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It has also a neat mid frequency toggle, which will allow you to switch between 400Hz (low-mid) and 800Hz (high-mid) frequencies for the mid knob. OBP3 boasts a lot of oomph in the low end (trust me, A LOT of oomph) as well as a much more commanding treble sound.

#CORT BASS KOREA MOD#

This is a pretty popular mod to the RB5 (and most other basses really). In terms of style, over the years, I have found myself favouring to play more finger style on this bass relative to slap, partly because of the brittle treble and stronger mid-punch.Įventually, I had the pickups upgraded to USA Bartolini (MK5 Soapbars) and the preamps to Aguilar OBP3. Its also worth mentioning that the preamp has minimal noise as well.

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bass boost and treble cut), the sound is decent enough even for any professional player to take to the studio, IMO. With a 50:50 blend and some tweaks to the preamp (i.e. In particular, the tone of the neck pickup could be plenty better. Personally, I think that the bass sounds best with a 50:50 blend between the neck and bridge pickup. The Ash body has a naturally punchy-middy sound – which by the way resonates really well unplugged – and the preamp is set up quite well to complement the natural tone. The bass boost from the preamp is fine, and while the treble is slightly brittle, I think the mid punch is the star here. Despite only having the lower-end (Korean made) version of Bartolini pickups and preamp, it does provide a quite wide array of tonal palette to the table with a blend control and bass/mid/treble EQ boosts. So how does the sound of this bass fare? I’d say pretty well. Sound: More than enough to cater all your needs For me, the neck does feel a little long horizontally (even after all these years), but then again it’s nothing out of hand, I must say. The low B is SOLID (no floppy Mr.B here even with low action) thanks to its super long 35″ scale, which arguably will not be a fit for everyone. Cutaway is also made deep enough for access towards the 24th fret. The modern-C-shaped neck is well balanced, not too thick or thin to reach all 5 strings and provides a very fast access to all the frets across the fretboard. Playability? The neck plays like butter, which is the bass’ best feature, in my personal opinion. This does cause the bass to sit rather funnily on a guitar stand, and need some extra care to ensure that it’s not slanted enough to fall down. One interesting detail to mention is that the body is asymmetrical, with the bottom side of being longer. The overall shape is roundy, and falls nicely on the body. The design is almost identical with Elrick’s Gold Evolution basses, with the strings spaced at 1 3/4″ at the nut and 19mm at the bridge.Įrgonomically, I would say that the body is slightly larger than average. It is, however, bit heavier than average, but that’s nothing an average person can’t handle, and is compensated by the sturdy construction, anyway.

The bolt-on neck is constructed out of two piece maple topped with a rosewood fingerboard. The ash body felt solid, and the figured maple top coupled with a glossed finish give out a nice boutiquey look to the bass, and it does feel like one. Looks/Build Quality: Great looks on top of a sturdy construction Pros : Excellent playability, versatile, great looking figured maple topĬons : longer, larger, and heavier than average, brittle treble, weak neck PU Price : Street price US$600-700 (discontinued) Hardware : Black Hipshot tuners and EB-1 bridge Preamp : Bartolini MK1 EQ (Volume, Blend, Bass, Mid, Treble) Neck : Bolt on 2 piece maple neck with rosewood fingerboard In short, this bass provides plenty of (professional) quality at a very reasonable price tag, one of the best bang for your bucks!īody : Double cutaway Ash body with Flame Maple top Personally, I have owned this bass for about 10 years, and it it ticks all the right boxes. The Cort/Elrick RB5 is a collaboration between Korean giant guitar maker Cort with US-based bass luthier, Rob Elrick, who mostly builds high-end basses. Here, I review my first bass ever, the Cort Elrick RB5. Hi guys! This is my first post (of many more to come, hopefully).

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