Cort – B4 Element – Open Pore Burgundy Red

$1,059.99

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Artisan B4 Element are the completely revamped group of basses that combines only the best elements from the highly popular Artisan B-class basses, including roasted maple fretboard on 5pc panga-panga / walnut neck, Bartolini® MK-1 pickups and Bartolini® MK-1 preamp set, and Hipshot® Ultralite tuners. Newly added are the new high-mass MetalCraft M4 bridges with dual string loading system that greatly enhances resonance and tone transfer, and a rounder ergonomic mahogany body with beautifully figured ash top that come in 3 different color options. The combination of right elements, together with Cort’s dedication to quality, makes the Artisan B4 Element an outstanding choice for pro musicians and enthusiasts alike.

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Description

Ash Top on Mahogany Body

Ash top on a mahogany body ensures a great balance of warm yet full and punchy sounding lows and bright, clear and transparent highs, not to mention ash’s beautiful wood grain for more a natural aesthetic.

Bartolini® MK-1 Pickups

The trademark Bartolini sound is preserved in the MK-1 while providing superb sound quality and value. The MK-1 delivers plenty of punchy and warm mids along with transparent and brilliant highs for a superbly balanced sound.

Bartolini® MK-1 Preamp

Bartolini’s renowned MK-1 preamp provides powerful yet transparent boost along with its trademark crisp high-end. The MK-1 transfers the natural liveliness of the bass through a flexible 3-band equalizer for a variety of applications ranging from studio recording to large concert halls. It also provides a switchable active/passive mode for a powerful modern active sound or an organic traditional passive sound.

MetalCraft M Bridge

The solid, high-mass MetalCraft M bridge was developed with more focus on ease-of-use and greater tone transfer. Depending on the thickness of the strings, the dual string loading system allows the strings to be loaded either through the body or from the top to find the best optimal string tension, resulting in enhanced sustain, greater playability and focused sound. Another big improvement for the tone transfer is the deep individual slots that hold the saddles rock-tight, preventing any unwanted movement and allows string vibrations to correctly transfer to the body. MetalCraft M4 and M5 now come with string spacing of 19mm for the 4-string M4, and 18mm (0.750” ) for the 5-string M5.

5pcs Panga Panga & Walnut Neck

The emphasis of the Panga Panga and Walnut combination is on tight and defined midrange that complements the bright and expansive tonal nature of the Mahogany body for an ideally balanced sound to round out the bass spectrum.

Hipshot® Ultralite

The B4 Element features Hipshot Ultralite tuners as standard equipment for tuning accuracy and stability.

Roasted Maple Fingerboard

By treating the Maple in an oxygen-free oven at a high temperature, the wood stabilizes and develops a golden-brownish look for enhanced stability as well as a more vintage type of look and a big bolder tone.

About Cort
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About CORT

Cort has been a guitar-making brand for more than 50 years with an unabated passion for the guitar. Based on long-standing guitar production knowledge, experience, and faith in quality and value, we constantly study to create the best guitar in the world. Cort's mission is to deliver the best instruments to passionate musicians around the world.

Cor-Tek is a global instrument manufacturer that produces and exports more than one million guitars and 300,000 amplifiers per year worldwide. Based on the technology and experience it has accumulated, its own guitar brand Cort was launched and became a highly sought-after name in the global instrument market for its high quality and excellent design.

Cort guitars are built in the state-of-the-art production facilities in Indonesia and China, based on professional knowledge and experience from our builders. In order to maintain Cort’s core ability for guitar building, we introduced careful wood selection standards, wood drying facilities, advanced CNC equipment and painting processes at an early date, and we continue to invest heavily in the development of facilities and human resources. Cort is committed to making great guitars, offering a more reasonable and diverse price range for various types of players.

Since the 1990s, Cort has collaborated with renowned guitar builders and artists from overseas to showcase innovative guitars. The great list of builders and artists who collaborated with Cort include: Ned Steinberger, Jim Triggs, Greg Curbow, Larry Coryell, Matt Murphy, Hiram Bullock, Joe Beck, Billy Cox, TM Stevens, Neil Zaza, Matthias Jabs, Gene Simmons and most recently Jeff Berlin, Frank Gambale, Hugh Manson, and Matthew Bellamy who worked to develop and launch new guitars with Cort. Performance, reliability and specifications sought by professional builders and artists play a valuable role in creating guitars that satisfy everyone from beginners to professional players.

In the 21st century, Cort is building its faith in great guitar building more than ever. Cort's passion and effort to create the best musical instruments will create more innovative and creative products in the coming future. And we would like to invite you to embark on this endless journey with us.

Shipping

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We offer free shipping on most products of $ 100.00 and over with a dimensional weight under 35 pounds.

For orders over $100 with no weight overload or fuel overload, after checking the best delivery options, we could refund you part of shipping fees.

Free shipping is not valid for remote regions such as Nunavut, Yukon, Northwest Territories and the non-metropolitan regions and all other areas driven by our courier. (Purolator / FedEx / UPS). All items will be shipped uninsured via Purolator or Canada Post. Insurance can be added, please just call us to know the details.  It is also possible to deliver order by bus for Quebec resident. Please contact us to get more information about this option.

In store pick up

  • To pick up your order in store, please write it down in the additional information. Specify the store of your choice. (Laval or Montreal)
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Specifications
CONSTRUCTIONBolt-On
BODYMahogany
TOPAsh
NECK5pcs Walnut & Panga Panga
FRETBOARDRoasted Maple
Radius: 15.75"(400㎜)
FRETS24
SCALE34"(864㎜)
TUNERSHipshot® Ultralite
BRIDGEMetalCraft M4
PICKUPSBartolini® MK-1 Pickup Set
ELECTRONICSBartolini® MK-1 Electronics
HARDWAREBlack
STRINGSD'Addario® EXL165