Cort KX508MS II Marina Blue Burst

8-String Multiscale Electric Guitar

KX Series
Body: Okoume
Top: Poplar
Bolt-on 5-piece neck: Maple/amaranth
Fretboard: Ebony
Fretboard inlays: Teardrops
Fretboard radius: 400 mm (15.75")
Nut width: 56.5 mm (2.22")
Scale: 673 - 711 mm / 26.5" - 28" Multiscale scale length
24 Fanned frets
2 Fishman Fluence Modern humbuckers
Volume and tone controls
3-Way switch
Hardtail bridge with string guide through the body
Locking machine heads
Hardware: Black
Strings: D'Addarío NYXL0980
Colour: Marina Blue Burst

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Colour Blue

Body Okoume

Top Poplar

Neck Maple, Amaranth

fret board ebony

Frets 24

Scale Length 711 mm

Pickup HH

Tremolo No

Incl. Case No

Incl. Gigbag No

Number of Strings 8

Style ST

Fretbboard Ebony

Long Scale 711 mm

Short Scale 673 mm

Pickups HH

Active Pickups 1

Vibrato No

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Great sounding guitar! Very stable

Wrick 25.07.2022

This is my first 8 string multiscale. Until now I've always played a standard 6 string but this time I figured maybe try something new.

Pros: Pickups are great sounding in all voices, really crisp tone. I'm not sure how long the battery lasts, but hopefully it will stay for a while.
Fretboard is quick, kind of like an Ibanez, but has a contour on the neck for which follows your the actual movement of your hands which is great.
The tuners are very stable even at really low tuning.
Very light guitar for an extended scale.

Cons: The surface of the body has very small imperfections, but nothing that worrisome. But I still like a full clean, clear coated smooth body.
Output jack gets really sticky sometimes and I have a hard time getting the cable out, but otherwise the wiring feels stable even while playing heavy.

Overall a good guitar for the price, especially with the electronics it offers.

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Incredible bang for your buck

Knives 01.11.2024

My first 8-string, my first multiscale, my first active pickups, and a lot of "my first" other things.
Transition from 6 string to this was actually pretty easy, and I really appreciate the new compositional possibilities that come with this extended range.
Finish is a lot darker and less saturated than the pictures they give, which I really like. But that's all subjective. Here are some slightly more objective points:
Hardware is on point:
- Locking tuners do their job well
- Pickups are fantastic. Incredibly versatile
- Neutral fret is at a great position, unlike the ridiculous Ibanez 12th fret
- Spoke wheel is SO convenient. Life changing.
- Overall relatively light for an 8 string.
Cons:
- Pretty severe neck dive, but may be a common problem among 8 strings. And that's a sacrifice for the lighter body,
- Plastic nut and nickel frets... though you can't expect much else at this price point.
- Frets are a bit small (medium jumbo), but that could be a pro if you're into it.
- No Luminlay. But again, the price.
- Finish flaws seem to be a common problem. Consider that if it REALLY matters to you - but they're barely noticeable.
- It's a bit hard to change strings since the saddles are angled from the actual string holes. You have to bend it after poking it through with some small apparatus.

Ultimately if you factor in the price you really can't complain about much. Incredible guitar for its price.

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Epicloud 29.08.2023

as i already own an ibanez universe with 7 strings i thought what could be even more fun? of course owning an 8 string guitar with wonky frets to make guitar playing even more confusing! the guitar was delivered in good time, in perfect condition thanks to thomann, the guitar itself is a stunner, the color looks beautiful, the finish perfect, the action set to my liking, the fishman pickups sound superb and give excellent clarity on the low strings, adjusting to the fanfrets was suprisingly easy, the extra strings enable me to replicate meshugga and baby metal riffs to annoy my neighbours perfectly. i chose the cort over other well know brands as it is known they are built in the same factories as some of the other big name brands, quality materials, great build quality and sound fantastic, i would not hesitate to buy another cort guitar, if your on the fence give them a try, super guitars

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Great 8 string

PavlosP 23.01.2023

I have this guitar for a few months now and am very pleased with it. The Fishman pickups sound huge and the coil taps/push-pull knobs give a lot of possibilities for tonal variety. Very sturdy, looks beautiful with a great porous wood satin texture and it's one of the only 28 inch multiscale 8 string guitars out there in the under 1000 euro price range.

The only minor points have come down to QC. For a guitar in this price I would have expected a very smooth finish on the neck and frets but was not exactly the case. While the satin feel on the neck is great, around the 12th fret there seems to be a small patch of unfinished, somewhat rough wood, plus some frets do seem to be a tiny bit sharp. Having said that, it is not like I'm getting splinters and fret cuts, it runs quite smooth but for the price I do consider those minor points.

In general, I'm very happy with it and it is definitely a keeper!

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