This Guitar was a Big SURPRISE! - Cort G280 Select!

[@marlonf.naranjo6102]

Darrell has the best job. He gets free guitars. He plays AWESOME guitars. And he gets paid to do it.

[@ronboff3461]

see what practicing gets ya?

[@bluwng]

You can do it to, his marketing is the nice guy, regular guy you can trust and relate to. It’s no accident it’s all business.

[@mikec6733]

His personality and mindset are beautiful. We create our own fortune...or not!

[@DarrellBraunGuitar]

What first looks like just another Strat is anything but! VIDEO SECTIONS: 1. What exactly is this guitar? 0:46 2. What are the features? 2:12 3. What does it sound like? 5:43 4.One Minute Solo! - 8:11 5. Let's tear it down! 9:28 6. Final Thoughts - 12:13 Enjoy!

[@friedrudibega6384]

@Gloopy McScoop oh, Gloopy!

[@ExiledYVM95]

7:21 reminds me of Little Buster by The Pillows. Not accurate but it's there. Point is, i got smacked with nostalgia.

[@lanerj]

Cort has been seriously been stepping up their game. Tried one of their metal style guitars a while back at a guitar store, very awesome!

[@gregorywilson3318]

Which model (I definitely understand if you don’t remember)?! ☯️

[@strumminronin]

@@gregorywilson3318 Have a look at their KX series for the more "metal" lineup. The specs looks great on paper.

[@gregorywilson3318]

@@strumminronin Thanx!!! ☯️

[@drewsapp4384]

I have a cort source which is their version of Gibson 335. Sounds like I spent thousands of dollars more. The Craftsman ship isn't as top notch as the Gibson, but there's no way I could justify the cost of uograding

[@Paul_Lenard_Ewing]

I am impressed. You can not fix fit and finish but you can upgrade the PU's and in most cases leave the electrics until they wear out. I have never personally found a problem with alpha pots but I have had switches go. They cut corners in the right places.Thanx for bringing us all this great alternative stuff!

[@RadityoPramAdi]

yes it is easy to replace.. get a Grigsby Oak or fancy one Freeway switch... I heard only good things about Corts..

[@jeffro.]

I agree. It sounds great as it is, and you can always upgrade later. Electronics are always the easiest upgrades.

[@silvansky]

I bought this guitar having in mind that I'll change the pups. But they are really good! Gonna leave stock ones. They have a lot of low-end sound that is great, but I have to turn down lows on an amp to have more glassy tones.

[@Paul_Lenard_Ewing]

@@silvansky I buy all my guitars both new and used with the idea that if needed I will spend another $200.00 USD to change or repair whatever is needed. I sometimes get lucky at find a perfect guitar. I got an old Ibanez Jet King painted silver sparkle. When Ibanez first started they were really Guyatone guitars with Ibanez put on the headstock. It looks very, very 50's so most guys never tried it out. It has chrome PU covers that make it look like the original but under them are P90's. These PU's thru my Plexi can remove the backwall of a club. lol It is not your granddads surf guitar, lol. So one can never assume anything about a guitar until you play it.

[@silvansky]

@@Paul_Lenard_Ewing true.

[@paulyguitary7651]

Not a household name but built many production guitars for many big companies.

[@TheBernas97]

Yep sterligs, prs se’s... they are made by cort factory

[@johnburris605]

I want one where can I buy one

[@pmd7914]

There is a Cort I could swear was an Ibanez SZ other than headstock.

[@Pyriander]

For years and years people say that. But they build pretty good guitars under their own name for quite some time now

[@TheBernas97]

@Deleting KZbin isn’t easy. not 100% sure but I think so, they are made in indonesia, most of the “budget” line guitars from big brands come from the indonesian cor-tek factory, I might be wrong on sterlings tho 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@ollin18]

This Cort, Tagima, FGN, Yamaha style is really growing on me

[@Ten80pete]

You know, I just had my tastes unexpectedly change over the past month, and your comment summarizes it perfectly. I saw a Tagima Stella DW for sale last week, and I decided to buy it... then today I found a Cort X700 Duality for sale, sub $600 and went for it. I'm a sucker for well made guitars and as much as I'd like to have an Ernie Ball JP Majesty, a Suhr, an ESP Horizon or Javier Reyes 6-string (can you tell I'm a sucker for the high horns?) I will never be able to justify spending that much on one guitar. Maybe on one amp, but not when my favorite guitar so far is a Peavey EXP I got for $400.

[@Gene_Cali]

My first guitar (Sears Silvertone) was basically fiberboard painted black with silver glitter scattered about..ugh! Today's guitars are works of art. I'm too old to wrap my head around a headless guitar. haha. You have shown some of the most beautiful instruments, and play them equally as beautiful. Thanks Darrell.

