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Cort Artisan B4 FL

Electric Fretless Bass from Cort belonging to the Artisan series

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Published on 07/08/10 at 02:14
Made in Indonesia although the brand is Korean.
String original thread round Addario, changed on net for Thomastik flat under penalty mark button.
Three-band equalizer hyper efficient pickups volume and balance with bonus rubber washers on all the knobs that allow precise adjustment. The only problem is no marking on the knobs for setting a point (there is still a notch "uncorrected" in the central position of the knobs).
The switch mutes the equalizer but in no way going from active to passive as some have said (see http://www.cortguitars.com/downloads/pdfs/B4FL.pdf).
Very precise mechanical and ease of tuning.


UTILIZATION

Channel super nice and the rosewood fingerboard, without being of Brazilian rosewood is of good quality (no groove).
Markers on the side of the button indicating the virtual location of the hoop helps the eye to find the notes but beware! With the half-ton to 3 cm and 1 cm above the bottom is still serious open its esgourdes to ring true and train a bit so that the octaves are just between the top and bottom sleeves. Note that the right note is usually directly below the benchmark with the exception of the 12 th box where the finger should be positioned between two points in the double mark.
The shape of the bass is not very ergonomic so heavy and frankly look very catchy!

SOUNDS

Although the pickups are active can make Pasto carefree if you have fingers that go well and an "Teentown" You are quick to believe thee (for truly believing that I would thoroughly earns a few points the speed of the metronome).
We can not Slap Soucaille but this is limited by the sound of flat nets.
Video quickly flared to snatches (bran WebCam: (but good):


OVERALL OPINION

Finally at c'prix here (390 euros at Euroguitar) you got the choice between LVJ96MRJP Vintage fretless, the Squier vintage modified jazz bass and Cort.
My choice is made and frankly I have no regrets.
I waited all this bass out for 2 ½ months and I almost changed for the Cort Curbow when my patience was beginning to crumble, but I held firm and so much better if I reckon that I cramer three rolls Sopalin crying before the Curbow in plasticky! Incidentally, a big thank you to the counselor at Euroguitar.