So many tones! Which is your favorite? 00:00 Introduction 00:55 Front & Middle Pickups TONE / What's going on? 01:52 Lenny / SRV (Amp is 1967 Fender Pro Reverb) 03:00 Funky Riff to Lovely Song (My original song) 04:00 Middle & Rear Pickups TONE 04:30 Klon Centaur #16 05:00 A little about singing & ear training 05:44 Demo Performance with a loop pedal (Boss RC-3) 08:30 About guitar strings. 09:10 Rear Pickup Tone with overdrive 11:12 Middle Pickup Tone 11:50 Front Pickup Tone 12:44 Studio Guitarist Tone 13:28 Cut Through Tone / Funk Rhythm Guitar 14:50 Funk Rhythm Guitar with Front & Middle 18:19 Feeling Hiram Bullock - For more details: bit.ly/3hKFX66
I've always wanted to ask this but always forgot to. Do you have a compressor in your signal chain or is it the natural compression of the amp itself, that I hear in your tone mr. Fujita? Thank you for all your lesson videos always.
These Cort G series are really good value, I still have a Cort G290 that came stock with EMG pickups, flamed maple top, bird's eye neck, ebony fingerboard, sperzel tuners, Wilkinson Trem and it was 500 dollars on eBay 15 years ago
Tomo! It always brings a smile to my face to hear you play and see the joy it brings you! I’m sure this is a great guitar, but I have a feeling you could make just about any guitar feel and sound amazing…your touch is incredible. Thank you for all the videos, you truly are an inspiration!
I like all types of music but for some reason prefer to play metal with HH setup, but once tried that HSS 260 Cort and spend like 30 minutes in the shop playing on single coils in different positions. It was like - that's what they were talking about, that chimey super nice clean sounds. Addictive. Might buy 280 HSS.
I just bought the Cort 260, it’s very similar to this one but with 3 single coil sized humbuckers and you can coil split all of them too making it extremely versatile. Also the most comfortable strat style I’ve ever played and really worth it. Great video!
The song's melody and chord progression reminded me of Masayoshi Takanaka's style!! Your must record a studio version and get us all to enjoy. Thanks for the inspiring and educating video Tomo-san!
Bought a Korean second-hand Cort G-260BK with basically identical specs to this one (except maple top) for 150E. You can molest the tremolo forever and it will always stay in tune.
I bought myself the best guitar I could afford in September for my birthday. A Squier Affinity SSS and Fender Mustang LT25 modeling amp, with the gig bag, chords and strap, picks, strings and I got a capo. All Fender and altogether $480.00 which was just about what I could afford. I had a choice between the SSS and the HSS. I really liked the Fender Lead II I used to have and that one was a SSS so I chose the Squier Affinity SSS over the HSS. I really think it's a great guitar for the price, and for getting whatever chops I have back, and advancing from there. I'm intermediate I guess. I'm ok but plenty of things I still have to learn. I want to develop an efficient practice routine and rededicate myself to the guitar the way I did in the beginning. I watched this video and I'm left wondering if I should have gotten the HSS but it was a decision I had to make in like 5 minutes because a friend was picking it up from a guitar shop for me after I'd arranged everything except that part. So I was on the phone with the guy who was the owner of the guitar shop, and my friend was picking it up for me and I thought about it and chose the SSS, although I'd had a humbucker , single, single before the Fender Lead II was 3 single coil and I really liked that one and chose the SSS based on that. I think it's a great guitar for the price but after listening to the sound of the humbucker and middle on your Cort I wonder about my choice. Tomo, you make every guitar sound so good that now I think I'll feel better if I watch you play the Silver PRS SSS. It looks like mine almost (except for the headstock on the PRS is a better design I think...the g string doesn't have the angle above the nut going to the tuning pegs as much and it looks cooler too I think 😂). The Affinity SSS is fine for now, frets are well done and polished at the edges. Nothing jagged and I like the amp. 30 preset effects with adjustable reverb, gain, chorus and echo for each effect. I can't buy a bunch of peddles right now and its got those . It even has a simulated acoustic guitar sound that really sounds close to an acoustic! I'm content but just wonder what the humbucker Affinity might have sounded like. I try not to regret my decision because I can't do anything about it now, and I'm happy with the SSS enough. I really like the volume swelling technic you were using. I try that sometimes to play the beginning of the Rush song Xanadu and I still need practice but I have time 😂 Thank you Tomo, it was funny when you brought in the loop out of nowhere, you surprised me and then I was hearing what I thought was your metronome and it was your foot 😂 so funny because it was clicking loud enough to hear it very well...you looked like you were having so much fun. Sometimes you just get lost in your playing and it's great fun to watch you once you get going. Thanks for this video. You played in different styles and covered so many approaches to playing, all in one video. There's a lot to learn in this one, thank you very much Tomo. I saw the unboxing of the Cort, and I'm glad you dedicated a video to it. It's sounds beautiful and looks beautiful too. I saw Zakk Wylde from Ozzy Osbourne's band play a Black Sabbath song on a "Hello Kitty" little toy kids guitar. He sang and played the song N.I.B. and it was so funny because he's talented enough to squeeze music out of even this toy guitar! 😂 So I was reminded that, it really doesn't matter what guitar you play Tomo, it's a great guitar the Cort but when it's in the right hands it's easy to see the full potential of the instrument. After all, you sound great with just the middle pickup! 😂 Thank you very much for showing us around the Cort, I'm a believer!🎸🎶❤️☮️🙏
@@TomoFujitaMusic I love surprises , thanks Tomo! I'll be looking forward to that, I wonder what you have in mind for us? I have so much respect for you for various reasons. You're such a classy guy, you always respond to your comments, I don't know if you're aware of how unique that is. It's an extension of just how respectful toward your fellow man you are, and it's a rare quality. You are a special human being, outside of how great you are in teaching and playing guitar, there's just noone like you. As busy as I know you are, for you to read and respond to your comments is something I find to be a sign of your character, you're humanity. I always appreciate you talking time to respond to us, it's something that sperated you from others as a person. I really admire you man, I just thought you should know how much we appreciate that. How much I do! You're saying to people that you value them and what they have to say, and it's an honor to get that kind of validation from you. I think that's why we all love and respect you so much!! 🎸🎶❤️☮️🙏
Man... Cort is doing a full court press on marketing! All my favorite RUclips teachers are getting the Corts. I'd love to see you review the Cort Cut Craft.
Good Evening Mr Fujita, I like the sound of this Guitar 😊 so soothing to listen to whatever you are playing! I would have skipped this video today thinking it was unboxing 😄Thank you 🙏🏽😊 if I choose black and white Guitar, grey and brown will get angry with me! 😅😂
Single coils may be a little louder than humbuckers, but I don’t care, I absolutely love their sound. I do back them off the strings pretty far though, which helps.
Great vid as always Tomo, I've been considering either buying a Cort G280 or an Ibanez SA460 and I think im gonna go with the cort after watching this video thanks :D
this one seems to be wired like squier HSS or yamaha pacifica, second position is full HUMBUCKER+MIDDLE, but many more expensive ones have position 2 = middle+split coil of humbucker
I saw one Cort in a shop this year, same shape with sunburst fender stratocaster including the buttons, I was afraid to buy it believing that Cort might be a fender fake now 😁 But I do like Cort may be my imagination about faking is going too far 😃
Great chops Tomo! I’m interested in their Tele model, would it be possible to do a review on that one?!….Ty for your great playing! That guitar sounds good!
Hello I'm learning guitar new and I want to know please help me Which one is the better? And thanks for reading my comment if you guys answer big thanks!!! Cort vs Ibanez vs fender My second question is what kind of electric guitar should I use? I started new, but I like rock and humbucker the most, but I don't know how to choose a guitar. Can you help me choose?
@@TomoFujitaMusic Thank you sooo much for answering me back!!!! Ok I'm looking forward to September, thanks for everything and by the way I'm living from the Turkey and you make great videos and I'm glad to follow you, thank you very much for everything
@@EmirAcarEvilDarkFade good luck on your musical journey remember this the more you play the better you will get and the better you get the more you’ll want to play it’s worth the work .👍
@@G.S.W.SewmesomeMusic Thank you very much sir for your nice comment. Yes I will and I hope I can learn much better my music teacher moved to another country and many guitar training places are closed due to the pandemic I am trying to improve myself on the internet by looking at online guitar courses.
Wook averywon a cheap guitar I would never use in this life time but I'm telling you its amazing. We had this argument already.. I know I'm a gear snob lmfao. This guy can make a 20 year old hello kitty sound amazing.
I really like what this guitar has going on, like many Cort guitars. I'd really like to try a Cort Hiram Bullock signature model -- he was a terrific player. With regard to your blue Ibanez Prestige AZ: I believe you opted for 3 single-coil pickups rather than the standard HSS configuration shared by this Cort. If so, is there a particular reason? Is it mainly due to your love of vintage Strats, or was something about that guitar asking to be SSS?
I posted this comment while watching the beginning of the video, and a few minutes later you mention Hiram Bullock! He must really exemplify the humbucking strat style.
Hi Sensei, just and update about my situation with Cort. They have not answered my email after 5 days, so I guess it will be 3-0 waiting for their answers. I didn't think their customer service would be this bad :( I just hope that nothing happens to my guitar because I think there's no way I will get it serviced under warranty. A dissapointment because yes, these are nice guitars. Best regards.
Thank you for letting me know. Please email me with your email address. Let's find out! My email address is tfujita@berklee.edu Make sure that you send with your email address that you sent to Cort.
11:23 You've now taken all the wood wind instruments out with that playing. lol 12:16 You've taken out all the trumpet players with that tone and volume swell playing. lol Sounds great, looks great, playing is great, I might just sell my Ibanez AZ premium and get that instead. I might swap out the nutt though, because it's just plastic and might ware out fast and create all the tuning issues in the world. It will be the best if I won't have to and cutting it for 010s will be enough.
Dear Mr. Tomo Fujita, I was very amazed while watching your demo performance at 05:44 , I would like to ask your permission, can I make a cover of the demo performance and take some theme licks for material in making my song? If you don't mind, I hope you can reply to my comment.
Just saw this Cort g280 recently. It looks/sounds really good especially for that recessed trem bridge. Tomo do you know any other guitar have that kind of feature (except floyd rose style) ? I know ibanez Az have recessed bridge too. thanks!
Hello Tomo, Love the spirit and playing in all of your videos, so, thanks for keeping on doing that on a regular basis! I was curious to know though.. how would you compare this guitar to the Sterling by Music Man Cutlass CT50 you played some months ago in terms of feel, resonance, vibrato bar playing, single coil pickup sounds and weight?
Hey Tomo, I dunno if you could answer this... to play, between this guitar (cort g280 select) and Sire S7 Larry Carleton (HSS, also)... which would you pick up? Your vids are a pleasure to watch and I always leave knowing things I didnt expect to learn. Cheers Tomo! 😎🎸✨🛸
Have had the g280 select for a couple of weeks now... wanted a great S-type guitar to replace my Squier affinitity strat ('01)... it's one of the most comfortable necks I've ever played.. lovely pickups... quite resonant... very very pleased with this guitar :)
Great question! I always saw their name at NAMM show and simply I did not know. First I thought "cheaper guitar" but through these demos.. I am very impressed by their playing ability and quality on instrument. Great quality and this price range. Pretty awesome!
Well, I saw quite a few videos about this Select on other channels. All the videos were put up very recently... Just saying. But the guitar is nice, yes, no doubt.
@@railroller im considering a coet g290le on reverb but its in Germany and im in usa. shipping is $125 which sucks but is understandable. did you have any trouble getting your guitar shipped and were there any hidden costs and how long did it take to get to you?
Thank you so much! 00:00 Introduction 00:55 Front & Middle Pickups TONE / What's going on? 01:52 Lenny / SRV (Amp is 1967 Fender Pro Reverb) 03:00 Funky Riff to Lovely Song (My original song) 04:00 Middle & Rear Pickups TONE 04:30 Klon Centaur #16 05:00 A little about singing & ear training 05:44 Demo Performance with a loop pedal (Boss RC-3) 08:30 About guitar strings. 09:10 Rear Pickup Tone with overdrive 11:12 Middle Pickup Tone 11:50 Front Pickup Tone 12:44 Studio Guitarist Tone 13:28 Cut Through Tone / Funk Rhythm Guitar 14:50 Funk Rhythm Guitar with Front & Middle 18:19 Feeling Hiram Bullock - For more details: bit.ly/3hKFX66
I'm not Fujita sensei but I will give you my own sentiment as a long time Line 6 Helix user. You can never go wrong with decent modelers. But the issue is they don't sound like the real amps, because they are not meant to. They are modeling miked up amp tone, not the amp alone in the room. If your goal is to have all the real tube amp tones in one unit, modeling isn't for you. But the advantage with modelers is that they do sound realistic in terms of miked up amp tones, and you can have your own sound where ever you go. Where as, different places have different amps, different microphones, and different sound guys, so you will never sound the same from a place to another, with real amps. Another advantage is that you will have all the pedal you will and will not need for a few hundred or a little over a grand, and you can use the modeler as all in one unit, or you can use it like a pedal board going into a real amp, because you can just turn off the amp and the cabinet sims in your modeler. Where as if you were to buy all those effects in stomp box forms, you will have to sell a few houses and cars. Or you can use the amp sim in the modeler, and plug it into a guitar cabinet and get the amp alone in the room tone. Of course, you will have to turn off the cab sims in the modeler to do that. Or you can just get the tube amp head, and plug it into a modeler with the cab sim on for dirrect recording. Disadvantages: Not many. Just some tube snobs will talk crap about you for not sticking to the tradition. Some people might compliment your tone at the beginning, but take it all back when you disclose to them that you were using a modeler. But for me, even that brings me joy and laughtor because that means that they didn't even realize whether I was using a modeler or the real amp.
Hi Tomo! Can you hear differences between the g280 and Schecter nick johnston/route 66/sire S7? Of course if you just tryed one of them. Cause I can’t choose, can you give me an advice? 🤔
Always beautiful & interesting playing. That simple melody over the chords was very pleasant. I liked the tones of the guitar. I've NEVER liked a humbucker at the bridge on a Strat style body. Yuck! I hate that tone. All the other combos of the pickup selection sound great except for the rear pickup. this is just my opinion. I guess I'm just a single coil kind of guy. 00
Hi Mr Tomo, I am interested in getting the Cort G280 , but was wondering if the whammybar can withstand abuse...? Can it do divebombs and stuff...? I would appreciate any advice given...
