Head to head
Cort Cut Craft vs Taylor 552ce
The verdict
The Cort Cut Craft comes out ahead overall — 70 to 61 on our estimated score.
Estimated from specs & owner reviews — a starting point, not a substitute for playing both.
Cort Cut Craft wins on
- Better build (67 vs 61)
- Better sound (68 vs 60)
- Better value (70 vs 52)
Taylor 552ce wins on
No standout advantage.
Scorecard
| Metric | Cut Craft | 552ce |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | 70 | 61 |
| Build | 67 | 61 |
| Playability | 75 | 71 |
| Sound | 68 | 60 |
| Value | 70 | 52 |
Full specifications
| Spec | Cut Craft | 552ce |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | Cort | Taylor |
| Type | Acoustic-Electric | Acoustic-Electric |
| Years | — | — |
| Country | — | — |
| Body wood | Solid Myrtlewood | Red Ironbark |
| Neck wood | Walnut Reinforced Mahogany | Neo-Tropical Mahogany |
| Fretboard | Ebony | West African Crelicam Ebony |
| Strings | 6 | 12 |
| Frets | 20 | — |
| Scale | 25" | 24.88" |
| Pickups | L.R. Baggs® M80 | Expression System® 2 |
| Rating | — | — |
| Price | — | $3,599 |
| Back Sides Material | Solid Myrtlewood | — |
| Back Strip Material | N/A | — |
| Bevel Cut | Armrest & Cutaway Bevel | — |
| Body Binding Material | Black ABS Bevel Armrest | — |
| Body Finish | Gloss | — |
| Body Purfling Material | Maple & Pau ferro | — |
| Body shape | NDX | — |
| Bracing Material | Spruce | — |
| Bracing Pattern | Hand Scalloped X-Bracing | — |
| Bridge Material | Ebony | — |
| Bridge Pin Material | Bone | — |
| Bridge String Spacing | 54.1mm | — |
| Case | Hardshell Case | — |
| Colors | Natural Gloss (NAT) | — |
| Construction | Dovetail Neck Joint at 13Fret | — |
| Controls | L.R. Baggs® M80 | Expression System® 2 |
| Cutaway Style | Bevel | — |
| Dual Sound Port Upper Side | 100mm | — |
| Endpiece Material | Black ABS | — |
| Fingerboard Binding Material | Black ABS | — |
| Fingerboard Inlay Material | N/A | — |
| Fingerboard Purfling Material | Maple & Pau ferro | — |
| Fretboard radius | 15.75″ (R400) | — |
| Fret Type | 2.4mm Width with Edge Treatment | — |
| Head Back Plate Material | Black ABS | — |
| Head Binding Material | Black ABS | — |
| Headplate Finish | Gloss | — |
| Headplate Inlay Material | Abalone & White Pearl | — |
| Headplate Logo Material | White Pearl | — |
| Headplate Logo Style | Gold Logo Style | — |
| Headplate Material | Black ABS | — |
| Head Purfling Material | Maple & Pau ferro | — |
| Headstock Shape | Gold Head Shape | — |
| Head Volute | Round Volute | — |
| Inlay | N/A | — |
| Label | Paper Label | — |
| Neck Finish | Satin | Satin |
| Neck Heel Cap | Black ABS | — |
| Neck Heel Shape | Triangle Heel Shape | — |
| Neck profile | Comfort C Shape | — |
| Neck Thickness | 1st Fret: 21.5mm / 8th Fret: 22.0mm | — |
| Nut | Genuine Bone | — |
| Nut width | 1 3/4″ (44.5mm) | — |
| Pickguard | N/A | Tortoise |
| Rosette | Cut Craft Custom Rosette | — |
| Saddle | Genuine Bone | — |
| Scale length | 25.0″~25.5″ Multi Scale | 24-7/8" |
| Side Position Mark | Dot | — |
| Special | Armrest & Cutaway Bevel Sonically Enhanced UV Finish | — |
| Top Material | Solid European Spruce | — |
| Truss rod | Dual Acting / 4mm Wrench | — |
| Tuners | Die-Cast | Taylor Nickel |
| Armrest | — | No |
| Back And Sides | — | Red Ironbark |
| Back Configuration | — | 2-piece No Wedge |
| Back Side Finish | — | Gloss |
| Body Binding | — | Sapele |
| Bracing System | — | V-Class Bracing |
| Bridge | — | West African Crelicam Ebony |
| Bridge Pins | — | West African Crelicam Ebony |
| Cutaway | — | Venetian Cutaway |
| Fretboard Binding | — | West African Crelicam Ebony |
| Nut Saddle | — | Tusq Nut, Micarta Saddle |
| Orientation | — | Right Handed |
| Peghead Binding | — | None |
| Peghead Finish | — | Satin |
| Peghead Type | — | Paddle, Standard |
| Top Finish | — | Gloss |
| Top wood | — | Torrefied Spruce |