[@alanmerritt860]

I know the ones your talking about. If you've ever watched the movie That Thing You Do that's the guitar the lead guitarist played with Silver Tone amp.

[@kaoe145]

I had one of those for my first guitar the the screw holes all started too strip it was not a good guitar at all

[@paradiswest4395]

Wow! What a beautiful top on that guitar! That sounds as good as the Pacifica. The tones were huge.

[@bigpapavee]

I've always found them, Cort, to have great looking fit and finish and a high quality appearance.

[@lukemegginson3215]

I have nothing but praise for Cort. I’ve owned some of their acoustics and they’re fantastic too. The MR710F acoustic stands up to high end acoustics really well. I had a matching pair - the 6 & 12 string variant of that model. Both were great :)

[@heavybrett-al4082]

Cort's are easy to find here in Australia, and they really do make some gold, as teens in the 90's we would play cort's due to them being cheap and reliable.

[@wiscostrongman3430]

What part of Aus. Are you in? Heard its getting pretty bad over there lockdown wise? Are any guitar stores even open?

[@heavybrett-al4082]

@@wiscostrongman3430 yea I'm on the Sunshine coast Queensland,we just came out of lockdown, all my guitar store are open I just brought one two weeks ago,we are the only major state that's not locked down, due to us shutting our borders down, no Vax jab no entry.

[@wiscostrongman3430]

Damn thats sad! Hopefully things get better soon! We’re struggling to keep our freedom here in America too! Stay safe, and stay as free as possible brother!! The government only taketh…and never giveth

[@heavybrett-al4082]

@@wiscostrongman3430 hey I hear you, but with us being a continent and our lockdowns harsh, we have very little deaths and infection rates from the beginning compared to the rest of the world. We are a very unified country, if disaster strikes we rally and band together to help strangers. We love Americans and feel you guys are probably the closest country to ours that have the same values 👍

[@konstantingeorgiev7521]

Cort are also super popular in Europe. A lot of budget entry level guitars are coming from Cort.

[@sweetbastianful]

Cort is really badass. I have their flagships (G300pro and x700 duality) they're insane custom shop level.

[@danylatulippe]

I have the entire EVL Serie, and it is awesome. I also have a Strat style Cort. They all sound incredible for an extremely affordable price.

[@estudios4d]

Great-looking guitar!, and your playing style is amazing!

[@jeffkennedy5448]

Recently bought a Cort G200DX-NAT through Guitar Center, brand new in a box. The neck joint had a 1.5 mm gap due to shavings and sawdust. Reluctantly took off the neck, cleaned out the pocket, lightly sanded for a better fit & fixed it. How it passed QC like that blows my mind. Anyway, it was under $300, so it's my hot-rod-able Stratocaster-style solid body guitar. Better pickups are planned for it. With a swamp ash body & hard maple neck, it's a beauty to look at & plays quite well.

[@paintittripura]

Cort is my favourite brand for value for money guitars ..I have started with x6 ws ..then cr 250 then x300 and now x700 duality...

[@teknomanning]

I have a Cort Bass that was made in conjunction with a boutique German designer.Fantastic.When the drummer and the git guy say uhhh turn it down pease. You know you got a.winner

[@richardshort4587]

John Mitchell from the bands “It Bites, Arena, Frost*, Kino, A, The Urbane and Lonely Robot” primarily uses Cort Guitars - white and black G254s on stage, and for recording, a tobacco G210 and a blue/black G290. He also plays an Alvarez Yairi acoustic guitar in the studio, and a PRS Classic. Mitchell's rack set-up consists of a Marshall JMP1 Preamp with effects being produced by a vintage Korg A3 effects unit. This signal is then amplified by a Marshall Valvestate 80/80 power amp to a 4x12 Marshall cab. So if there good enough for John Mitchell there good enough for me.

[@vince8081]

Looks like a pacifica with same configuration, a comparison between the two would be interesting.

[@Madchris8828]

Tip for those out there wanting floating Trems. If your guitars springs are providing too much resistance for it to float, buy springs of lower quality and put them in the back instead. Voila! Floating trem. If you want to make it float better too, sometimes thicker strings like 10s provide higher resistance and help it float better, at the potential sacrifice of harder playing for newer players or those not used to playing with thicker strings

[@vorpalblades]

Or, just set the trem springs properly.

[@Madchris8828]

@@vorpalblades the springs that came with my guitar put too much tension the block to allow it to float. How did you do it then?

