action on this guitar and that's a little bit discouraging, do you have any idea about the g300 pro can we get a very low action on this model ?
@@ayechsofien3502 I would say this is fine for medium low action. If you want to go lower you might need to shim the neck which still isn’t that hard or expensive. As far as the G300 goes I don’t have any experience so I can’t say definitively if it’s be better. I can say for the money this was one of the most impressive guitars I’ve ever played.
I just purchased this guitar. The whammy bar doesn’t fit into the hole, the pickup selector switch doesn’t work in position 4. I’m going to change the pups. I’m not a metal person. Maybe they’re great for metal but for blues rock they suck. Very narrow frequency band.
I find the pickup issue interesting. I wasn’t in love with the sound but I felt they were pretty good for rock/blues. I did feel the sound was less dynamic than I’d prefer like you, but pickups are very much a taste thing. It’s unfortunate yours had wiring issues too, maybe it is possible the pickups are fine but the wiring harness is messed up (with position 4 not working on the super switch that’s a fair guess). Good luck with it! One of my students has the guitar now, and I’ve been toying with getting the V2.
While they're supplied here in places including Guitar Center, they're not a well-known brand. Which I guess would be more proper way of phrasing it, but here saying "not a name brand" means the same thing. Sorry for the confusion!
I would say the neck is very similar feeling to the profile of an Ibanez AZ guitar. Not quite as wide as a Fender neck usually feels, just a bit thicker in the shoulders.
Utilizo esta guitarra casi todos los días como profesor de guitarra. Lo recomiendo como guitarra de nivel profesional. De hecho, reemplacé a Ibanez AZ Premium con esta guitarra y estoy mucho más feliz con la calidad general de esta guitarra Cort.
Still going. It is my favorite guitar I currently own. The only issue is the nut was cut to wide so if I’m not playing perfectly on the E strings the strings will sometimes slip off the neck.
Yeah if there was one place for improvement it is the nut. It doesn't need it but I'm toying with the idea of getting a custom neck in the profile of my old JP150 build for this (just a preference thing). This neck is good, but I haven't loved a neck more than that JP150. If that happens it'll have a new nut. haha If not, well I can always get a tusq nut to replace it.
Still would recommend in 2024?
I don't currently have the guitar anymore (switched to playing lighter guitars).
However I gifted it to a student of mine, and he's had it ever since. Still a good instrument, and I'd recommend it! However the V2 version has some things I thought could be upgraded. Such as a roasted maple neck, string tree (I installed one on my V1), and a graph-tech nut (also installed one on my V1).
Either way you can't go wrong, but if you can find a the 2nd iteration for close to the same price (without ever trying it) on paper it looks like a great instrument within it's price point, and above.
That guitar looks absolutely beautiful! Congratulations!
I'm only concerned with fret leveling... You think the frets were leveled?
I heard you mention there was buzz with the neck straight. So overall, do you think they spent time to level the frets? Or they were just pressed in and no leveling?
That's very important to making the guitar playable with extremely low action.
I think the frets were dressed but not a lot. At the price point I’d say they’re probably pressed and possibly spot leveled, I also don’t notice any tooling marks. So I could be wrong. The action on this is really good and bends are buttery smooth. Feels almost as good as well polished stainless steel frets.
It's a budget guitar mate. If you want one with perfect frets then you are looking 2k plus.
@@richardjones2811 That’s a good point. There’s always a point of acceptability I think the price point should achieve. On a guitar that is aimed towards an intermediate the attention to quality should be good enough a basic setup should be the most work needed. I typically find anything over the $1000 USD hits this mark. Anything less might require neck shimming, or fret dressing, setup, etc.
Guitars I’ve had experience with in the $1000 USD+ is usually setup fantastically needing maybe a neck adjustment due to climate change, but nothing else (unless you want to use a different string gauge then from the factory). Good example is an Ibanez S series I just bought for around $800 USD played nicely but had several high frets. No dead frets just buzzing. I did a fret dress (level, crown, polish) and it was good to go after that and a setup. However im very picky about buzzing frets. There are tons of people who a fret buzzing isn’t annoying or concerning but they only care about dead frets. In that case I’ve never had a guitar in the $300-$400+ range that had major problems with dead frets (doesn’t mean there aren’t some out there).
My advice is always expect to need the guitar setup. Most shops will do this for free when you buy from them. Others usually charge somewhere in the ballpark of 1/4 hour labor which for me is around $45 for a setup (not a fret dress).
If you want a guitar that plays/sounds/ feels amazing but are only in the market for intermediate level instruments $500-$1000 better play it in a store just to be sure. Otherwise budget in the setup/fret dress from your local guitar luthier.
Cheers!
@@richardjones2811 Yes you are absolutely right sir. But we being bedroom rockers don't have enough budget to get something over 2k plus. That's why it would be nice if they can level the frets for such guitars. Without it, there's not much possibility to get very low action.
