Cort G290FAT antique violin burst - 2021

A versatile and well-built guitar that offers excellent playability and sound quality, this 2021 model is in as new condition & is exceptional value. The clear finish on the two-piece swamp ash body shows off some beautiful wood grain on the back and sides of the body. The body is topped with a flamed maple veneer.

Thick binding around the body nicely complements the flamed maple veneer and swamp ash body. The neck and fretboard are both birdseye maple. The wood grain adds some visual interest and character. And the chrome hardware completes the premium look. The fretboard is a compound radius, moving from 12” to about 16”. The truss rod is a spoke nut system, easily accessible at the base of the neck. This makes truss rod adjustments easier and more precise. The tuners are Cort-branded staggered and locking tuners. The staggered tuners eliminate the need for string trees, keeping the headstock nice and clean. The locking mechanism is an easy to use thumbwheel on the backside of the tuner.

The bridge is a two-point floating system with a drop-in tremolo arm. There is no need to thread the arm into the tremolo, it’s held in with a grub screw. The bridge saddles, tremolo block, and baseplate are all steel. The controls are simple and straightforward with one volume, one tone, and a 5-way pickup selector switch. Positions 1, 3, and 5 activate the bridge, neck, and both combined as you would expect. Positions 2 and 4 use either both outer coils or both inner coils depending on the position. Position 2, closest to the bridge, activates both outer coils, while position 4 activates both inner coils. The pickups are Cort’s VTH-77 pickups. The “VTH” stands for “Voiced Tone Humbucker.” Cort describes them as having a higher output, with good clean, classic rock, and bluesy tones as well. The specs note Alnico V bar magnets. Hardcase included.