not sure if anyone cares but if you are bored like me during the covid times then you can watch all the new movies and series on instaflixxer. I've been streaming with my gf for the last few months :)
I bought this guitar used at a Guitar Center after playing it for just a few minutes, just because of the quality construction and the specially voiced pickups. It is a very versatile, inexpensive, studio guitar!
I know it makes me sound like a snob, but before this came to my attention, in a million years I wouldn't have thought there could exist a reason for me deciding to buy a New-Cort, it's possible I'd but a used but not new. I've been servicing and repairing guitars for almost 15 years and with the exception of some custom made guitars from small boutique luthier, I've have had pretty much every brand and model on my bench. When this came in I was truly and sincerely dumbfounded with the design and build of it. Personally while I will replace these stock pickups, I will replace them with something similar but with lower output. The ones are nice but the fact that the guitar has an Ash body with a maple top+ neck, the guitar is brighter than I typically would go for, so I'll get warmer sounding pickups
Hello, it's nice to read so many words from experienced person. My previous experience with Cort was also bad, especially with frets which were very soft and disapearing very fast. This G290 has much better quality. About pickups, this guitar is some kind of experimenting platform for me, I don't know much about choosing pickups for kind of wood but I know what kind of sound I'm expecting. For sure I'm very proud of current neck pickup. This sound on clean is 9/10 for me. About bridge pickup I'm still searching, Looking forward to read any suggestions from your side! :)
@@grzesiekkulpa8735 Really? I wasn't aware of that issue with soft frets, I could see that being a real issue for people. While I use 10 gauge string sets on 25.5" Fender scale guitars, I had used 11s tuned up to standard 440 tuning. That gauge at standard tuning do wear frets faster, though I use the old style pure-nickel wound strings, which don't wear the same nickel frets as much as steel. I've never had to do a regret on a Cort, people who own guitars on the lower price range tend to not be too focused on doing things like that, I'd imagine that a decent regret would cost considerably more than the guitars themselves, and even on this it could be not that much less. Trying to do repairs like that usually are much more difficult and time consuming, when they can be done at all. Usually with the more entry level acoustics for instance are "non-serviceable." Since they are making a lot of them at a faster rate they are shortcuts taken to allow them to see done faster and cheaper. Instead of hot hide glue or even normal wood glue they use epoxy. The epoxy definitely sets much, much faster, but you cannot separate 2 pieces of wood when they use it, so things like neck resets are just impossible. Even PRS can be a pain in the ass, because they actually glue the frets onto the fingerboard. It makes the coupling if the frets and board much stronger, so they won't come out and they can sound a bit better because there are no gaps between the fret tang and in fret slot. But, it can make removing the old frets difficult at best. I could definitely see lower the guitars doing it the same thing, albeit for them it's a speed of build thing. Anyways I'll have to keep an eye on that when I'm playing one of these.
My experience with those soft frets comes from X series. I had X2 and played X6, both were few years instruments and had really flat frets. I also had M600 and here fret material was better I think. I didn't know that frets could be glued in some guitars, I think now quality of guitars like this G290 is very good but still some adjustments are needed. In my one nut slots on bass strings were to shallow and I needed to deepen them. I'm using Elixir strings in my every guitar which are nickel plated steel. In my Skervesens custom guitars I have stainless steel frets and I don't need to think about their wear. Also feeling when bending on such frets is much better for me.
Good comparison! Both sounds good, stock are probably a bit better for the guitar though. It's just preference. Ahh Megadeth at their peak, they were so good werent they?
I find the stock pickups to be the better sounding but agree with the guy that commented that the guitar should have warmer pickups than the stock ones. It’s a bit bright. The pickups you used to replace the stock ones are a bit muddier. Maybe they work better on another guitar.
Tell me a little bit more about the stock pickups being a bit dark please... I think I'm experiencing the same. The guitar sounds great overdriven, but not so good clean...
There's one, simple way to make your guitar sound better in clean mode. Just don't play this way 😉. I mean pure, very clean tone with no effects at all is always kinda darker. But if you add a little boost... oh that changes everything.
@@grzesiekkulpa8735 Finally I fix it , The issue was no positions on selector to get bridge pickup it gave two humbukers instead in position one also no outer coils , it gave strange tone like strat single coil from single humbuker. Really thanks for helping me Regards
Hey buddy nice tone comparison just want to know about the bridge and trem system how is it? It stays in tune after doing flutters and jeff beck kind of stuff?
