Head to head
Cort B5 Element vs Ibanez GSR200B
The verdict
The Cort B5 Element and Ibanez GSR200B are closely matched overall — 65 to 64 on our estimated score.
Estimated from specs & owner reviews — a starting point, not a substitute for playing both.
Cort B5 Element wins on
- Better playability (75 vs 64)
Ibanez GSR200B wins on
- Better sound (68 vs 60)
Scorecard
| Metric | B5 Element | GSR200B |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | 65 | 64 |
| Build | 61 | 61 |
| Playability | 75 | 64 |
| Sound | 60 | 68 |
| Value | 65 | 64 |
Full specifications
| Spec | B5 Element | GSR200B |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | Cort | Ibanez |
| Type | Bass | Bass |
| Years | — | — |
| Country | — | — |
| Body wood | Mahogany | Okoume |
| Neck wood | Maple & Panga Panga 5-ply Laminated | Maple |
| Fretboard | Roasted Maple | Purpleheart |
| Strings | 5 | 4 |
| Frets | 24 | 22 |
| Scale | 34.02" | 34" |
| Pickups | Bartolini® MK-1 Pickup Set | Dynamix P / Dynamix J |
| Rating | — | — |
| Price | — | — |
| Body Finish | Matte (Open Pore) | — |
| Bridge | MetalCraft M5 (String spacing : 18mm) | B10 bridge |
| Colors | Open Pore Natural (OPN) Open Pore Burgundy Red (OPBR) Open Pore Trans Black (OPTB) | — |
| Construction | Bolt-On | — |
| Controls | Bartolini® MK-1 Preamp | — |
| Fretboard radius | 15.75″ (R400) | — |
| Fret Type | Medium-Jumbo (2.7×1.1), Nickel Silver | — |
| Hardware | Black | Black |
| Inlay | Abalone Dots with White Side Dots | — |
| Neck Finish | Matte | — |
| Neck profile | C Shape | — |
| Neck Thickness | 1F : 20.5mm, 12F : 22mm | — |
| Nut | Black PPS | — |
| Nut width | 1 49/64″ (45mm) | — |
| Scale length | 34″ (864mm) | 864mm/34" |
| Top Material | White Ash 9T | — |
| Truss rod | Two-way Adjustable | — |
| Tuners | Hipshot® Ultralite | — |
| A Width | — | 41mm at NUT |
| Bridge pickup | — | Dynamix J bridge pickupPassive |
| B Width | — | 62mm at 22F |
| C Thickness | — | 21mm at 1F |
| D Thickness | — | 22mm at 12F |
| Equalizer | — | Phat II EQ |
| Factory Tuning | — | 1G,2D,3A,4E |
| Fret | — | Medium frets |
| Neck pickup | — | Dynamix P neck pickupPassive |
| Neck Type | — | GSR4 Maple neck |
| Radius | — | 305mmR |
| Recommended Bag | — | IBB540-BK |
| Recommended Case | — | MB300C |
| String Gauge | — | .045/.065/.080/.100 |
| String Space | — | 19mm |
| Top Back Body | — | Okoume body |