[@vorpalblades]

@@Madchris8828 there are 2 or 3 screws that attach the spring claw to the cavity. Adjust them to match the spring tension at the bridge height required.

[@devinftf]

My first electric was a Cort Pro Custom I got for Christmas in 1999. I didn’t give it enough credit at the time because I was 15 and dumb, but it was a great and reliable guitar. It stayed in tune and played punk great. I finally gave it away in 2010, but it was hard to do.

[@jamman6]

I used a Cort Matt Murphy to tour and play heavy rock whilst at University. It was great!

[@MrFranguitar]

Nice guitar and great guitarist. Thanks Darrell.

[@JamieSlays]

6:24 sounds great here

[@DavyMcKay]

Just pulled the trigger on the Amber finish. This video (and a 50% discount!) swung it over an Ibanez or PRS. I've owned PRS and Brian May guitars and this is right up there with them.

[@WrinkledPlatypus]

Gotta love when you get the KZbin notification while already watching the video, great work algorithm! 🤘

[@DarrellBraunGuitar]

😁😁😁

[@doreme2457]

Beautiful crunchy rocker shape sound

[@AXI0M-xr]

my first ever guitar was a cort z-22. second hand. don’t care if it isn’t name brand or the best of the best bc i still hold it dear to me regardless

[@ellsworth1956]

Not available yet! Wow you are ahead of the curve!

[@BruceWillke]

I used Cort around 2007 They were awesome values Mighty Mite Hardware and pickups

[@TheFizz40]

I like what he does but sometimes Darrell is limited by playing a certain sound, a certain style. I would like to hear the guitar run through a variety of styles and genres and a few different effect combos. I think it would give us a better reflection of the versatility of the guitar and perhaps appeal to a broader audience.

[@thesambehindtheslaughter8843]

Indeed. The guitar isnt put to its full potential. As he makes every guitar sound the same in his style. But atleast he gives us an idea of what to expect out of the guitar.

[@Mizai]

if you give him €50.000 he will

[@silvansky]

Visit my channel, I have a couple of music vids with this guitar. And my review is coming soon...

[@おいしいパスター]

Well, playing isn't his fortei, but totally worth checking out his reviews because he goes into so much detail not just the tones, but also the design, playability, setups and so on.

[@bothepro7227]

My first guitar was a cort and I’ve loved them since

[@joeyday1252]

CORT! One of my basses (I have 9... I know... too many) is a Cort and it's fantastic.

[@Krullmatic]

Yeeess! Man, I remember back when I started playing back in 83, Corts were one of the cheapies to stay away from, like the Squiers. They must've realized to stay in the game, they needed to make some quality guitars. Rock On Mr. Darrell!

[@benjaminlechuga7139]

I was waiting for this one!! Im slowly turning into a cort fan. Those are great instruments for the cost

[@edwarddittoe1160]

I have an 83 Cort single cut and it will never leave....

[@benjaminlechuga7139]

Great to know, man! Another reason to trust cort

[@richd7398]

Another superb review. Thank you Darryl. I love my Cort X6-SM that I have. I had it recommended to me by the guys in the shop and I've never regretted it.

[@paulhudson2293]

I'm starting to think that an HSS configuration strat might be the best of both worlds for guitars. Decent single coil warmth from the neck position, but sufficient beef from the bridge humbucker. Cort do make great guitars. I've got a Mansons Guitar Matt Bellamy Signature and that's a lovely instrument made with Cort. The neck feels especially lovely. The quality of the electronics are going to be reflected in the cost I'm sure. If you want a guitar at a that low price point, then compromises have to come somewhere, and the person that's in the market for that sort of guitar probably doesn't care too much about lower end electronics.

[@timjacobs1168]

This one reminds me of the sire s7. I would love to see a video showing off that one! Locking tuners, bone nut. Roasted maple neck. It is worth a deeper dive.

[@shemlhuid]

What would you say is better considering the price and features both?

[@jc6721]

It looks like a Micheal Kelly. I was looking at some MK's@ Sam Ash and I must say played great. I was impressed.

[@lancetranter5695]

Love this channel!!

[@MuvoTX]

My chinese ibanez RG was made by cort in 1999... probably older than most viewers of this channel. Its a great guitar... swapped the floyd with an original from about 1987, tone zone and a paf neck... great setup.

[@silvansky]

Yep, the guitar is AWESOME! I bought one just few days before this video was released. Mine came with even better fretjob, but the nut is really bad. Gonna change it for graphtech. Also noticed poor electronics, but I'm gonna mod this guitar so gonna change pots and wires anyway. The trem is really really smooth and I love it! Best guitar in this price range, alnico 5 singles and alnico 2 humbucker, compound radius, great neck joint, great look!

