NBD - A CorBerg (or is it a SanOrt)

[BassBunny]

I've always been a big fan of Cort Guitars and Basses, ( I guess building for Lakland, G&L, Fender, Yamaha etc. is a good pedigree), and Sandbergs. Don't know how I "tripped" over this, but Sandberg have joined up with Cort and come up with this:
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Called the Cort Arona, it is designed by Sandberg and built by Cort. Prices seemed pretty reasonable until I was ordering something from Thomann and realised that at current Euro/£ exchange rates they are selling it at less than £350. Bearing in mind it is all Sandberg hardware, a Sandberg designed Pre-Amp and Delano pick-ups, I thought it must be worth a punt, (and they have made a mistake).
It has just arrived and I cannot believe it is soooo good. It is very much a Sandberg Basic, but with 2 pickups. Only weighs 7lb 6oz. Has Sandbergs Open-Pore finish and the build quality is fantastic.
I used to have a Sandberg Basic but felt it was a bit "one dimensional" due to the single pick-up configuration. I can confirm that this looks and feels every bit as good as my Basic was, but with the additional J type P/U. Probably the only downside is the 2-band pre-amp, but at this price it could be changed.
Not had a chance to play it in anger yet, but through a pair of headphones it is really nice. A very, very happy BassBunny

Edited May 21, 2012 by BassBunny

[Ou7shined]

Nice one Stu ... especially with those pups.

[LukeFRC]

what do the pups say on them?

[razze06]

Who picks the names for these basses?

[url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arona,_Piedmont"]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arona,_Piedmont[/url]
[url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arona,_Tenerife"]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arona,_Tenerife[/url]

Looks good though!

[BassBunny]

[quote name='Ou7shined' timestamp='1337617402' post='1662873']
Nice one Stu ... especially with those pups.
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Cheers Rich. It really is a stonking Bass
[quote name='LukeFRC' timestamp='1337617499' post='1662878']
what do the pups say on them?
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They're Delano Desonics.
[quote name='razze06' timestamp='1337617985' post='1662889']
Who picks the names for these basses?
[url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arona,_Piedmont"]http://en.wikipedia....Arona,_Piedmont[/url]
[url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arona,_Tenerife"]http://en.wikipedia....Arona,_Tenerife[/url]
Looks good though!
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Haven't a clue, and don't really care . It looks good, Fantastic to play. Nice and light and hopefully will sound good when used in anger. Never really been bothered by what's on the headstock.

[Gust0o]

Those pick-ups will have some kick - good find

[thebuckets]

Just checked this out a 2 pup sandberg basic for a third of the price at thomman fill your boots kids! This is one hot deal

[earlofmar11]

I have the four string version and I absolutely love it!

To me, the body shape seems more like a Sandberg Bullet. But never having owned a Sandberg, I can't tell how the Arona compares.