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Cort Gold Edge

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Acoustic Guitar with Pickup

  • Body shape: Grand Auditorium with triple bevel cutaway
  • Solid construction
  • Solid "Age To Vintage" (torrefied) top made from master grade sitka spruce
  • "Age To Vintage" (torrefied) Advanced X-Bracing
  • Solid flamed master grade Myrtlewood back and sides
  • Glued-in neck: Mahogany
  • Fingerboard and bridge: Ebony
  • 20 Frets
  • Scale: 643 mm (25.3")
  • Nut width: 45 mm
  • Bone nut and saddle
  • L.R. Baggs Anthem pickup system
  • Abalone sound hole rosette
  • Grover vintage machine heads
  • Strings: D'Addario EXP16 phosphor bronze .012 - .053
  • Finish: Thin UV lacquer finish
  • Colour: Natural, high-gloss
  • Includes case
Available since September 2020
Item number 484186
Sales Unit 1 piece(s)
Design Grand Auditorium
Top Solid Spruce
Back And Sides Solid Myrtle
Cutaway Yes
Fretboard Ebony
Nut width in mm 45,00 mm
Frets 20
Pickups Yes
Colour Natural
Case Yes
Incl. Gigbag No
$1,299
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(Slightly) Understated Elegance
Nerdfest 15.01.2021
This is one gorgeous guitar. As mentioned in the other review, the Myrtlewood is not a beautiful as I was expecting, but every piece is different. The depth of the flame is amazing, and mine had a big variation between dark and light wood. The top is nice, with a slightly roasted colour down the centre. The fretboard is the nicest piece of ebony I've ever seen. Fretwork is perfect, inlays are perfect, it's flawless as far as I can tell.

The sound is excellent, as expected. It has a very tight, punchy midrange, with exceptional articulation , and a big, but not boomy bottom end. I initially didn't think it had quite enough bottom end, but I adjusted my picking position, and it sounded great. Over-compensating for the round-overs. My favourite acoustic guitar is a 25 years old Cort Earth 500, and this guitar is as good as it is, trading a little bottom end for better articulation. This is no small praise, as I picked this guitar out of a group of Martins, Guilds, etc. I haven't actually tried the pickup system yet.

The playability is the best I've ever tried. The nut is cut perfectly and the intonation is spot-on. The action is very low for an acoustic, with a perfect buzz-free setup. because of the comfort cuts, I I find myself wrapping myself around the guitar almost, when playing quietly. The slightly smaller than Dreadnought size probably contributes to this as well. I haven't yet tried it playing in a standing position.

An added bonus is the smell. I love the smell of the wood. It smells like Walnut to me, but it might be the Myrtlewood.

I think my only "complaint" about this guitar has to do with the strings. They're a very high quality coated string, but the resonant frequency of the guitar *really* amplifies and finger slide noise. It's piercing. I'm guessing a different set of strings will be enough to tame this a bit. It may also have to do what that "wrapping myself around the guitar". You get a very good position for your ear relative to the sound hole.
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A beautiful guitar with a character
Bconst 03.11.2021
Once you change the strings from originals which is fair enough for the price point, it’s all pleasure - to look, to hold and to play. Beautifully done, very comfortable to hold and to play and with a distinct sound. The midrange is awesome with every note and every string sounding clear and bright, the low end is not very dominant . Look forward to spend days with it!!
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Wie erwartet einfach schön
Robert987 07.09.2020
Gleich der erste Eindruck des Instruments ist wirklich schön, auch wenn die Maserungen am Boden und an den Zargen nicht so schön ausgeprägt wie in den Bildern hier, aber das ist kein Manko, ist halt Holz... akustisch klingt sie wirklich schön. Mir fällt eine angenehme Mittenlast auf die ich sehr mag. Die Bespielbarkeit ist gewohnt gut. Über Tonabnehmer hat man ein wirklich gutes System von LR Baggs. zum einem ist es das bewerte Piezo System dass auch bei meiner anderen Cort schon wirklich gut ist und dann kommt durch das Mikrofon noch ein warmer, fülliger und sehr mittenreicher Klang dazu, den man je nach belieben dazu mischen kann.
Der Komfort der Gold Edge war für mich der Hauptgrund meines Kaufes und den bewerten Armrest wusste ich schon zu schätzen. Am Cutaway werden ich es wohl eher selten nutzen, aber am Rippenbogen ist es einfach nur genial. Gerade bei Gigs (hoffentlich bald wieder) oder ausgedehnten Proben, wo man das Instrument, wie ich, stundenlang auf dem Schoß hat, spürt man auch nach langer Zeit kein Drücken und das finde richtig klasse und man findet vergleichbares erst bei Taylor Builders Editions die preislich mindestens im doppelten Bereich liegen.
Alles in allem hat sich die lange Wartezeit von über 3 Monaten...vermutlich Corona bedingt... für mich gelohnt und ich kann hier nur eine Kaufempfehlung aussprechen.
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Dany75 07.03.2023
questa chitarra è davvero fantastica, suono equilibrato e sempre nel mix molto comoda e ben bilanciata, davvero bellissimo anche il legno di mirto utilizzato nella cassa .. che dire una chitarra ben oltre le aspettative, molto superiore qulitativamente a confronto del prezzo che costa.. thomann impeccabile come sempre.. grazie molto soddisfatto
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