What's the Deal With Cort Guitars... And Are They Worth It?? || Cort G300 Pro Demo/Review

[@agufish]

Cool guitar. Now make a singlecut version lol. Hope everyone's having a great weekend! Anybody else played a Cort? What did you think?

[@cryaesthetic3603]

Right back atcha?

[@kylebrady969]

I swear they had a SC model in their repertoire. There was a well-known video game cover guitarist who had a white guitar that was a singlecut.

[@Tehstroyer]

They used to have one. The Z series. It looked more like a PRS SC (which they probably make in SE version anyway), but there was one. [FAUX EDIT] Checked their website and they still have a CR series, that's more classic but still legally distinct from a Les Paul. Forgot it existed, but I think it was there for a good while.

[@disturbedje]

I have this model, it has the most specs that I wanted (stainless Steel, seymour Duncan, locking tuners, thruss rod wheel) for a price of 680 euro. The neck is great, my ibanez s671 now feels sticky although it is not gloss, and too thin. Mine came without the scratches :-). The low e is VERY close to the edge of the fretboard though which makes pulling off a bit more difficult. If this had not been the case, I would have bought a second one (the other color) and keep that one in another tuning.

[@TribalGuitars]

I played Cort when they were pretty much strictly an off-brand, like Kent and Teisco, making cheap clones, way back when dinosaurs still roamed the earth. They were crap then. I'd love to try a new model.

[@martincabeza3008]

The guitar is impressive, but i like how clean your desk looks today

[@agufish]

It’s the camera angle lol

[@martincabeza3008]

@@agufish nice camera work lmao

[@freezingjazzy]

I turn my head one second and then Hunter changes the thumbnails from "Awesome Superstrat!!" to "As Good As Ibanez & Charvel?"

[@low_e_music]

Great review man! On kind of a whim, I picked up a Cort X700 Duality and I was absolutely blown away by it. It has quickly become one of my favorite guitars I've ever played. Would love to check out one of these G300s as well at some point. I would wholeheartedly recommend Cort to any player out there.

[@joefalchetto94]

I have the G300 and I'm in love too! But I'm very eager to try the Duality. I heard some issues about tuning stability, how is it holding up yours?

[@low_e_music]

@@joefalchetto94 They are awesome guitars for sure. Both my X700 Duality and G300 Pro are fine for tuning. On the X700, I have the trem blocked but even before that, I didn't have any issues with it.

[@joefalchetto94]

@@low_e_music thank you very much, I asked because a guitar player that I follow pointed out this problem (because of the inclination of the head), but he is the only one that had this problem. I'm looking forward to buy one in the future. Thanks!

[@guitarmaniacgino]

I'm glad that Cort is starting to get the recognition it deserves. Pretty good instruments, you guys. 🙌

[@mattymcgee3243]

The 3 seconds of "The Ballad of Chasey Lain" just made my day! Thank you Hunter!

[@whatskraken3886]

I have to protest the "i wanted you to hear what it would sound like through a more budget rig" thing. the neural dsp plugins sound indistinguishable from the real thing, so it really doesn't make sense to say it sounds "budget." It still sounds like a $4000 SLO-100

[@axelmorisson]

Yes! The sound is that good- but the ACTUAL PRICE of the Neural DSP plugin compared to the real amp it emulates (well enough for me I'd say)...hint, hint, you could have that sound w/o spending a lot, ergo- a cheap rig- literally. Not that it's supposed to sound "cheap"- quite the contrary- but it is something that you can arguably easily get if you need that sound!

[@Xzvsc]

I hope Yamaha Pacifica make their new flagship with this style of locking tuners and stainless steel frett!

[@denverrandy7143]

Awww,Pringle looks so happy today!!! ❤

[@ethanmichael17]

I've been very impressed by what I've seen from Cort in their acoustic guitars. I would like one someday!

[@thefast86ers42]

I remember trying a Mitchell Les Paul style years ago and I was blown away. I still watch for a used dirt cheap one. I tried bending it out of tune and it wouldnt. It did have locking tuners. Even new it was affordable and really nice feel and quality.

