tauzero Posted June 13 Share Posted June 13 (edited) A few years ago, I joined a Marillion tribute band. Pete Trewavas plays a Warwick Thumb (which I had) but also there's a fair few pictures of him with a Cort GB4 (or it could be a GB94, the only visible difference is the colour of the logo IIRC). So I bought one, and found it a great bass. However, I was deposed from the band and because I only play 5-strings, I sold the GB4. However, I did fancy the 5-string version and a few days ago got the urge to have a look and see if anyone was selling one. Indeed there was one for sale from @jimmybass04 which he'd advertised a while ago but there was no sign of it being sold. It was indeed still available, and to save me a 300 mile trip to Glasgow, he had a friend bring it down to Leeds, a far more reasonable 120 miles away. So I went up there yesterday to pick it up. Lovely condition, fitted with Schaller S-Lock straplocks, although I think I'll be taking the flatwounds off in favour of lighter gauge roundwounds. Took it to an open mic night last night and it was fine, not a lightweight but I mainly sit when playing so that's not really an issue. Pickups are Jazz and humbucker which produce a very full and balanced sound. The tuners are Hipshot Ultralight (presumably the licensed ones) - nice attention to detail. The headstock, like a Fender, isn't angled back, and there's a string tree across all five strings to give a good break angle. Fretwork is good and the fretboard edges are nicely rounded. Edited June 17 by tauzero 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ardi100 Posted June 13 Share Posted June 13 That looks lovely! How does it play? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tauzero Posted June 13 Author Share Posted June 13 1 minute ago, ardi100 said: That looks lovely! How does it play? Nicely. The neck's not quite as slim as I expected from the GB4, but still comfortable. The strings are 45-65-85-105-135 flats rather than my favoured 40-125 rounds but the action is set quite low (no worries about fret buzz). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ardi100 Posted June 13 Share Posted June 13 Nice. I'm looking to get my first fiver and have seen a few of these pop up (I think, I'm no expert!). I'm well disposed towards Cort, they definitely look good value. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tauzero Posted June 14 Author Share Posted June 14 There's lots of different Cort models - I'd advise trying before you buy, if you can, there's a variety of neck profiles and that makes a lot of difference when you're playing a five. Even more so if your hands are on the small side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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