@@grzesiekkulpa8735 Is there any other kind of problem with regards to build quality, sound, aesthetic you found? Because I have read user reviews on Thomann regarding build quality issues(blunders as mentioned by users) of some other Cort high end guitars. Can you please clarify on this?
Check out new clean improvisation demo of this guitar on my channel!
not sure if anyone cares but if you are bored like me during the covid times then you can watch all the new movies and series on instaflixxer. I've been streaming with my gf for the last few months :)
@Byron Benicio Yea, I've been using instaflixxer for since december myself :)
I bought this guitar used at a Guitar Center after playing it for just a few minutes, just because of the quality construction and the specially voiced pickups. It is a very versatile, inexpensive, studio guitar!
I agree!
New pickup more clarity and organic...but stock not bad overall.
I know it makes me sound like a snob, but before this came to my attention, in a million years I wouldn't have thought there could exist a reason for me deciding to buy a New-Cort, it's possible I'd but a used but not new. I've been servicing and repairing guitars for almost 15 years and with the exception of some custom made guitars from small boutique luthier, I've have had pretty much every brand and model on my bench. When this came in I was truly and sincerely dumbfounded with the design and build of it.
Personally while I will replace these stock pickups, I will replace them with something similar but with lower output. The ones are nice but the fact that the guitar has an Ash body with a maple top+ neck, the guitar is brighter than I typically would go for, so I'll get warmer sounding pickups
Hello, it's nice to read so many words from experienced person. My previous experience with Cort was also bad, especially with frets which were very soft and disapearing very fast. This G290 has much better quality. About pickups, this guitar is some kind of experimenting platform for me, I don't know much about choosing pickups for kind of wood but I know what kind of sound I'm expecting. For sure I'm very proud of current neck pickup. This sound on clean is 9/10 for me. About bridge pickup I'm still searching, Looking forward to read any suggestions from your side! :)
@@grzesiekkulpa8735 Really? I wasn't aware of that issue with soft frets, I could see that being a real issue for people. While I use 10 gauge string sets on 25.5" Fender scale guitars, I had used 11s tuned up to standard 440 tuning. That gauge at standard tuning do wear frets faster, though I use the old style pure-nickel wound strings, which don't wear the same nickel frets as much as steel.
I've never had to do a regret on a Cort, people who own guitars on the lower price range tend to not be too focused on doing things like that, I'd imagine that a decent regret would cost considerably more than the guitars themselves, and even on this it could be not that much less.
Trying to do repairs like that usually are much more difficult and time consuming, when they can be done at all. Usually with the more entry level acoustics for instance are "non-serviceable." Since they are making a lot of them at a faster rate they are shortcuts taken to allow them to see done faster and cheaper. Instead of hot hide glue or even normal wood glue they use epoxy. The epoxy definitely sets much, much faster, but you cannot separate 2 pieces of wood when they use it, so things like neck resets are just impossible. Even PRS can be a pain in the ass, because they actually glue the frets onto the fingerboard. It makes the coupling if the frets and board much stronger, so they won't come out and they can sound a bit better because there are no gaps between the fret tang and in fret slot. But, it can make removing the old frets difficult at best. I could definitely see lower the guitars doing it the same thing, albeit for them it's a speed of build thing. Anyways I'll have to keep an eye on that when I'm playing one of these.
My experience with those soft frets comes from X series. I had X2 and played X6, both were few years instruments and had really flat frets. I also had M600 and here fret material was better I think. I didn't know that frets could be glued in some guitars, I think now quality of guitars like this G290 is very good but still some adjustments are needed. In my one nut slots on bass strings were to shallow and I needed to deepen them. I'm using Elixir strings in my every guitar which are nickel plated steel. In my Skervesens custom guitars I have stainless steel frets and I don't need to think about their wear. Also feeling when bending on such frets is much better for me.
For me the stock pickups sound a bit better. Nice Demo though.
I agree. The VH90C was too bright. but both sound clean and good.
A wonderful guitar.......Great job CORT.......Thank you !
Yes, that is great guitar, thanks :)
@@grzesiekkulpa8735 and they went and made it even better with the Fat II!!!!!
That's a sweet Cort
This cort looks very nice, like suhr style. Maybe you campare it to other guitars? Do you glad with this cort?
After pickups change I really like this guitar, I will record something more on her soon ;)
@@grzesiekkulpa8735 cool! Congratulations!
Please compare this cort to some other good guitars, if you can.
@@Iam-uk3tm I can use Skervesen in record so you will get comparison to high end custom guitar ;)
@@grzesiekkulpa8735 thnx)
By the way, one more cort
m.thomann.de/gb/cort_g_290_le_lagoon_beach.htm
Good comparison! Both sounds good, stock are probably a bit better for the guitar though. It's just preference. Ahh Megadeth at their peak, they were so good werent they?
Hello, thanks, stock were too dark for me :) and about Megadeth, love them, every album :)
in clean V-tone Win ! In crunch and more... Cort VHT are better. Thank you for the demo !!!
I just got my g290. Only thing I had to do was dampen the trem strings. They had huge overtones. The tone knob works amazing to fix any shrill issues.
Понесу гитару к мастеру по прошу ослабить дрожь струн XDDDDDDDDDDD
uuuu jakie tu smaczne brzmienia, klimaty jakbym toola słyszał :D
I really want this guitar. But I want it from Korea. Is this possible to find?
I find the stock pickups to be the better sounding but agree with the guy that commented that the guitar should have warmer pickups than the stock ones. It’s a bit bright. The pickups you used to replace the stock ones are a bit muddier. Maybe they work better on another guitar.
I think it all depends on personal preferences :) I like cold/metalic sound with agressive highs thats why stocks were worse for me :)
How much does it weight.???
Tell me a little bit more about the stock pickups being a bit dark please...
I think I'm experiencing the same. The guitar sounds great overdriven, but not so good clean...
For me stocks were to dark on clean and drive too, also positions 2 & 4 were not sounding useful, after pickups replacement guitar got new life :)
@@grzesiekkulpa8735 You're right - positions 2 and 4 are awful. But then if you split off one coil, its always going to sound much quieter
@@menonjay Yes, on clean you are right with lower volume, in this Cort I finished with P90 neck and SH4 copy bridge and it sounded great :)
There's one, simple way to make your guitar sound better in clean mode. Just don't play this way 😉.
I mean pure, very clean tone with no effects at all is always kinda darker.
But if you add a little boost... oh that changes everything.
I am searching for wiring diagram for this cort model because mine has factory issue in 5 way switch wiring
Hello, check their website, you can find schematics under specification:
www.cortguitars.com/product/item.php?it_id=1546932284#tab_Specifications
@@grzesiekkulpa8735 I tried before it did not open but it working now after installing acrobat reader really thanks a lot I will fix it today .
Let me know if your guitar plays correctly and what was the issue ;)
@@grzesiekkulpa8735 Finally I fix it , The issue was no positions on selector to get bridge pickup it gave two humbukers instead in position one also no outer coils , it gave strange tone like strat single coil from single humbuker.
Really thanks for helping me
Regards
You are welcome ;) Good to hear that it plays as it should now :)
Both pickups sounds nice. The stock is more fat.
Hey buddy nice tone comparison just want to know about the bridge and trem system how is it? It stays in tune after doing flutters and jeff beck kind of stuff?
Hello, after nut replacement to graphtech TUSQ XL I had no problem with tuning stabikity with this bridge :)
@@grzesiekkulpa8735 were there any tuning issues before changing the nut?
@@ishwarpreetsingh293 Yes, stock nut is plastic and in mine strings were locking in it
Oh thanks ;)
@@grzesiekkulpa8735 Is there any other kind of problem with regards to build quality, sound, aesthetic you found?
Because I have read user reviews on Thomann regarding build quality issues(blunders as mentioned by users) of some other Cort high end guitars.
Can you please clarify on this?
Are the pots stock with the upgraded pickup?
Yes pots are stock
How is the fingerboard and neck? Are they good at fast playing?
For me neck is thicker than in X series but still comfortable, best way is to check by yourself because it could be too big for someone
@@grzesiekkulpa8735 Hmm thanks. Well, how is the quality and finish feeling?
@@neepo115 I didn't find any defects, everything is ok, however watch out for screws during regulation - seems to be soft and easy to damage for me
@@grzesiekkulpa8735 Do you have an x-series Cort ?
@@JulesFox now I don't but X2 was my first electric guitar ;)
Hello,where did you get those pickups ?
Check: guitarpartscenter.eu
Grzesiek Kulpa thank you very much for your quick answer. How do you use the five way switch now ? Take care, best regards from France.
@@richardbesson5701 thanks, currently position 1 is same like 2 and 4 is same as 5 so I use selector like 3 way selector :)
Grzesiek Kulpa big thanks !
@@richardbesson5701 :)
I prefer the new pickups
Yee me too :)
What song is that? 2:28
Megadeth - Symphony of Destruction
Or buy EQ pedal !
Słychać ze gitarka i pickupy fajne ale ta cyfra leży
Stock pickups are better.
Not for me :)