[@tonyruiz1976]

I have a Mitchell HD400 super strat with a floyd and it's one of my favorite guitars, great guitar for $ 270.00 play's very good 👍

[@emersonluz6588]

I can see a man of culture here: a lot of Tremonti's riffs. Nice!

[@RyanJarnaginPulseGuitar]

Bought this two weeks ago. Dude it rivals my Charvel DK24. I…honestly idk which I prefer. BOTH!! I’d assume the neck is more comparable to an Ibanez AZ?[Never played one] but you’re right about the neck shape feeling like modern C. I also own a Harley Benton Fusion II roasted and the necks are very close in feel.

[@bluematrix5001]

so which neck do you prefer the DK24 or the Cort? which neck is thinner? and how you put the H Benton next to those? thanks

[@RyanJarnaginPulseGuitar]

@@bluematrix5001 damn bro that’s like asking me to say my favorite ice cream flavor. I love playing both..at the moment I’m leaning towards the Cort (could be honeymoon phase) but after a hour goes by I gotta give the Charvel love. The HB I still pick up as well because… god damn they’re all great guitars. I’d say the Cort has an edge feel wise I’ve the HB neck…but man they are very close in feel imo. If you’re on a budget the fusion w/roasted neck is too good of an option

[@RyanJarnaginPulseGuitar]

@@bluematrix5001 oh, and the Charvel neck is much thinner

[@simonfinch9277]

@@RyanJarnaginPulseGuitar Honestly dude, love your aproach to gear.

[@RyanJarnaginPulseGuitar]

@@simonfinch9277 we’re living in a time when price goes down and performance goes up ⬆️ I have demos of the Charvel and HB. Will be doing G300 soon for sure 👍

[@bradsmith7978]

10:53 I caught that Bloodhound Gang riff :)

[@themaestro2728]

4:12 all the pats for pringles yay

[@matthewmedina1802]

Yeah I purchased one, but it had some big QC issues. Nut was installed crooked, fretboard was separating from the neck, and the neck wasn’t even as dark as the ones being demoed on KZbin. I returned it with the quickness! Cort be pulling a bait and switch on people🤷‍♂️🤦‍♂️

[@277southtombob]

Cort has been around for 40 years I know of. I’ve seen everything from really cheap, like built the in amp and speaker beginner guitars to very nice models.

[@robthorne2077]

I have an old cort explorer style. Not the Effector. I think like 1984ish. It’s my favorite. Well built and well balanced.

[@jeffe236]

The smile whilst petting Pringle is the wholesome content I was looking for…and your chugs..wait

[@milkymoomoomilk]

Tone is on point today, love it!

[@RJW14]

I believe my indonesian made ibanez rolled from the cort facility back in 07. And yeah, the JB will definitely be heard in a mix.

[@MetalLeo30]

Cheap gear enjoyers wya

[@agufish]

gang gang

[@tavicotavio]

This was the first comment

[@denverrandy7143]

Boom Boom🤘

[@jeffleecust]

Local pawn shop is a Cort authorized dealer, I’m going to go buy one of their cheap models as a mod project next week. HH, 25 1/2 scale, fender style hardtail string through,open pore wine red finish, bolt on maple with maple board, brand new $125. The fit and finish remind me of $500 schecters, 0 problems with just a couple of comfort and personal mods to do.

[@thestigg3930]

I only have 1 Cort, an X500 and she is a lifer for sure. Flawless.

[@marck7270]

i have the exact same model bridge on my g290fat. filed the edge of the top most saddle down in a minute or two, job done

[@marcgallant5270]

Cort reminds me a lot of Godin, insane value with awesome QC.

[@ricklee4513]

Cort have been around for years and make guitars for so many different brands so I would expect the standard to be pretty high.

[@cryaesthetic3603]

That roasted maple is so dark i thought it was some hybrid rosewood at first. Quite a cool guitar isn't it?

[@thomasmcgarry4245]

Great Review Thank you, the Cort seems legit, it is basically my EVH 5150 Standard aside from a Floyd & PUPs but also 200 bucks less, good info keep it up

[@kurtphipps7823]

I have a g series cort 250,a early version,coil tap,mighty mike pick-ups,roller nut,brushed metal hardware, love it

[@Unchainedmaple888]

They look great, I just wish it came in more exciting colors/flame maple veneers and more pickup configurations like SSS or HSS

[@treishtrei]

The JB needs to be individual pole piece adjusted to bring out the best. This is how pro's used it on those albums

[@buddneusma6724]

source?

[@AbhisekChakravorty]

I got this Guitar in India after four months of waiting, did you notice something there is not enough room in the fret board after the 1st string towards the right edge , as compared to the sixth string there is more room towards the left side, i see the same thing in your guitar too when i closely watched this video, its a minor design flaw so now whats happening is i have to very cautiously play the 1st string else its just slips out of the fret board especially when i play fast solos

[@electroKrunch]

I've never had a qualm with a SD JB. I usually paired it with an SD 59 to get well rounded over versatility. Both handle drive very well and articulate nicely. The SD Jazz is a little hotter than the 59 if I recall (probably wrong) but should be a good pairing... ;)

[@experimentalgroup9473]

The 59 is the neck pickup by which all are judged and fail. At least in my opinion.

[@mccloud273]

You're definitely not alone with your thoughts on the JB, Arnold swapped his out for a DiMarzio tone zone on the Charvel he got and I personally wish brands like Jackson didn't have them on nearly half their models I also hear you getting your Breaking Ben on with some of those clean bits, very nice 👀

[@heavybrett-al4082]

I've owned a few cort's over the years,and yea they have been solid axe's,a very underrated brand.

[@JamieSlays]

They’re so sick

[@JesseLeeKing]

For someone who doesn't dig the pickups u actually sounded the best I've heard u play to my ears lol

[@starkiller34]

Basically Cort has the same problem every other factory or import guitar has: you cant find them anywhere to try.... so unless its an entry priced guitar you can just take a chance on, hard no.

[@KC3UVF]

My local shop only handles Cort. I wouldn't hesitate for a second. They are solid.

[@rodkozevenikoff6665]

I have a JB in my Turbo Electronics singlecut. Has different sound in my amps and sounds better in a cheaper model amp. Loving that Tremonti riff you played in this video. Dying to see a review on the Tremonti you showed few videos ago! Love your content dude! Keep em coming!

[@MaxCarton]

Love the random Tremonti riffs. I’m a big fan but never really got into the heavier playing. I should really start to play some of these heavy riffs I love so much.

[@glenkepic3208]

All in, Mercyful Fate's "Melissa". a Cort. White V played by Michael Denner. Basically gave away my Ibz RR Sr (gifted back :) and wanted a V again,,,,Cort Arrow from like '83. $150 in the mid ' 90s. Pre amp quit after the last battery change but even after a head stock repair, still plays great. Felt spongy at a rehearsal. weird. Still rocks.

[@watkinscharles829]

I've been looking at the SQUIRE BARITONE JAZZMASTER. I know its a SQUIRE but the baritone looks good and the price isn't going to break you. I would definitely change the pickups though to some Fishmans,EMGs or Bare Knuckles something active

[@agufish]

I’ve actually heard the Jazzmaster pickups with a 30” scale length is what gives it such a dope, unique sound. Like who does combines those specs, it’s madness!

[@tonvks]

Check out Corona guitar bro it’s literally Ibanez AZ but on another level of affordable

[@smearous]

I appreciate the Tremonti riffage 🤘🤘

[@ScottDreyfus]

My local GC has a cort swamp ash sand blasted that just looks the business. It may be coming home

[@sweetbastianful]

I got a hold of Cort's flagship, X700 duality, it is a ridiculously amazing guitar. Same sharp as hell saddles tho

[@MrSpeed-lt8gr]

Cort makes high quality stuff. They had a Matt Guitar Murphy signature 23 years ago that I wish I would have gotten. Really nice PRS looking axe. I have a PRS SE Mira made by Cort that is amazing.