[@calbrockocat8728]

Looks so much like a Yamaha Pacifica 112 with a fancy finish. Still, an excellent guitar.

[@fredchatham6680]

One of the best single cut L. P. type guitars I've owned was a Cort. Really muddy, saw wrong pot value in control cavity. With the right value it really opened up. Wish now I'd kept it.

[@Anthony.quintana2642]

I LOVE THE WAY YOU PLAY GUITAR MAN 🎸 !!!!!!!

[@Arcturian1111]

Cort is King. G series are sweet. Can't ask for a better guitar for this price. I own 2 Corts. Very happy w there craftsmanship

[@anthonyangelis1094]

Beautiful guitar thanks for the review. I love learning about new guitars and the history. I’ve never heard of Cort

[@oatnoid]

I own a couple of Corts and I didn't even know it. Maybe more. I wonder if they make LTDs too.

[@hereshlancelot]

I purchased a Cort G110 four days ago and I have 0% regrets, it was affordable, it is reliable and impressive. 🎸🤤

[@leonmita724]

Bro, I love your playing. Mesmerizes me. Do you have any recordings? You should do an album. Cheers man..👍

[@mancub1589]

Thanks Darrell. Your videos are always informative and entertaining. Hope you’re having a nice day too.

[@igre0s]

I have a Cort CR250 and I really feel I got the best bang from by buck there. They really know their stuff.

[@palidiciovermingagurainia1760]

Bought my first Cort 20yr ago- right after my first Washburn - both strats

[@kevinking2468]

Very impressive tones - Nice!

[@burtnolanguitarshow495]

Got a cort effects exployer when I was bout 12 lol it didnt play bad,came from sears. Man o man them things are high price now!

[@andyclark4557]

What a gorgeous guitar, I remember cort brand from the 80s, they made a purple star guitar that I wished I could have back in those days but didn't have the funds it was about $500 from some mom and pop record store, this new cort looks awesome and I'm really looking into getting it, sure I'll upgrade the electronics, no prob, cort is awesome, thanks for the review, very honest, professional and full review, great job man.

[@matthewholme297]

They make some really nice guitars excellent video mate nice playing

[@istvandejesus]

May the Lord bless you!!! Great video as always.

[@madmod]

I have a Cor-tek built Indonesian Squire Standard Telecaster which kills every affinity I've played. They make great guitars.

[@mightyV444]

Cort are massive here in NZ and also over in Australia! My acoustic guitar is a Cort, too! 🙂

[@ros3m4ries]

Cort is a serious contender in modern electric guitats

[@Krullmatic]

They can compete with modern guitars as well!lol I had to bust your balls.😝

[@olaby_ola6707]

Hello bro , do you know if it’s Korean , Chinese. , Japanese or what country manufacture this guitars? Thanks in advance .

[@ros3m4ries]

@@olaby_ola6707 cort is as far as i know, a Korean brand, but they mainly produce in Indonesia

[@OleksiiKryvoshei]

I have initially replaced mini Alpha pots on my Cort CR250 with CTS pots but recently switched back. One of CTS pots became noisy/cracky and other one had different feel when rotating. I also found that the taper on Alpha pots ("B" for volume and "D" for tone) works better compared to single "audio" taper of CTS pots.

[@kitoyobeni1]

I understand that their logo has some history to it, but for those of us that remember them from the 80s, that history doesn't have the best connotation. I'd like to see that logo updated. A veneer for the headstock would really cap off the look too.

[@RyRyTheBassGuy]

Yeah, they really should give the logo a modern update. Wouldn't stop from buying one of their guitars, though.

[@TimO-wt9sz]

They have alot of guitars that have matching head stocks and also have etched guitars that look good in picks but really cheap in person .

[@S-T-E-V-E]

I remember being really surprised at a Cort amp I played about 15 years ago!

[@ExitSeraphim125]

Really helpful review, thanks!

[@jmartini8875]

Yeah man. They're making some nice stuff.

[@grahamtinkler4562]

That really does sound nice!

[@briannelms158]

Very nice guitar! Great solo Darrell!

[@DarrellBraunGuitar]

Thanks Brian!

[@metalhead7181]

Cort is a great guitar. I have the MJ garage 2 model. Its an awsome guitar.!

[@nicolamontoro]

Your the most honest reviewer to date

[@joescmoe4784]

I knew exactly who he was talking about before I saw the name. Cort makes guitars for some many manufacturers and they're fine instruments for sure.

[@konstantingeorgiev7521]

The shape of the body and burst are directly from the Pacifica!

