BassApprentice Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 (edited) Just spotted this on Facebook so had a better look. The GB moderns look fantastic and the Elricks don't look too shabby either. Loaded with ultralites, Nordstrands, Markbass and Babicz, will probably cost about £1700. Will be interesting to see how they stack up against other basses in this price range. Edited March 21, 2022 by BassApprentice 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayman Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 I always wonder with brands perceived previously as "budget", if people will pay money like that for their top end instruments. I wonder if snobbery creeps in when you're going to spend over a grand, and having the name "Cort" or "Sire" on the headstock, instead of "Mayones" or "Sadowsky" puts people off? Having heard the Sire V9s/V10s for example, and thinking how incredible they sound, I wonder if some folks looking for a super jazz would fork out for one at that price knowing that the brand is regarded (wrongly) as a budget one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian18242 Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 Very interested to see the price's against these. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeftyJ Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 Nice to see them collaborating with Elrick again. Earlier, they did a Josh Paul signature model (JP5, later named RB5) which was also a licensed Elrick copy. I'm not a huge fan of the new GB shape, I liked the previous model better. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krispn Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 (edited) 8 minutes ago, LeftyJ said: Nice to see them collaborating with Elrick again. Earlier, they did a Josh Paul signature model (JP5, later named RB5) which was also a licensed Elrick copy. I'm not a huge fan of the new GB shape, I liked the previous model better. I guess the budget didn’t cover the headstock design? (it's not that bad really I suppose) Edited March 21, 2022 by krispn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian18242 Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 GB4 coming in a little over £1100. I expect the GB5 not to be far off that. Hopefully the Elrick is under that price point Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
velvetkevorkian Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 I'm sure they're lovely, but the Jazz scratchplate with no control plate just looks all kinds of wrong to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machines Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 (edited) 2 hours ago, Brian18242 said: Very interested to see the price's against these. £1149, probably £1249 for the fiver. https://www.guitarguitar.co.uk/product/220113379527008--cort-gb-modern-4-open-pore-charcoal-grey Edited March 21, 2022 by Machines Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassApprentice Posted March 21, 2022 Author Share Posted March 21, 2022 That's a very fair price by all accounts. Will definitely be trying one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uk_lefty Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 3 hours ago, Rayman said: Having heard the Sire V9s/V10s for example, and thinking how incredible they sound, I wonder if some folks looking for a super jazz would fork out for one at that price knowing that the brand is regarded (wrongly) as a budget one? I chose to buy a Sire V9 instead of any other jazz bass this month. I could have had a US Fender jazz, I love the dark night colour, but just couldn't do it. The Sire offers so much more and I less than 1/3 of the cost. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayman Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 The ones I've heard sound amazing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machines Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 (edited) 9 hours ago, Rayman said: I always wonder with brands perceived previously as "budget", if people will pay money like that for their top end instruments. I wonder if snobbery creeps in when you're going to spend over a grand, and having the name "Cort" or "Sire" on the headstock, instead of "Mayones" or "Sadowsky" puts people off? Having heard the Sire V9s/V10s for example, and thinking how incredible they sound, I wonder if some folks looking for a super jazz would fork out for one at that price knowing that the brand is regarded (wrongly) as a budget one? For me - it's knowing that even if I can get past the brand name, most won't. And as someone who generally owns basses in a transient fashion, I would know i'd take a big hit when selling if I bought one new. As such, even though these instruments are well above their price tag in comparison to 'big brands', I wouldn't take the risk. Edited March 21, 2022 by Machines 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happypants Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassApprentice Posted March 22, 2022 Author Share Posted March 22, 2022 That video is....not great. Very generic and doesn't exactly sell the bass 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machines Posted March 22, 2022 Share Posted March 22, 2022 24 minutes ago, BassApprentice said: That video is....not great. Very generic and doesn't exactly sell the bass Every Cort demo, ever. Let me beat that though, with this chap that they found outside the studio: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happypants Posted March 22, 2022 Share Posted March 22, 2022 9 hours ago, BassApprentice said: That video is....not great. Very generic and doesn't exactly sell the bass Yarp, but you do get to see them in a bit more detail and they look lovely. Shame the rest of the video is useless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sibob Posted March 22, 2022 Share Posted March 22, 2022 (edited) Interesting on the Elrick front, I think I remember speaking to Rob about something happening with the 'Expat' range, wonder if this was it. That said, the Czech made NJS's are still handmade, but I wonder if these Cort ones will eventually supersede them. Spec wise, they look to be largely the same as the Czech built NJS's, but different bridge and no US Bart pickups, I'll wager that the Hipshots are licensed too, minor step down from the US Hipshots on the Czech NJS's. Nothing wrong with any of that at all, but as someone mentioned above, with the current NJS's fetching around $3k, I'd expect the Cort ones to sit around £1200-£1500 maybe? I bet they're fantastic basses in any case, got a lot of time for Cort built stuff! Si Edited March 22, 2022 by Sibob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EJWW Posted March 22, 2022 Share Posted March 22, 2022 14 hours ago, Happypants said: What a 5hite video! Couldn't they at least find someone on planet earth who plays bass as their main instrument to review this tasty looking product? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machines Posted March 22, 2022 Share Posted March 22, 2022 17 minutes ago, EJWW said: What a 5hite video! Couldn't they at least find someone on planet earth who plays bass as their main instrument to review this tasty looking product? Bridge pickups for metal ? Yes. Sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bass Culture Posted March 22, 2022 Share Posted March 22, 2022 9 minutes ago, Machines said: Bridge pickups for metal ? Yes. Sure. Hey, don't knock it - that's how he rolls! 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machines Posted March 22, 2022 Share Posted March 22, 2022 2 minutes ago, Bass Culture said: Hey, don't knock it - that's how he rolls! 😁 Sounds like he's rolled a few too many if that's his observation of metal bass tones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sibob Posted March 22, 2022 Share Posted March 22, 2022 (edited) Fortunately Rob was smart enough to do the Elrick one himself, and have Daric get involved too: Si Edited March 22, 2022 by Sibob 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dood Posted March 22, 2022 Share Posted March 22, 2022 I guess I better review the new Cort basses in detail, right? 1 3 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EJWW Posted March 22, 2022 Share Posted March 22, 2022 1 hour ago, Sibob said: Fortunately Rob was smart enough to do the Elrick one himself, and have Daric get involved too: Si Now that is more like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemmywinks Posted March 22, 2022 Share Posted March 22, 2022 Basstheworld Cort demos with Rene or Lars ususlly give you a much better idea of what the instruments can do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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