[@antoniolopez6798]

You're like a NASA nerd from the 80's... But you amaze playing... and boy do you do it well... I'd love to see a metal band, all with your skill and "scientist" look. the ´80 style" LIKE

[@alexandercarlinmusic9467]

"Bodies sounds weird tuned up" Plays Diary of Jane tuned up

[@connorsol]

10:13 I care more about comfort of my palm resting on a guitar's bridge than about half of the other features of guitars. I instantly forget any guitar with a tune-o-matic bridge (aka HandPain 9000) and was considering buying this Cort over a Charvel DK24 or an Ibanez S or AZ or etc cus I saw it in my filter-search on FindMyGuitar, but yeah, if it has a painful bridge, no. I don't understand why companies put so much effort into making spec'd out guitars that will win them sales and then use bridges that are agony to rest the hand on for hours at a time. Why don't we have bridge pillows yet?

[@denverrandy7143]

Sounds really good...But,I think cause of you Hunter.Im all about the Ltd Eclipse,Edwards and Navigator!!!Oh,I really like the Tregan Shaman.their take on a LP...first time I heard of Tregan was when I saw "One eyed Doll" in 2012

[@darkestfugue]

i bought an AZ prestige when it came out, if this had of been around at the time i would have gone for this instead, and saved myself a grand

[@Vidfavne]

I remember the early 80s catalogues and (as a wannabe guitarplayer) being warned about Cort. I guess things are different now. Don't know if the early Corts actually were bad, but people also talked shit about matsumoku-made guitars back then... (Still have my Vantage VP 695 which is a f'ing masterpiece.)

[@KaldDodeGitarist]

Dear chasey lane, I wrote to explain, I’m your biggest fan

[@WEIRDONG_MARINO]

How often does Pringle go for a walk?

[@agufish]

Three times a day. The rest of the time she’s basically napping 😂

[@WEIRDONG_MARINO]

@@agufish 3x? That’s great. Lucky dog, her owner knows what she needs.

[@michaelsavides8856]

My very first guitar was a Cort. My mom paid $60 for me to rent it for 3 months back in 1986. It was a horrible piece of shit. I can't believe the mega Kick-Ass guitars they're putting out now! Aside from the goofy logo on the headstock, these guitars are super duper sick! I played one at Sweetwater in Lafayette Indiana it was used and beat up as hell but it totally ruled! I ended up getting an SLS schecter FRS C1 elite! Used price for only $100 more.

[@RJsCave]

If it's made in indonesia it's most likely cort. Lots of Harley Bentons are made by cort

[@jamesfindice2871]

I thought cort was Korea?

[@JT-gm4fk]

I don't know, every review I see of this model gives me the same opinion. The pickups sound extremely shrill and thin. Maybe its the amp settings, but if it is...it's been consistant across all reviews.

[@babindinda9414]

Have you considered Cort's CR series, its single cut, and is pretty nice. My first actual electric guitar was Cort CR50.

[@Jinaci1732]

I'm mostly used to thin necks... my current guitar is a PRS SE Custom 24... do you think I could get the same speed on this... or it would required some serious practice?

[@FairyCRat]

10:55 didn't expect to hear some Bloodhound Gang on this channel lol

[@alvarg]

do you know if this comes with 250k or 500k pots?

[@Anon-21j]

500k alpha mini pots

[@ambc38vsxn]

Hi, thanks for the video. Do you have neck measturements (I mean thickness in 1st and 12th fret)

[@petermac7315]

I've never had the chance to play a cort because I don't get that much time at guitar center

[@JesseLeeKing]

The jb is amazing especially for 80s rock style but maybe you should try some DiMarzio pickups lol

[@s.d.g.global4582]

@agufish try the X-6, no idea what they cost though

[@Bigwilliestyles83]

7:00 - Ibani? Love it!

[@ahmedhanin5706]

Nice guitar, so, what do u think? This one or Ibanez Genesis rg550 ?

[@lapercog]

cort is suuuuppperrrr underated

[@ispeici]

Would you choose another guitar in this price range? If so, which one?

[@noizewriter3324]

This really reminds me of the Suhr Modern Plus that was put in a taffy stretcher...yet doesn't look as bad as most copyright knockoffs and honestly it looks better than most Ibanezes. Also I think whats the point of all the amps if you're not going to use them all more amp diversity per video man!