There's no non locking trems that can hold perfect tune after an abuse. You'd might as well go with the floyd rose if that's what you want to do. But if you want those vintage style trems, one tip is give the bridge a yank upwards right after the dive. That brings the tuning back almost to perfect. Another tip is lubing the nutt slots, using the roller string trees and locking tuners.
So many tones! Which is your favorite?
00:00 Introduction
00:55 Front & Middle Pickups TONE / What's going on?
01:52 Lenny / SRV (Amp is 1967 Fender Pro Reverb)
03:00 Funky Riff to Lovely Song (My original song)
04:00 Middle & Rear Pickups TONE
04:30 Klon Centaur #16
05:00 A little about singing & ear training
05:44 Demo Performance with a loop pedal (Boss RC-3)
08:30 About guitar strings.
09:10 Rear Pickup Tone with overdrive
11:12 Middle Pickup Tone
11:50 Front Pickup Tone
12:44 Studio Guitarist Tone
13:28 Cut Through Tone / Funk Rhythm Guitar
14:50 Funk Rhythm Guitar with Front & Middle
18:19 Feeling Hiram Bullock
- For more details: bit.ly/3hKFX66
I've always wanted to ask this but always forgot to.
Do you have a compressor in your signal chain or is it the natural compression of the amp itself, that I hear in your tone mr. Fujita?
Thank you for all your lesson videos always.
That middle & rear sounds really like john mayer
These Cort G series are really good value, I still have a Cort G290 that came stock with EMG pickups, flamed maple top, bird's eye neck, ebony fingerboard, sperzel tuners, Wilkinson Trem and it was 500 dollars on eBay 15 years ago
Great one! Awesome!
Tomo: Plays chord progression perfectly.
Also Tomo: I really have to practice.
This video... some of my playing... not so good! So this way, I feel.. I need to practice more!! I am very picky on my own playing!
@@TomoFujitaMusic Same here. The more you play, the more you critique your playing...
@@xstacyk7387 More I play, I learn something new, more I learn, I feel I know so little about guitar!
@@TomoFujitaMusic You are too humble, Tomo !
@@TomoFujitaMusic what's left for me? XD.
Tomo! It always brings a smile to my face to hear you play and see the joy it brings you! I’m sure this is a great guitar, but I have a feeling you could make just about any guitar feel and sound amazing…your touch is incredible. Thank you for all the videos, you truly are an inspiration!
Glad you enjoy it! Thank you so much!
The guitar playing makes me want to own it.
Really great guitar! Worth more than this price range!
Practice more and you'll be able to play any guitar just as well.
Tomo, you are a sweet man and a REALLY sweet musician - an inspiration to all !
Thank you!
I learned to love the HSS guitars when I bought my first one - a Squier II HSS Strat - back in 1990. They're excellent and oh, so, versatile!
Thanks for sharing!
I bought Cort g260cs as my first more serious guitar and I absolutely love the versatility of this gear, Love the HSS
Great to hear that!
I like all types of music but for some reason prefer to play metal with HH setup, but once tried that HSS 260 Cort and spend like 30 minutes in the shop playing on single coils in different positions. It was like - that's what they were talking about, that chimey super nice clean sounds. Addictive. Might buy 280 HSS.
That tone is just amazing, what a stunning amp!
Great video as always, Tomo! :D
I love this guitar! Thank you!
I can't buy a new guitar right now but of course I had to watch the whole video just to see Tomo play!
Free to watch! Please don't touch!
Making that guitar SING with the volume knob..!!! Great..!
Thanks!
I just bought the Cort 260, it’s very similar to this one but with 3 single coil sized humbuckers and you can coil split all of them too making it extremely versatile. Also the most comfortable strat style I’ve ever played and really worth it. Great video!
Thanks for sharing! Thank you!
i luved it sir....nice way to connect with ppl and teach a few things...i like this approach..
Thank you so much!
You are such a great Player. It is a delight to watch you playing. Greetings from Chile! (New subscriber here ✌️)
Thank you very much!
The song's melody and chord progression reminded me of Masayoshi Takanaka's style!! Your must record a studio version and get us all to enjoy. Thanks for the inspiring and educating video Tomo-san!
Thanks for sharing. You're welcome!
that outro of little wing was beautiful
Thank you so much!
Man, you're amazing! Great playing and tone!
Thanks for listening! Thank you!
Time stamps are very much appreciated
You're welcome! Must have!
Bought a Korean second-hand Cort G-260BK with basically identical specs to this one (except maple top) for 150E. You can molest the tremolo forever and it will always stay in tune.
Thank you for sharing! So good!
it's best Cort I ever heard
Great one!
