Beautiful quality & adjustability.
As I Work in Walsall the history of leather trade, I was drawn to them.
It is a beautifully made guitar with great tone.

Cort Custom Pro Setup package and delivery - is Included completely FREE of charge (Worth £225)
























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Specialist of Cort guitars for over 3 decades

Central England Showroom (Opposite Train Station)

Custom Pro Service Package Included worth (£225)

Dedicated to long term support - not quick sales
The first multi-scale 8-string guitar from Cort®, the new KX508MS features the highly regarded Fishman® Fluence Modern pickups to provide a variety of great sounds for the modern rock player. The acclaimed Fishman® Fluence pickups provide the best of both active and passive worlds in terms of sound and feel. Whether it's brutal modern metal distortion or sweet clean vintage-like tones, the Fluence Modern pickups offer versatility as well as superb guitar tones for days.
FEATURES
POPLAR BURL TOP
ON SWAMP ASH BODY
Lightweight Swamp Ash body delivers plenty of punchy high-mids while Poplar Burl's unique aesthetic adds a cool visual touch.
FISHMAN® FLUENCE
MODERN HUMBUCKER SET
Push-pull pots facilitate coil-tap for single-coil sounds as well as Fishman®'s Voice1 for the modern active high output humbucker tone and Voice2 for a passive type of organic feel with increased vintage-like dynamics and response whilst maintaining high output for warm and rich distortion or clean sounds.
SINGLE HARDTAIL
WITH STRING-THRU BODY
Individual hardtail bridge unit for each string that feeds through the body results in greatly improved sustain, superb string separation for greater articulation and precise intonation.
1 VOLUME & 1 TONE
3 WAY SWITCH
The simple 1 volume, 1 tone and 3-way toggle switch controls provide a variety of great sounds and allows you to focus on your playing.
26.5-28″ SCALE
Get tight and punchy low-end for the low-B and low-F# strings with the extended scale length while maintaining the familiar feel and tension on the treble strings for speedy runs and string-bending.
MACASSAR EBONY FINGERBOARD
An ideal wood for high-gain applications, Macassar Ebony provides a cutting high-end to get your playing heard through the dense mix as well as fast and smooth playability.
5PC MAPLE & PURPLE HEART NECK
The 5-piece Maple and Purple Heart neck not only provides strength and stability but a strong and focused sound in conjunction with the body’s acoustic resonance.
Cort® STAGGERED LOCKING MACHINEHEADS
The deluxe locking machine heads offer precise and reliable tuning as well as easier and quicker string changes.
SPOKE NUT HOTROD TRUSSROD
The spoke nut hotrod truss rod improves neck stability as well as ease of neck bow adjustment.
56.5㎜ (2 7/32“) NUT WIDTH
The 56.5㎜(2 7/32”) nut width is surprisingly comfortable for an 8-string guitar and even suit players with small hands.
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Construction |
Bolt-On |
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Body Material |
Mahogany |
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Top Material |
Popular Burl |
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Scale Length |
26.5″-28″ Multi-Scale (673.5mm-712mm) |
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Neck Material |
Maple & Purple heart 5-ply Laminated |
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Neck Shape |
D Shape |
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Neck Thickness |
1F : 19.5mm, 12F : 21.5mm |
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Fingerboard Material |
Macassar Ebony |
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Fingerboard Radius |
15.75″ (R400) |
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Number of Frets |
24 Frets |
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Fret Type |
Medium-Jumbo (2.7×1.1), Nickel Silver |
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Inlay |
Tear Drop with White Side Dots |
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Nut Material |
Black PPS |
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Nut Width |
2 7/32“ (56.5mm) |
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Truss Rod |
Two-way Adjustable with Spoke-nut |
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Tuning Machines |
Cort® Locking Tuners |
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Bridge |
Individual Bridge with String Thru Body |
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Configuration |
HH |
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Pickups |
Fishman® Fluence Modern Humbucker Set |
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Controls |
1-Volume (Push-pull), 1-Tone (Push-pull), 3-Way Toggle Switch |
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Hardware |
Black Nickel |
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Strings |
D'Addario® NYXL0980 (.009 .012 .016 .024 .032 .044 .060 .080) |
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Neck Finish |
Matte |
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Body Finish |
Matte (Open Pore) |
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Colors |
Mariana Blue Burst (MBB) |
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Special |
Volume Push-pull : Voice 1 (Push), Voice 2 (Pull) Tone Push-pull : Humbucker (Push), Coil-split (Pull) |
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* Interest free credit agreements of 12 months or less are not regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and are not subject to the jurisdiction of the Financial Ombudsman Service.
Finance is provided by Zopa Bank Limited, trading as DivideBuy. Lending is subject to your individual circumstances and satisfactory completion of Zopa Bank Limited’s credit checks. It is important that you do not take on more borrowing than you can afford. If you miss your repayments this may impact your credit rating and make it more difficult to obtain credit in the future. Lending is subject to Zopa Bank Limited’s terms and conditions.
Richards "Cort Guitar" 3 Point Promise
1. Richard knows the Cort brand better than any other dealer in the UK, specialising in them for 30 years
2. Our £225 custom pro setup and backup package ensures your Cort guitar is set up to your personal requirement - even down to personal gauge of string. A unique service.
3. Our customers are treated more like extended family than buying customers, due to Richards life values and ethos that runs through the entire business. No aspect of our business model follows contemporary standards, instead opting to tread our own unique path - sharing our passion with our customers.
No customer is ever left behind.
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