Post by grayn on Jan 29, 2024 16:07:23 GMT
About 4 weeks ago I acquired a Cort G300 Glam, from Reidys in Blackburn. I am super impressed with it and have been playing it every day. I had been wanting to get a guitar for Drop-C tuning but I liked the G300 in standard so much, that I decided to keep it there. So I was still looking for a down tuner and had remembered playing the Cort KX500, whilst trying the G300. So I went back to Reidys today, to have another go on this hard tail, metal style guitar.
I'd rung ahead, as they'd sold the one I had tried before and had to get one into the shop, from their warehouse. It was being opened, as I arrived and it went straight from the cardboard box, into my hands. And a big thumbs up to whoever set this guitar up. Unbelievably it was in tune and set up beautifully. Nice low action and good intonation. Well, I had a play at the shop and wanted it, brought it home and had another good session, through my set up.
I'd not previously been overly impressed with Fishman Fluence pickups, but on this guitar, they do sound really good, pushing high gain very nicely indeed. Clean, they sound pretty good, too. You get 1 volume knob, 1 tone and a 3-way selector switch. But the volume knob is push/pull, to change the humbuckers from classic to modern sounding (these are active pickups) and the tone push/pulls to give you single coil options.
The design and build quality is good on the KX500. The mahogany body, with burl ash top and maple/purpleheart, 5-peice neck are very comfortable and very solid. Very fast playing and all nicely balanced. I do like the matt/satin finish and etched, violet top. The only thing that lets the guitar down a tad, is the finishing is a bit scrappy, here and there. Just above the nut, on the front of the head, it is poorly finished, as are the indents, where the pickups are sunk into the body, with some bare wood to be seen.
Overall though, this is so much guitar for not a lot of cash. Reidys were doing a good sale price too.
It is lovely to play, with a great feel. Looks pretty cool and sounds just as I'd hoped. Yes, it's a guitar aimed at the hard rockers and metal players, for which it is spot on. It can do a fair bit more though.
Worth checking out.
I'd rung ahead, as they'd sold the one I had tried before and had to get one into the shop, from their warehouse. It was being opened, as I arrived and it went straight from the cardboard box, into my hands. And a big thumbs up to whoever set this guitar up. Unbelievably it was in tune and set up beautifully. Nice low action and good intonation. Well, I had a play at the shop and wanted it, brought it home and had another good session, through my set up.
I'd not previously been overly impressed with Fishman Fluence pickups, but on this guitar, they do sound really good, pushing high gain very nicely indeed. Clean, they sound pretty good, too. You get 1 volume knob, 1 tone and a 3-way selector switch. But the volume knob is push/pull, to change the humbuckers from classic to modern sounding (these are active pickups) and the tone push/pulls to give you single coil options.
The design and build quality is good on the KX500. The mahogany body, with burl ash top and maple/purpleheart, 5-peice neck are very comfortable and very solid. Very fast playing and all nicely balanced. I do like the matt/satin finish and etched, violet top. The only thing that lets the guitar down a tad, is the finishing is a bit scrappy, here and there. Just above the nut, on the front of the head, it is poorly finished, as are the indents, where the pickups are sunk into the body, with some bare wood to be seen.
Overall though, this is so much guitar for not a lot of cash. Reidys were doing a good sale price too.
It is lovely to play, with a great feel. Looks pretty cool and sounds just as I'd hoped. Yes, it's a guitar aimed at the hard rockers and metal players, for which it is spot on. It can do a fair bit more though.
Worth checking out.
Jo whoever he is.