Best underrated guitar!!!!!
Yes indeed!!
That tone of the single coils into the Pro Reverb has me in a trance. So good.
Thank you!
You're the funkiest man alive, Tomo. Great stuff, as always.
Thank you!
I think Tomo is going to be playing this guitar a lot. I got a Cort very similar. They are great 👍
Yes! Thank you!
The E-major scale loop solo was beautiful 😻
Thanks!
Damn!!! He could makes the tone sounds so good. The best G280 Select's demo tho!
Thank you!
I always get inspired by watching your videos ... I really loved your last performance with Pigeons ....
Thank you so much 😀
It all sounds good tomo. My favorite was when you turned the loop pedal on and made it look easy. Very nice sound from the guitar
Thank you!
That volume swell playing is the best!
Thanks so much!
I bought myself the best guitar I could afford in September for my birthday. A Squier Affinity SSS and Fender Mustang LT25 modeling amp, with the gig bag, chords and strap, picks, strings and I got a capo. All Fender and altogether $480.00 which was just about what I could afford.
I had a choice between the SSS and the HSS. I really liked the Fender Lead II I used to have and that one was a SSS so I chose the Squier Affinity SSS over the HSS.
I really think it's a great guitar for the price, and for getting whatever chops I have back, and advancing from there. I'm intermediate I guess. I'm ok but plenty of things I still have to learn. I want to develop an efficient practice routine and rededicate myself to the guitar the way I did in the beginning.
I watched this video and I'm left wondering if I should have gotten the HSS but it was a decision I had to make in like 5 minutes because a friend was picking it up from a guitar shop for me after I'd arranged everything except that part. So I was on the phone with the guy who was the owner of the guitar shop, and my friend was picking it up for me and I thought about it and chose the SSS, although I'd had a humbucker , single, single before the Fender Lead II was 3 single coil and I really liked that one and chose the SSS based on that.
I think it's a great guitar for the price but after listening to the sound of the humbucker and middle on your Cort I wonder about my choice.
Tomo, you make every guitar sound so good that now I think I'll feel better if I watch you play the Silver PRS SSS. It looks like mine almost (except for the headstock on the PRS is a better design I think...the g string doesn't have the angle above the nut going to the tuning pegs as much and it looks cooler too I think 😂).
The Affinity SSS is fine for now, frets are well done and polished at the edges. Nothing jagged and I like the amp. 30 preset effects with adjustable reverb, gain, chorus and echo for each effect. I can't buy a bunch of peddles right now and its got those . It even has a simulated acoustic guitar sound that really sounds close to an acoustic!
I'm content but just wonder what the humbucker Affinity might have sounded like. I try not to regret my decision because I can't do anything about it now, and I'm happy with the SSS enough.
I really like the volume swelling technic you were using. I try that sometimes to play the beginning of the Rush song Xanadu and I still need practice but I have time 😂
Thank you Tomo, it was funny when you brought in the loop out of nowhere, you surprised me and then I was hearing what I thought was your metronome and it was your foot 😂 so funny because it was clicking loud enough to hear it very well...you looked like you were having so much fun. Sometimes you just get lost in your playing and it's great fun to watch you once you get going. Thanks for this video. You played in different styles and covered so many approaches to playing, all in one video.
There's a lot to learn in this one, thank you very much Tomo.
I saw the unboxing of the Cort, and I'm glad you dedicated a video to it. It's sounds beautiful and looks beautiful too.
I saw Zakk Wylde from Ozzy Osbourne's band play a Black Sabbath song on a "Hello Kitty" little toy kids guitar.
He sang and played the song N.I.B. and it was so funny because he's talented enough to squeeze music out of even this toy guitar! 😂 So I was reminded that, it really doesn't matter what guitar you play Tomo, it's a great guitar the Cort but when it's in the right hands it's easy to see the full potential of the instrument. After all, you sound great with just the middle pickup! 😂 Thank you very much for showing us around the Cort, I'm a believer!🎸🎶❤️☮️🙏
Thanks for sharing! Well... I will have a great news on September 1st! You will see amazing guitars... around good price range!! Thank you!!
@@TomoFujitaMusic I love surprises , thanks Tomo! I'll be looking forward to that, I wonder what you have in mind for us? I have so much respect for you for various reasons. You're such a classy guy, you always respond to your comments, I don't know if you're aware of how unique that is. It's an extension of just how respectful toward your fellow man you are, and it's a rare quality. You are a special human being, outside of how great you are in teaching and playing guitar, there's just noone like you.
As busy as I know you are, for you to read and respond to your comments is something I find to be a sign of your character, you're humanity. I always appreciate you talking time to respond to us, it's something that sperated you from others as a person. I really admire you man, I just thought you should know how much we appreciate that. How much I do!
