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Cort B5 Element Open Pore Burgundy Red 5-String Electric Bass Guitar

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Cort B5 Element Open Pore Burgundy Red 5-String Electric Bass Guitar
Product no: 9000-0091-8229 Bax Music Warranty: This product comes with a 3-year warranty.

General

Part of Cort's Artisan Series, the B5 Element does everything right, including the price. This five-string bass combines an open-pore finish with a mahogany body, ash top and 5-piece walnut-and-panga-panga neck, where the fretboard is made from roasted maple for increased stability and aesthetics. Known for supporting great tuning stability and intonation, the Hipshot Ultralite tuners and the MetalCraft M5 bridge are also worth pointing out.

The B5 Element: Flexible Electronics

While the slim neck, flat fretboard and rounded body contours take care of a satisfying playing feel, the Bartolini preamp and MK-1 soapbar pickups take care of amplifying the warm-and-woody foundation sound. Here, the potent 3-band EQ controls, balancer pot and passive/active switch give you more than enough ways to steer as sounded as needed depending on your favourite style, whether it's rock, funk, punk or pop. Meanwhile, that extra string allows you to take your sound extra far and deep.

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Please note: This is the 5-string edition of the Cort Element bass. The 4-string bass seen in some of the images above serve illustrative purposes only.

Specifications

Product features

Number of frets	24
Number of strings	5
Active tone control	yes
Sustainable product	not specified
Pickup configuration	HH
Pickup type	humbucker (passive)
Neck connection	bolt on
Fretboard wood	maple
Includes cover	no
Includes case	no
Sound (amplified)	modern and full
Colour	red
Country of origin	South Korea / Indonesia / China / Vietnam
Left-handed	no
Body material	mahogany
Model	Modern bass guitar
Bass guitar scale length	long scale (34 inches)
String-thru-body	yes
Body type	solid

Weight and dimensions including packaging

Weight (incl. packaging)	5,5 kg
Dimensions (incl. packaging)	122,0 x 47,0 x 10,0 cm

Product specifications

Cort 5-string electric bass guitar
- model: B5 Element
- series: Artisan Series
- finish: Burgundy Red
body
- material: mahogany
- finish: open pore
- top: ash
neck
- joint: bolt-on
- material: 5-piece walnut/panga panga
- finish: open pore
- scale length: 34" (864mm)
- fretboard: roasted maple
- fretboard radius: 15.75" (400mm)
- number of frets: 24
- position markers: abalone dots
- truss rod: yes
hardware
- bridge: MetalCraft M5
- string spacing: 18mm
- hardware finish: black
- machine heads: Hipshot Ultralite
- strings: .045 - .130 (D'Addario EXL170-5SL)
electronics:
- bridge pickup: Bartolini MK-1 soapbar pickup
- middle pickup: Bartolini MK-1 soapbar pickup
- preamp: Bartolini MK-1
- controls: volume, bass boost/cut, mid boost/cut, treble boost/cut, pickup balancer, active/passive

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