[@TimO-wt9sz]

Cool DBG I'd love to see the cort cr 300 series now your kinda establishing a relationship with cort.i had an accoustic 20 years ago from cort that was super sonic and resonate man I lived it but I look and idk bud the demos of the cr series def needs to be done by you DBG .thanks for another great vid .Tim from up the 401 in london.

[@stevemehanmusic]

Very impressive … some great tones! 😲

[@bertramlefarge69]

I've got a Cort G250, birds eye maple fretboard, Wilkinson VS50 2 point trem. Cort definitely know what they're doing. Regarding the small pots and cheap switch, 99% of people will never venture under the skin and sonically there's no difference though long term reliability could be an issue. I would change them if i was intent on keeping the guitar. The Cort brand is where the clever money is imho.

[@usuallyclueless4477]

Corts are somewhat popular in India as well, there are good ones available in the $150 range. Also, Alip Ba Ta uses a Cort acoustic.

[@henrod27]

I love their Cort G260CS

[@Madchris8828]

This is a killer looking guitar. I'm going to say it. It's beautiful

[@777sicilia]

Looks like a Suhr

[@parkersmith9821]

Darrell, usually I don’t like your solos but the one today was fantastic! I loved how you showcased the trem system and the fact that it’s a floating trem. I really love your videos!

[@davidlovelessii9097]

Besides upgrading the switch and pots, maybe changing out the tuners/machine heads for locking might help tuning,along with Graphtech saddles, string nut,and maybe string tree.Then A/B the difference in tuning stability?

[@justolkimpatrick9482]

Beautiful guitar i wish i could afford one soon

[@lansingdoesbusiness9356]

The Cort brand has been making some nice instruments for years.

[@danyaeger6238]

Darrle has been really flutter trem-happy lately. Great review!

[@kenethcubilla7766]

This is the best chanel about guitars

[@abrahamyanes2405]

I don't even care about the different guitars he plays. I just like hearing his playing

[@JoshuaMcMahon]

That YEESSSSSS on the Intro was funny to me 😄😄

[@BigRalphN]

I don’t know how much a surprise is it that possibly the biggest guitar maker in the world makes a good guitar under their own name. They have always had done nice models at varying prices. The only reason the are not a household name for guitarists is because they have dedicated their resources and time to making guitars for other brands. Just a few of the brands they make Ibanez, Fender/Squier (includes amps), G&L, Gretsch, Laguna, Avalon/Lowden, Music Man, Schecter, Lakland, Strandberg, EVH, Chapman and Jackson

[@justie1220]

Just found this beauty in a store near my house for $549. Thats absolutely insane(In a good way) for what I’m hearing!!

[@juliananijs3087]

I'd love to see a review of Sire S guitar , great work btw , love the channel

[@dutch5580]

Many years ago Cort made a G290 (not the fat). It was one of the beautiful guitars I've ever seen with an active HSS setup stil to this day i would love to get my hands on one.

[@jamestejada3673]

There's two on Reverb.

[@pica6sedg]

Have you made a video comparing small and big pots? Is there really a difference?

[@jameslewis2635]

This sounds like it would be a perfect second guitar, as in a really good upgrade from that Squire Affinity series Strat that you get when you start playing guitar. A nice mix of quality upgrades and value for money.

[@jaronhodgson9120]

my local music store currently has 2 of these, i’m glad darrel made a video on this so now i can refer to a second opinion.

[@darkestfugue]

my kind of guitar, versatile, comfortable, great neck joint, not too expensive, i wouild sand off the name on the headstock and have everyone wondering what it is

[@NOMADCREATIVESOLUTIONS]

Sounds good, nice tones

[@totallykoolyeah]

Cort was the guitar brand in sears catalogs back in the day

[@rockerfromhk]

I wish we could easily find Cort guitar in Canada. Cort always produces the best guitar for your money.

[@sgt.grinch3299]

I was not surprised to see weak pots and switch. Nice looking guitar.

[@おいしいパスター]

I might sell my Ibanez AZ and get that instead, just because of the single coils. Mine is HH. It's in great condition. No dings or scratches or fret wares, no issue with the nutt or the bridge or anything. Bought it for $1200 and thinking of selling it for $800. It's a premium AZ, but the neck is darker than other Premium AZs, more like the necks that go on the prestige AZs with the special treatment. Love the guitar for it but I just can't get rid of the gass for singlecoils. Hit me up on this thread if anyone is interested. Oh and PS: I still do have the original case for the guitar that came with it so the price includes the case as well.

[@aarxv_s1042]

On reverb?

[@twilli7]

Would you please review a Dean Zelinsky Guitars Z-Glide

[@DarrellBraunGuitar]

Hi! I'll add it to my list!