Cort
B5 Element
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The Cort Artisan B5 Element features an Ash top on Mahogany body with Bartolini MK-1 pickups and preamp.
Score
estimated from specs & owner reviews65
Overall / 100
Playability
75
Sound
60
Build
61
Value
65
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Specifications
Suggest an edit| Brand | Cort |
|---|---|
| Type | Bass |
| Body wood | Mahogany |
| Neck wood | Maple & Panga Panga 5-ply Laminated |
| Fretboard | Roasted Maple |
| Strings | 5 |
| Frets | 24 |
| Scale length | 34.02" |
| Pickups | Bartolini® MK-1 Pickup Set |
| Body Finish | Matte (Open Pore) |
| Bridge | MetalCraft M5 (String spacing : 18mm) |
| 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 |
| 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) |
| Top Material | White Ash 9T |
| Truss rod | Two-way Adjustable |
| Tuners | Hipshot® Ultralite |