You're saying to people that you value them and what they have to say, and it's an honor to get that kind of validation from you. I think that's why we all love and respect you so much!! 🎸🎶❤️☮️🙏
I still believe the magic is in his hands... Tomo will make even a cucumber sound good.
Thank you! No magic! Hard work!
amazing stuff like always tomo!
Happy to hear that!
My very first guitar was a Cort! MUCH cheaper quality though. Still happy to see them from time to time, though
Right on!
It looks great and sounds even better, I just wish that the headstock had the same color pattern as the body for a matter of aesthetics.
Thank you!
Whaaaa amazing tone, very clear and harmonized.
Glad you like it!
I had a CORT in the 80s that wasn't as good as this guitar, but it was a really good guitar to begin with.
Man... Cort is doing a full court press on marketing! All my favorite RUclips teachers are getting the Corts. I'd love to see you review the Cort Cut Craft.
Thank you!
Good morning!!
Good morning
Good morning!
Such nice playing Tomo...
Smooth as silk
Thank you very much!
Good Evening Mr Fujita, I like the sound of this Guitar 😊 so soothing to listen to whatever you are playing! I would have skipped this video today thinking it was unboxing 😄Thank you 🙏🏽😊 if I choose black and white Guitar, grey and brown will get angry with me! 😅😂
Thank you!! Have a great day!!
美しいギター藤田さんが私の心を奪うのにたった9秒しかかかりませんでした
Thank you Sensei Tomo…
Thank you!
A shot of smile and joy :-)
Thank you!
Great playing and a really nice guitar! I also love guitar, I really need to learn some new songs that offer me a bit of a challenge.
Thank you! Please join my Guitar Wisdom so you can learn!
Wow..... That inspiring.
Thanks!
Single coils may be a little louder than humbuckers, but I don’t care, I absolutely love their sound. I do back them off the strings pretty far though, which helps.
You can adjust as you like. Thanks!
Cort make really good guitars, I have a G290Fat, the specs are great and plkays the same.
YES!
Great vid as always Tomo, I've been considering either buying a Cort G280 or an Ibanez SA460 and I think im gonna go with the cort after watching this video thanks :D
Thank you so much! Great guitar!
I want this guitar so bad!
this one seems to be wired like squier HSS or yamaha pacifica, second position is full HUMBUCKER+MIDDLE, but many more expensive ones have position 2 = middle+split coil of humbucker
Thank you!
I heard ''Officially Missing You'' there for a moment.
Thanks!
Ummmm yeah, Tomo is f-ing dope!!! Love
Thank you!
Nice master Tomo🎶🎸🎶
Thanks for listening
Peace brother! I am subbed, and just a HUGE fan!
Thank you!
Wow. I didnt know Jackie Chan played guitar and had a RUclips channel, amazing!
Now you know! Thank you!
Hi Tomo-san, the Cort sounds really nice...but then again in your hands, it surely would! Thanks for sharing this. Regards from Australia.
Thanks for listening
Tomo can you please give us a tour of all of your guitars ? You have a rad collection
I would love to do... so many! I need someone to move my camera around!
@@TomoFujitaMusic 😂 I’ll do it for you :)
My room is so messy! That's main reason I just cannot do that!
I can relate! I dont want to record my mess.
good guitar, i would swipe front and midlle connection in the 5 way switch, nice mod i think
めっちゃいい音しますね!!
ありがとうございます！
4:25 - "Klon Centaur, I don't know why it's kind of expensive." But I own and play it. Haha.
True!
Yes I Agree 😃👍(MInutes 2:29)
Thanks!
Спасибо, Томо!
За фирмой Cort однозначно будущее. На 2021 год, лучшие инструменты в соотношении цена/качество
that's a sweet sounding guitar
Yes! Thank you!
I saw one Cort in a shop this year, same shape with sunburst fender stratocaster including the buttons,
I was afraid to buy it believing that Cort might be a fender fake now 😁
But I do like Cort may be my imagination about faking is going too far 😃
Thanks for sharing
Great chops Tomo! I’m interested in their Tele model, would it be possible to do a review on that one?!….Ty for your great playing! That guitar sounds good!
Thank you!
I actually thought you were gonna play the guitar solo of Waiting On The World To Change on 4:46 😂
Really?
cort guitars are underrated
Yes!
Nice swells!
Thank you! Glad you like it
Hello I'm learning guitar new and I want to know please help me
Which one is the better?
And thanks for reading my comment if you guys answer big thanks!!!
Cort vs Ibanez vs fender
My second question is what kind of electric guitar should I use? I started new, but I like rock and humbucker the most, but I don't know how to choose a guitar. Can you help me choose?
Good question! Please wait until September first! I can tell you. Something new guitar will be available around $400USD.
Simple is the best!
