Cort Guitars
Cort Guitars is a guitar manufacturer based in South Korea. Cort is one of the biggest guitar producer in the world and provides tools in order for other companies here.
History
Jack Westheimer built import in the 1960's business connections with Japanese guitar manufacturers in order guitars Japanese production to America. In 1973, Westheimer, with Yung H. Park as a business partner in South Korea, the company Yoo - Ah. Yoo Ah was later renamed Cor - Tek, according to Westheimer Cortez brand. Later took over the leadership of Park Cor -Tek.
Cor -Tek provides besides guitars with the brand also Cort Guitars in order for various big brands such as Ibanez, Schecter and G & L, ago.
Models
Cort has no signature model such as Fender Stratocaster or the Gibson with the Les Paul. Instead, a wide range of Cort guitars forth to serve different guitarists and music genres. The production extends to both electric guitars, acoustic guitars and bass guitars. The main focus is on good quality at competitive prices.
Electric Guitars
- EVL series
- G Series
- KX series
- M series
- X Series
- Zenox series
- Jazz box series
- Masterpiece Series
- Signature Series
- VX series
- S series
- CR Series
Acoustic Guitars
- Limited Edition Series
- Earth series
- SFX series
- NTL series
- CJ series
- MR series
- Classical series
- Standard Series
- AJ series
- Lp series
Bass Guitars
- Masterpiece Series
- Signature Series
- GB series
- Artisan series
- Curbow series
- PB1L series
- Action series
- EVL series
- Arona series
Apart from the model currently produced Cort also has many other manufactures. Some of the first Cort models were direct copies of popular guitars such as the Stratocaster.
In addition to the stringed instruments Cort also has its own amplifier series.
Amplifier
- CM Series
- GE Series
- MX Series
Parkwood
By 2006, Cort introduced a number of high - quality guitars under the name ' Cort Parkwood ' her. As of 2006, