Cort S500
Overview
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- electric guitars
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Dates of manufacture:
1998 to 2000
CORT produced the S500 between 1998 and 2000. The S500 was like the S400, but had a humbucker at the bridge. Other features included: agathis body, Powersound pickups, and a Wilkinson VS10 tremolo.
Specifications (21)
Controls
| Tone controls | 1 tone control |
| Volume controls | 1 volume control |
| Pickup selector controls | 5-way selector switch |
Electronics
| Pickups brand and model | Cort Powersound pickup(s) |
| Pickups configuration | 2 single coil pickups and 1 humbucker pickup |
General
| Finish colors | black finish, blue finish, green finish, red finish |
| Finish effects | transparent finish |
| Made in | Korea |
| Number of strings | 6 strings |
| Scale length | 25.5 inches scale-length |
Body
| Body material | agathis body |
| Body shape features | double cutaway |
| Pickguard material | white pickguard |
Hardware
| Bridge | Wilkinson VS10 tremolo |
| Hardware color | chrome hardware |
Fretboard
| Fingerboard material | rosewood fingerboard |
| Fingerboard position markers | offset dot fingerboard position markers |
Neck
| Neck joint | bolt on neck |
| Neck material | maple neck |
| Number of frets | 22 fret |
| Tuner layout | three-each-side |
Prices (6)
| Date | Price | Condition | Name | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | $279.95 | new | guitar-list | List price |
| 2017 | €220 | good | Todor Nikolov | Cort S500- red color |
| 2000 | ₩300000 | good | ||
| 2000 | €2500 | new | ||
| 2018 | $210 | worn | ||
| 2016 | €260 | poor |
Reviews (1)
CORT S500 reviewed by Andrew
Andrew
After a long time repairing the trem bolts. Then some adjusting\rest time. This guitar plays pretty damn good. The neck isn't as fast as the Ibanez rx170 which is made at the same plant. It's very comfortable. This guitar was beat up and put thru the ringer. And it seems all that did was add character and riffs to the guitar I'll take it thru it's next life, then pass it on.
Electronics are average. A split switch would make it more versatile.
Great harmonics
Once the springs set, stays in tune with the best of them. Just don't abuse the trem.
I got one of the first S500 line. And it has held up with very little care
Big fan of Cor-Tek guitars!