Head to head
Cort Cut Craft vs Yamaha L Series
The verdict
The Yamaha L Series comes out ahead overall — 76 to 70 on our estimated score.
Estimated from specs & owner reviews — a starting point, not a substitute for playing both.
Cort Cut Craft wins on
- Better playability (75 vs 64)
Yamaha L Series wins on
- Better build (93 vs 67)
- Better value (75 vs 70)
Scorecard
| Metric | Cut Craft | L Series |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | 70 | 76 |
| Build | 67 | 93 |
| Playability | 75 | 64 |
| Sound | 68 | 68 |
| Value | 70 | 75 |
Full specifications
| Spec | Cut Craft | L Series |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | Cort | Yamaha |
| Type | Acoustic-Electric | Acoustic-Electric |
| Years | — | — |
| Country | — | JP |
| Body wood | Solid Myrtlewood | Solid Indian Rosewood |
| Neck wood | Walnut Reinforced Mahogany | Mahogany + Rosewood (5-Ply) |
| Fretboard | Ebony | Ebony |
| Strings | 6 | 6 |
| Frets | 20 | — |
| Scale | 25" | 25.59" |
| Pickups | L.R. Baggs® M80 | None |
| Rating | — | — |
| Price | — | — |
| 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 | Gloss (Nitrocellulose Lacquer) |
| Body Purfling Material | Maple & Pau ferro | — |
| Body shape | NDX | Round-Shoulder Dreadnought Style |
| Bracing Material | Spruce | — |
| Bracing Pattern | Hand Scalloped X-Bracing | — |
| Bridge Material | Ebony | Ebony |
| Bridge Pin Material | Bone | — |
| Bridge String Spacing | 54.1mm | — |
| Case | Hardshell Case | Hardshell Case |
| Colors | Natural Gloss (NAT) | — |
| Construction | Dovetail Neck Joint at 13Fret | — |
| Controls | L.R. Baggs® M80 | None |
| 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) | R400 mm (15 3/4") |
| 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 | Matte |
| 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 | Bone |
| Nut width | 1 3/4″ (44.5mm) | 44 mm (1 3/4") |
| Pickguard | N/A | Tortoise Pattern |
| Rosette | Cut Craft Custom Rosette | — |
| Saddle | Genuine Bone | — |
| Scale length | 25.0″~25.5″ Multi Scale | 650 mm (25 9/16") |
| Side Position Mark | Dot | — |
| Special | Armrest & Cutaway Bevel Sonically Enhanced UV Finish | — |
| Top Material | Solid European Spruce | Solid Engelmann Spruce A.R.E. |
| Truss rod | Dual Acting / 4mm Wrench | — |
| Tuners | Die-Cast | Die-Cast Gold (TM67G-Y22) |
| Accessories | — | Hex Wrench |
| Back Material | — | Solid Indian Rosewood |
| Body Binding | — | Abalone + Maple + Stained Wood |
| Body Depth | — | 100-125 mm (3 15/16" - 4 15/16") |
| Body Length | — | 513 mm (20 3/16") |
| Body Width | — | 415 mm (16 5/16") |
| Bridge Pins | — | Black ABS with White Dot |
| Connections | — | None |
| Saddle Material | — | Bone |
| Side Material | — | Solid Indian Rosewood |
| Sound Hole Inlay | — | Abalone + Wood |
| String Spacing | — | 11 mm |
| Total Length | — | 1046 mm (41 3/16") |