Cort GB75 range

[crez5150]

Just a couple of quick questions for anyone who has these basses

1) are they switchable Active/Passive or are they just active?

2) Do you know what the String Spacing is?

many thanks

[Machines]

Active only. Sting spacing felt like 19mm. Be aware that not all of them have the same electronics. Some have a 3 way coil tap, some have a mid contour switch instead. Some have both !

I swapped out the pickups on mine for some Aguilars and it's a very big improvement - it's on par with a Lakland or Sandberg now. The EQ is functional but I rarely use it. I know some people have converted theirs to passive only.

EDIT - The mod I did on mine made the coil tap not function, but I will be getting this changed to a 2 way (humbucker and rear coil only).

Edited February 5, 2016 by Machines

[crez5150]

Great stuff, many thanks

[mcnach]

[quote name='Machines' timestamp='1454673026' post='2971865']
[b]Active only.[/b] Sting spacing felt like 19mm. Be aware that not all of them have the same electronics. Some have a 3 way coil tap, some have a mid contour switch instead. Some have both !

I swapped out the pickups on mine for some Aguilars and it's a very big improvement - it's on par with a Lakland or Sandberg now. The EQ is functional but I rarely use it. I know some people have converted theirs to passive only.

EDIT - The mod I did on mine made the coil tap not function, but I will be getting this changed to a 2 way (humbucker and rear coil only).
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You sure?
My GB74 is switchable active/passive... and the GB75 is only the 5-string version.

But there are at least two incarnations of these basses, with different control layout, so maybe that changes things.

[rodophoal]

The old version has an active/passive key. The newer versions are only active:

 

 

Edited March 11, 2019 by rodophoal