But I get your point, everything costs money.
@@MrAustinMusic Yes sir, all your points are correct.
What I mainly look for in new guitars these days are, Stainless steel frets and properly leveled. I am really wanting very low action guitar to practice shredding. But if the frets are not leveled, then it's not possible to get low action.
We can always change the pickups and accept an average looking color/finish. But you see, if the frets are not properly dressed (leveled, crowned) then we cannot do much at home without special tools. Also there's risk of ruining the guitar if we try to tweak it at home. I think companies must spend time on Leveling/crowning the frets. It just makes world of a difference.
I know everything costs money, but $700-$1000 is not less money, specially if a guitar is made in Asia where the labor charges are very very less compared to USA. They also have machines to bevel the fret ends. It takes very less time to level the frets with a leveling beam. I've seen it in a PRS SE factory video (which is made by Cort in Indonesia). They had machine where the fretboard gets radius automatically and the fret ends are beveled by machine. The guy only needs to level the frets with a beam and crown the frets which is very easy for a trained guy who does 100's of guitars per day.
Again, I get everyone's perspective and it's always great to have such chats/communications with fellow musicians. Open for discussion.
Cheers!
I have the blue version. One thing I learned is to mute the strings from the nut to the tuning machines. They have overtones that can drive you crazy.
Really? I haven’t noticed any issues on mine. I think adding a string trying on the higher strings since it is trying to compensate with staggered tuning machines might fix the issue too.
Do the guitar remain in tune after the use of the tremolo? Thanks you
Hey Ayech, yeah the guitar's tuning stability is fine after use of the tremolo. If there was an issue with stability the only weak point would be the nut, which on the version 2 of this guitar that was recently released was addressed with a graphtech nut.
@@MrAustinMusic thank you i heard that you can't get a very low action on this guitar and that's a little bit discouraging, do you have any idea about the g300 pro can we get a very low action on this model ?
@@ayechsofien3502 I would say this is fine for medium low action. If you want to go lower you might need to shim the neck which still isn’t that hard or expensive. As far as the G300 goes I don’t have any experience so I can’t say definitively if it’s be better. I can say for the money this was one of the most impressive guitars I’ve ever played.
I just purchased this guitar. The whammy bar doesn’t fit into the hole, the pickup selector switch doesn’t work in position 4. I’m going to change the pups. I’m not a metal person. Maybe they’re great for metal but for blues rock they suck. Very narrow frequency band.
I find the pickup issue interesting. I wasn’t in love with the sound but I felt they were pretty good for rock/blues. I did feel the sound was less dynamic than I’d prefer like you, but pickups are very much a taste thing. It’s unfortunate yours had wiring issues too, maybe it is possible the pickups are fine but the wiring harness is messed up (with position 4 not working on the super switch that’s a fair guess). Good luck with it! One of my students has the guitar now, and I’ve been toying with getting the V2.
Not a name brand? Maybe not in the USA. We've had them in Oz for more than 30 yrs ....
While they're supplied here in places including Guitar Center, they're not a well-known brand. Which I guess would be more proper way of phrasing it, but here saying "not a name brand" means the same thing. Sorry for the confusion!
Is the neck very thin? against what model of fender would you compare it?
I would say the neck is very similar feeling to the profile of an Ibanez AZ guitar. Not quite as wide as a Fender neck usually feels, just a bit thicker in the shoulders.
Você recomenda essa guitarra, ela realmente é boa para um nível profissional????
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Utilizo esta guitarra casi todos los días como profesor de guitarra. Lo recomiendo como guitarra de nivel profesional. De hecho, reemplacé a Ibanez AZ Premium con esta guitarra y estoy mucho más feliz con la calidad general de esta guitarra Cort.
@@MrAustinMusic obrigado por responder você me ajudou muito.
@@MrAustinMusic no sabia que hablabas espanyol parce gracias la comprare
Does the tremolo move both ways? 🤔🤔
Yeah! The trem cavity is routed behind the plate so it can go forward and backward while remaining level to the body.
@@MrAustinMusic cool!!
How is it holding up?
Still going. It is my favorite guitar I currently own. The only issue is the nut was cut to wide so if I’m not playing perfectly on the E strings the strings will sometimes slip off the neck.
@@MrAustinMusic
I got mine in early 2020 and I haven't done anything to what it feels good to me.The nut is ok I got it as a B stock instrument.
Yeah if there was one place for improvement it is the nut. It doesn't need it but I'm toying with the idea of getting a custom neck in the profile of my old JP150 build for this (just a preference thing). This neck is good, but I haven't loved a neck more than that JP150. If that happens it'll have a new nut. haha If not, well I can always get a tusq nut to replace it.
And now with the advent of the next generation G290 FAT,They changed the neck Roasted Maple .Plus they changed the nut.
Not to "toot our own horn", but I totally just wanna say it was us who did that. Now I have to buy that one though. They got me. haha
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