@@TomoFujitaMusic Thank you sooo much for answering me back!!!! Ok I'm looking forward to September, thanks for everything and by the way I'm living from the Turkey and you make great videos and I'm glad to follow you, thank you very much for everything
@@EmirAcarEvilDarkFade good luck on your musical journey remember this the more you play the better you will get and the better you get the more you’ll want to play it’s worth the work .👍
@@G.S.W.SewmesomeMusic Thank you very much sir for your nice comment.
Yes I will and I hope I can learn much better my music teacher moved to another country and many guitar training places are closed due to the pandemic I am trying to improve myself on the internet by looking at online guitar courses.
That melody make's my heart melts btw what are the chord progression you use there sir
Thank you so much!
☮️ C O O L S O U N D 👍☮️
Thank you!
Wook averywon a cheap guitar I would never use in this life time but I'm telling you its amazing. We had this argument already.. I know I'm a gear snob lmfao. This guy can make a 20 year old hello kitty sound amazing.
Thank you!
I think the new azes were built by them too for Ibanez
Is it made in that factory in Surubaya, Indonesia?
I really like what this guitar has going on, like many Cort guitars. I'd really like to try a Cort Hiram Bullock signature model -- he was a terrific player.
With regard to your blue Ibanez Prestige AZ: I believe you opted for 3 single-coil pickups rather than the standard HSS configuration shared by this Cort. If so, is there a particular reason? Is it mainly due to your love of vintage Strats, or was something about that guitar asking to be SSS?
I posted this comment while watching the beginning of the video, and a few minutes later you mention Hiram Bullock! He must really exemplify the humbucking strat style.
Thank you! That Ibanez AZ is a custom 3S from Ibanez Custom Shop.
Choose between G280dx and g280 select. Which one?
Hi Sensei, just and update about my situation with Cort. They have not answered my email after 5 days, so I guess it will be 3-0 waiting for their answers. I didn't think their customer service would be this bad :( I just hope that nothing happens to my guitar because I think there's no way I will get it serviced under warranty. A dissapointment because yes, these are nice guitars. Best regards.
Thank you for letting me know. Please email me with your email address. Let's find out! My email address is tfujita@berklee.edu
Make sure that you send with your email address that you sent to Cort.
No worry! I will fix it!
@@TomoFujitaMusic Thank you so much Sensei. I sent you an email.
a little bit of little wing at the end
Yes! Thank you! Time coding
Ernie ball sub silo 3 music man is a great one that I use for music production
Can't find any for sale in the USA
Contact Cort
11:23
You've now taken all the wood wind instruments out with that playing. lol
12:16
You've taken out all the trumpet players with that tone and volume swell playing. lol
Sounds great, looks great, playing is great, I might just sell my Ibanez AZ premium and get that instead.
I might swap out the nutt though, because it's just plastic and might ware out fast and create all the tuning issues in the world. It will be the best if I won't have to and cutting it for 010s will be enough.
Thank you!!
Sounds fantastic to me
Thank you!
Dear Mr. Tomo Fujita, I was very amazed while watching your demo performance at 05:44 , I would like to ask your permission, can I make a cover of the demo performance and take some theme licks for material in making my song? If you don't mind, I hope you can reply to my comment.
Thank you so much! You can use similar chord progressions. That’s fine.
Use this chords and write your own melody
@@TomoFujitaMusic thanks sir
Just saw this Cort g280 recently. It looks/sounds really good especially for that recessed trem bridge. Tomo do you know any other guitar have that kind of feature (except floyd rose style) ? I know ibanez Az have recessed bridge too. thanks!
Hello, nice review n playing! The guitar is heavy? I’m concerned about its weight
Not at all! Thank you so much!
Hello Tomo,
Love the spirit and playing in all of your videos, so, thanks for keeping on doing that on a regular basis! I was curious to know though.. how would you compare this guitar to the Sterling by Music Man Cutlass CT50 you played some months ago in terms of feel, resonance, vibrato bar playing, single coil pickup sounds and weight?
This one is much higher quality over all.
Hey Tomo, I dunno if you could answer this... to play, between this guitar (cort g280 select) and Sire S7 Larry Carleton (HSS, also)... which would you pick up? Your vids are a pleasure to watch and I always leave knowing things I didnt expect to learn. Cheers Tomo! 😎🎸✨🛸
Cort guitars are so great! The quality is amazing! I never touched that guitar you are talking about. Thank you so much!
@@TomoFujitaMusic 🙏 😊
Have had the g280 select for a couple of weeks now... wanted a great S-type guitar to replace my Squier affinitity strat ('01)... it's one of the most comfortable necks I've ever played.. lovely pickups... quite resonant... very very pleased with this guitar :)
Why would you dislike this? That dislike does not count!
Thank you!
@@TomoFujitaMusic Tomo you are up early lol. Doing my mornig practice, once a week I do a morning and night practice. See you soon freind.
I posted 9am Boston EST
Good job!
Sounds great. Question? Why Cort? I realize they make many other brands but is there something particular about them? It seems extremely nice.
