New Cort basses

[BassApprentice]

1 hour ago, Dood said:

I guess I better review the new Cort basses in detail, right?

Not overly so, just actually play it would be excellent 😅

[CameronJ]

On 21/03/2022 at 14:03, velvetkevorkian said:

I'm sure they're lovely, but the Jazz scratchplate with no control plate just looks all kinds of wrong to me.

To be fair it would probably look weirder if they’d tried to keep the metal control plate and extended it to accommodate 5 (or 6 including output jack) holes.

 

But I do think the scratchplate is a slightly odd shape on the NJS basses. They sound good though!

[Dood]

18 hours ago, BassApprentice said:

Not overly so, just actually play it would be excellent 😅

 

All of my reviews go through each pickup and a variety of tone control options as standard, so, yes, definitely making sure the basses get heard properly! 👍

[Machines]

6 hours ago, Dood said:

 

All of my reviews go through each pickup and a variety of tone control options as standard, so, yes, definitely making sure the basses get heard properly! 👍

 

Personally, i watch your reviews with both the sound, and my pants, off.

[Dood]

6 hours ago, Dood said:

 

All of my reviews go through each pickup and a variety of tone control options as standard, so, yes, definitely making sure the basses get heard properly! 👍

 

45 minutes ago, Machines said:

 

Personally, i watch your reviews with both the sound, and my pants, off.

 

My work here is done!

 

* I was going to embed an gif, but I seem to have failed miserably!

 

 

 

 

[BassApprentice]

Hey, look. Cort found a bass player down the back of the sofa 

https://www.instagram.com/tv/CbZ_uOfrzet/?utm_medium=copy_link 

Edited March 23, 2022 by BassApprentice

[BassApprentice]

https://www.instagram.com/p/CbaJ-dRNtGj/?utm_medium=copy_link

[Machines]

11 minutes ago, BassApprentice said:

Hey, look. Cort found a bass player down the back of the sofa 

https://www.instagram.com/tv/CbZ_uOfrzet/?utm_medium=copy_link 

 

That's better. Multiple playing styles, a range of octaves, in the mix. 

[tauzero]

If they've kept the neck profile the same as on the Cort Custom GB4, it will be a fantastic bass to play.

[BassApprentice]

And they're in stock!

 

 

[Wilco]

Generally look a huge amount of bass for the money. Would’ve left the pick guard off though, instead as an option for the buyer to put on or not depending on personal taste. Not a fan of Luminlay’s either.

 

You would have to buy with the full intention of it being a ‘keeper’ too - depreciation on these will be steep, probably unfairly so. 

[Machines]

1 hour ago, Wilco said:

Generally look a huge amount of bass for the money. Would’ve left the pick guard off though, instead as an option for the buyer to put on or not depending on personal taste. Not a fan of Luminlay’s either.

 

You would have to buy with the full intention of it being a ‘keeper’ too - depreciation on these will be steep, probably unfairly so. 

 

I've seen some top of the range fairly new £1k Corts struggle to sell for £500.

[BassApprentice]

If I could snag one of the 5ers for £600 that would be ideal 😁

[Dood]

I've got a Modern 4 here now that I am editing a review video for as we speak. Super nice! I've asked for the five string to be sent through as soon as it's ready too.

[haimesy]

I bought an Njs from Guitar Guitar and I’m super impressed with the sound it’s actually the sound I’ve had in my head for years , and I have had quite a few high end basses.

[BassApprentice]

Oh that looks very tasty, would definitely pick one up if I had the pennies available.

[Baloney Balderdash]

On 21/03/2022 at 12:58, 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? 

 

Cort are known for extremely high value for the money.

 

Even their cheapest budget basses are genuinely great, so this ought to be awesome.

 

Also I figure if Cort is good enough for a legend like Jeff Berlin, who got some seriously impressive bass chops, and who had Cort make his signature bass, which he actually do use as his main bass, then it ought to be good enough for your average gear snob hack of a bass player as well. 

 

 

Edited August 11, 2022 by Baloney Balderdash

[haimesy]

I was impressed with the Daric Bennet demo , and I’ve gotta to say the bass sounds every bit as good as his demo.. which has made me a happy chap.. 

not that my playing is in his league sadly .. J 

[BassApprentice]

Anyone else managed to try or buy the NJS? Just watched the Bass The World video and am still very interested....

[haimesy]

Still loving mine .. one of the best basses I’ve ever owned .. Sound wise 👍🏻👍🏻

 

[Dood]

20 hours ago, BassApprentice said:

Anyone else managed to try or buy the NJS? Just watched the Bass The World video and am still very interested....

 

I've video reviewed a "real" Elrick NJS 5 and am going to see if I can get the Cort version in for a spin to see how it compares. The videos seem a little thin on the ground out there at the moment, but my initial thoughts are that it could be quite a nice bass. The Cort Modern 4 and Cort A5 Ultra are super nice basses, so the NJS should be too. 

[Aidan63]

Bass direct have stock/Cort UK distributor has stock and nice price on the NJS, please do the 4, many of us can't cope with the extra string, and really how many 5s are sold compared to 4 string overall. 

 

[BassApprentice]

That's a point, @Doodif you're reviewing a bass that comes in 4 and 5 string and they are only going to send one of them - which do you pick? 

[Dood]

1 hour ago, BassApprentice said:

That's a point, @Doodif you're reviewing a bass that comes in 4 and 5 string and they are only going to send one of them - which do you pick? 

I always try to pick the 5 if I have only one option, but on occasion, I’ve only been able to get the 4 string version due to availability. In a perfect world I’d have both over.

[Al Krow]

My Elrick Evo5, which I bought off @Sibobof this parish 18 months back, has been quite a revelation for me: it's pretty much blown away several other basses I never thought I would move on and has become my first choice gigging bass. So a "budget" Cort Elrick has definitely got my interest and @haimesyexperience with his, suggests it could be quite a treat. If one comes up used (in white, please, haha) I'll be at the head of the queue! 

 

Just also seen the Basstheworld review of the Cort A5 Ultra Ash with Fishman Fluence pups - damn that's a tasty neck-through! Cort seem to be seriously upping their game and parking their tanks squarely on the lawns of the likes of Ibanez and, dare I say, Yamaha?

 

Edited November 2, 2022 by Al Krow