In addition to its advanced electronics, the GB74 Gig offers key structural improvements for tonal integrity. Passive tone control is also included to expand the tonal variety even further. The pickup balancer knob enables the player to choose or mix in the P-style for even greater tonal versatility. Additionally, the VTB-P is a traditional split-coil P-style neck pickup with a vintage-flavored tone. The 3-way toggle switch allows the player to access the inner or outside coils or both to get the best of both worlds in one great-sounding bass humbucker. The unique Multitone bridge humbucker delivers meaty and growling humbucker sounds as well as clear and open single-coil sounds. The versatility of the GB74 Gig is made possible through controls that are simple yet expansive. From meaty and powerful tones to clear and smooth character, the GB74 Gig delivers both classic and modern bass sounds, packaged in a sleek profile with Lake Placid Blue finish and chrome hardware. The GB74 Gig incorporates the sounds of the humbucker, J-style single coil and P-style split-coil to offer bass players the ultimate sonic versatility. Granted Samick (or was it Cort?) has damaged their global reputation a bit.Seoul, South Korea (August 13, 2019) - Working bass players know the importance of finding the right tone, and with the new GB74 Gig from Cort Guitars, they no longer have to compromise or compensate to achieve it. Company's like Indie out of the UK have actually partnered with factories in a dual ownership scenario to ensure the quality is a concern of the manufacturer. Korea has a fully developed guitar manufacturing infrastructure and generally consistent quality. In a discussion with an industry insider, I was told it cost more to have a guitar built in Indonesia than China to meet specific quality levels due to the amount of instruments which had to be rejected. Indonesia is much newer to the game and as such doesn't have the all the experience China's workers have. That's not to say gems can't be found, but you don't have to look too hard to see where the corners have been cut. While there are a few Chinese factories which can turn out beautiful high-quality instruments, the vast majority of instruments you see from China are rebranded OEM stuff of much lesser quality. The truth lies in the specific manufacturer and the price point they're shooting for. I remember sometime in the mid 1990's Cort had the balls to raise their prices to that of 'world class guitars'.
#Cort bass korea series
(and yes they build big box guitars like the Emperor Swingster and Joe Pass for Epiphone as they were always good with that type of instrument)īut the Vintage Vibe series is coming from some super good, super staffed, someone gives a damn plant in China. It's been some 16 years in operation now. It seems the Samick plant and Cort plant of Indonesia are either in each others back pockets or possibly share the same facilities due to the fact I see alot of 'Made In Indonesia' IC/S (Indonesia Cort/Samick) on various Squier guitars.īasically the Cort/Samick plant in Indonesia is a move-over from what Samick had in Korea some years ago. Very consistent builds and decent electronics.
China get's a solid B for worker abuse and would be a good solid choice for you.īut if you REALLY want to make a mark in this game.step it RIGHT up to Indonesia.Labor practices that make CHINA look like western Europe! We're talking big leagues here.CHILD LABOR.yeah!.cracked skulls for organizing, and on and on.So if you REALLY want to maximize your support for this type of thing then buy Made in Indonesia with pride!Ĭort guitars are about the same as the Samick guitars from Indonesia.Įspecially since alot of Squier bass guitars come from IC/S most notably the 70's modified Jazz bass like the one I had.
The economic boom there means people do a little better than they use too, but still get abused to the point of wanting to commit suicide, because of the bad working conditions. Although Cort is REALLY making a play at getting Korea "back in the pack" in terms of abuse. Generally Koreans have fought for pretty decent labor rights so buying Korean may not get you the kind of exploitation your looking for. If your looking for mild worker exploitation then Korea is a good choice.
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