[@pwhite102]

I could understand the jb being too bright. I like the hot rod set in my buddies sg but it really brightened up the tone. So in a fenderish guitar it could be too bright

[@zxrudy]

Seymour Duncans sounds VERY GOOOD omg

[@JesseLeeKing]

What type of bridge and tremolo system was it? A wilkison... or something?

[@shmida1991]

Is it more like AZ neck or Charvel DK24? (shape wise)

[@poleckrzysztof]

AZ, Cort makes quite a lot of AZs for Ibanez ;).

[@zxrudy]

07:05 BB reference!

[@Kabayoth]

Some say he will feud with bass players on the spot when the subject of who tickled clits more artfully, but tickled clits in question are loathe to compare notes up and down the octave. And there's a stain on the rug he won't discuss until a nubile young woman leaves the room because he's discovered the pink note. The man! The Legend! Der Fish!

[@Kabayoth]

@@ClinicalDecisionYikesYT just a bit of nonsense, or maybe it's true. Hunter hasn't confirmed anything.

[@tomnicholson6171]

Roasted maple necks are supposed to be dry.

[@kyoticcc]

I have this guitar - and it's awesome! I wouldn't buy it for metal tho

[@pltgaming839]

LOG!

[@TheAndostro]

damn i want this guitar so much

[@TrickyPickins]

Those raw dirty tones were killer

[@amandabaynard5481]

There is another video by Phillip Mcknight saying Cort owns ibanez and other companies

[@TheBigH1975]

I had one of the PRS clones. Shouldn't have sold it. Just needed new pickups.

[@workingorder2189]

I hope you do more no name brands like Samick, Aria, Fernandes, Tokai, and Greco.

[@workingorder2189]

@HöarFrøst Music Project i think he used a few Frenandes strats and V.

[@shanewalton8888]

the big problem with this is it is probably unsellable on the used market. Who would pick a used Cort over a used Ibanez?

[@Erisblackstone]

10:58 DEAR CHAISEY LANE I WROTE TO COMPLAIN

[@RJW14]

so is thumbnail changing the new youtube meta?

[@trevpeeps307]

How does the trem feel?

[@anonymousarsonist9653]

Cort les paul is the thing that SHOULD be, I’m pissed that there’s no singlecut from the new Jackson MIJ line, shame on them.

[@michakwiatkowski1313]

6:35 what riff is this?

[@kadenromig8374]

i caught that breaking benjamin riff

[@rishirv2325]

Do you think these will be available in India?

[@agufish]

Probably… Cort seems to be easier to get abroad than it does in the US almost haha. Saw them everywhere in China, for example

[@1973starling]

Cort z42 model is a single cut

[@denverrandy7143]

Alrighttttty!!!!,get my AguFix!!!ya see what I did there.😜👍🤘😜😞to much coffee,sorry.

[@cesarherediaaguirre4419]

That's basically an Ibanez AZ or Charvel Pro-mod DK.

[@NotBCT]

Considering Cor-Tek makes the Premium AZ for Ibanez (yes, I know Hoshino-Gakki claims they have their own "exclusive factory" in Indonesia, but it's just a relatively small section of the gigantic Cor-Tek plant), it IS an Ibanez AZ, just with slightly different specs and the in-house brand on the headstock. FGN does the same thing with the Prestige version of the AZ-- the in-house JOS and EOS models for FGN are just slightly tweaked versions of the Prestige AZ they manufacture for Hoshino-Gakki under the Ibanez brand.

[@cesarherediaaguirre4419]

​@@NotBCT Didn't know about the FGN. Cort guitars are good but less available. You can get used Ibanez guitars in good shaped, though.

[@Iamadroid]

Uhmm, I'm pretty sure a roasted neck is supposed to feel dry. Because that's what it is. They literally dry out the wood.

[@tog2842]

They really need a new brand name, Cort just doesn't do it for a lot of people hence poor value retention. Everything else looks great ;)

[@FenderMarko47]

Someone has been listening to a lot of Tremonti lately

[@TribalGuitars]

Looking forward to non-Instagram entries to win the cool $*!t!

[@beanodrach6412]

I might need a new guitar...