Great question! I always saw their name at NAMM show and simply I did not know. First I thought "cheaper guitar" but through these demos.. I am very impressed by their playing ability and quality on instrument. Great quality and this price range. Pretty awesome!
Well, I saw quite a few videos about this Select on other channels. All the videos were put up very recently... Just saying.
But the guitar is nice, yes, no doubt.
@@TomoFujitaMusic thanks Tomo. I'll look for a local dealer to try if I can find it. Bet I can. Again thanks.
@@kevinmorris7722 I got a great deal on a Cort not even sold in the USA, so I suggest you check out Thomann if you are looking for a Cort.
@@railroller im considering a coet g290le on reverb but its in Germany and im in usa. shipping is $125 which sucks but is understandable.
did you have any trouble getting your guitar shipped and were there any hidden costs and how long did it take to get to you?
Hey Tomo
Love your playing.
What effect going on @ 11:00 min ?
Stay healthy and keep playing.
Thank you so much!
00:00 Introduction
00:55 Front & Middle Pickups TONE / What's going on?
01:52 Lenny / SRV (Amp is 1967 Fender Pro Reverb)
03:00 Funky Riff to Lovely Song (My original song)
04:00 Middle & Rear Pickups TONE
04:30 Klon Centaur #16
05:00 A little about singing & ear training
05:44 Demo Performance with a loop pedal (Boss RC-3)
08:30 About guitar strings.
09:10 Rear Pickup Tone with overdrive
11:12 Middle Pickup Tone
11:50 Front Pickup Tone
12:44 Studio Guitarist Tone
13:28 Cut Through Tone / Funk Rhythm Guitar
14:50 Funk Rhythm Guitar with Front & Middle
18:19 Feeling Hiram Bullock
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Apologies if you've been asked this a million times, but what are your views on the use of digital modeling amps and how to make best use of them?
I don't have any those amps. Simple is the best!
I'm not Fujita sensei but I will give you my own sentiment as a long time Line 6 Helix user.
You can never go wrong with decent modelers. But the issue is they don't sound like the real amps, because they are not meant to. They are modeling miked up amp tone, not the amp alone in the room.
If your goal is to have all the real tube amp tones in one unit, modeling isn't for you.
But the advantage with modelers is that they do sound realistic in terms of miked up amp tones, and you can have your own sound where ever you go. Where as, different places have different amps, different microphones, and different sound guys, so you will never sound the same from a place to another, with real amps.
Another advantage is that you will have all the pedal you will and will not need for a few hundred or a little over a grand, and you can use the modeler as all in one unit, or you can use it like a pedal board going into a real amp, because you can just turn off the amp and the cabinet sims in your modeler. Where as if you were to buy all those effects in stomp box forms, you will have to sell a few houses and cars.
Or you can use the amp sim in the modeler, and plug it into a guitar cabinet and get the amp alone in the room tone. Of course, you will have to turn off the cab sims in the modeler to do that. Or you can just get the tube amp head, and plug it into a modeler with the cab sim on for dirrect recording.
Disadvantages:
Not many. Just some tube snobs will talk crap about you for not sticking to the tradition. Some people might compliment your tone at the beginning, but take it all back when you disclose to them that you were using a modeler.
But for me, even that brings me joy and laughtor because that means that they didn't even realize whether I was using a modeler or the real amp.
Tomo..do you think the big head helps the tone..?
Maybe...
Qual upgrade de pickups vc compraria pra essa guitarra?
No need to change anything!!
Hi Tomo! Can you hear differences between the g280 and Schecter nick johnston/route 66/sire S7? Of course if you just tryed one of them. Cause I can’t choose, can you give me an advice? 🤔
How can you get that amazing tone
Always beautiful & interesting playing. That simple melody over the chords was very pleasant. I liked the tones of the guitar. I've NEVER liked a humbucker at the bridge on a Strat style body. Yuck! I hate that tone. All the other combos of the pickup selection sound great except for the rear pickup. this is just my opinion. I guess I'm just a single coil kind of guy. 00
Thank you!
Do you like Mike Oldfield Moon shadow because I got it on vinyl Lp
Is that sammi back there playing the rhythm guitar
He who trained Lemmo...:)
Thank you! I taught Micheal Lemmo... John Mayer... Eric Krazno
@@TomoFujitaMusic I enjoyed being introduced to your playing at Norm's 👍
Hi Mr Tomo, I am interested in getting the Cort G280 , but was wondering if the whammybar can withstand abuse...? Can it do divebombs and stuff...? I would appreciate any advice given...
I think so. I don't use that much the whammy bar.. but I would love to.
Yes!
There's no non locking trems that can hold perfect tune after an abuse.
You'd might as well go with the floyd rose if that's what you want to do.
But if you want those vintage style trems, one tip is give the bridge a yank upwards right after the dive. That brings the tuning back almost to perfect.
Another tip is lubing the nutt slots, using the roller string trees and locking tuners.