funkle Posted May 1, 2011 Posted May 1, 2011 (edited) Hi all Up for sale is my heavily gigged Cort GB334A. 4 strings, 22 frets, 9 lbs. Neck is more 'P' than jazz, I measure it at about 1.56" width at the nut with 0.8125" depth at the 1st fret (fretboard radius 12"). Sounds great, lots of funky tonal variety with the jazz and MM pickups. Really nice neck join + tapered heel, smooth-looking inlays, and a beautiful feeling and stable neck with very low action. Nice looking maple and rosewood used for the neck, agathis body. A well built instrument, all told. Rated well by Bass Guitar Magazine when reviewed a few years back. Controls are volume, blend, and stacked bass/treble. Electronics are in full working order. A few areas on the neck that could use some cleaning up, and the pickups could use a little tidying up too, but nothing that elbow grease shouldn't sort out. A great bass (and not just for this kind of silly money)! There are some great videos of the refresh model (the GB34A) on Youtube - I have included links - same bass, slightly different bridge, same electronics and, I believe, pickups. This bass sounds like the GB34A in the videos, so you'll get a good idea of it from that. Links - [url="http://youtu.be/rctn9oOv2b0"]http://youtu.be/rctn9oOv2b0[/url], [url="http://youtu.be/_EdxZyUS5QY"]http://youtu.be/_EdxZyUS5QY[/url]. The weblink to the 'refresh' model at Cort is at [url="http://www.cortguitars.com/_webapp_3835206/GB34A#;"]http://www.cortguitars.com/_webapp_3835206/GB34A#;[/url] I'm afraid I can't find any links to the previous model. however the specs appear unchanged save for a passive-active push-pull switch. A new one of these will run you £250 or so. [b][s]£100[/s] [u][color="#008000"]£90 shipped in the UK[/color][/u][/b] for this one and it's yours. I'm happy to take Paypal. [b]NOW SOLD. [/b] Pete [attachment=78795:IMG_3710.JPG] [attachment=78796:IMG_3712.JPG] [attachment=78797:IMG_3714.JPG] [attachment=78798:IMG_3717.JPG] [attachment=78800:IMG_3720.JPG] Edited May 8, 2011 by funkle
badboy1984 Posted May 1, 2011 Posted May 1, 2011 I'm interest and you got me GASing now for this. Nothing better than having this as my backup to my jazz and musicman
funkle Posted May 1, 2011 Author Posted May 1, 2011 [quote name='badboy1984' post='1216636' date='May 1 2011, 04:12 PM']I'm interest and you got me GASing now for this. Nothing better than having this as my backup to my jazz and musicman[/quote] Cheap 'n cheerful and it sounds great. What more can you wish for? Pete
Delberthot Posted May 5, 2011 Posted May 5, 2011 very, very tempted - tried one of these in Glasgow a couple of years ago.
funkle Posted May 6, 2011 Author Posted May 6, 2011 [quote name='Delberthot' post='1221686' date='May 5 2011, 10:29 PM']very, very tempted - tried one of these in Glasgow a couple of years ago.[/quote] Yep, pretty sweet for not a lot of dosh! I'll see if I can dig out the Bass Guitar Magazine review somewhere...
funkle Posted May 6, 2011 Author Posted May 6, 2011 Found the review. Attached! [attachment=79210:Cort_GB334A_Review.pdf]
mcnach Posted May 6, 2011 Posted May 6, 2011 (edited) hmmm, what is the routing like under the pickguard? edit: oooh, and you're local too! Edited May 6, 2011 by mcnach
funkle Posted May 7, 2011 Author Posted May 7, 2011 (edited) [quote name='mcnach' post='1222624' date='May 6 2011, 09:28 PM']hmmm, what is the routing like under the pickguard? edit: oooh, and you're local too! [/quote] It's a Squier-type routing - a large rout for the neck pickup with a chunk taken out between the front pickup and the control cavity. EDIT: The cavity is also fully shielded with conductive paint. Very nice indeed. Edited May 8, 2011 by funkle
mcnach Posted May 7, 2011 Posted May 7, 2011 Hmmm... I have to think about it. I want to take a bass to leave in Madrid with my brother, but I don't want to part with any of my current ones and don't want to spend a lot either... This Cort looks quite interesting but I never tried these ones... however you are local so maybe we could meet and have a little try? have a bump anyway while I decide what I want/need
funkle Posted May 7, 2011 Author Posted May 7, 2011 [quote name='mcnach' post='1223182' date='May 7 2011, 01:39 PM']Hmmm... I have to think about it. I want to take a bass to leave in Madrid with my brother, but I don't want to part with any of my current ones and don't want to spend a lot either... This Cort looks quite interesting but I never tried these ones... however you are local so maybe we could meet and have a little try? have a bump anyway while I decide what I want/need [/quote] Sure. Come on over. I'm in Newington. PM me for details. Pete
Bassassin Posted May 8, 2011 Posted May 8, 2011 [quote name='funkle' post='1224097' date='May 8 2011, 01:30 PM']Sale pending.[/quote] Good! I was getting more & more tempted by this, for no good reason other than the draw of block inlays, pretty blue paint & bargainaciousness! Cort make some top-quality stuff, this is a steal. Jon.
allihts Posted May 8, 2011 Posted May 8, 2011 +1 for a good bass, I got one mostly for playing chili peppers stuff. Looks like something flea would play, sounds like it too!
mcnach Posted May 10, 2011 Posted May 10, 2011 ... and this is what happens when you are not fast enough I'm glad it sold, sort of, because it was really tempting me despite my gf's more than reasonable words
funkle Posted May 10, 2011 Author Posted May 10, 2011 [quote name='mcnach' post='1225872' date='May 10 2011, 09:29 AM']... and this is what happens when you are not fast enough I'm glad it sold, sort of, because it was really tempting me despite my gf's more than reasonable words [/quote] Looks like you have a few basses already...
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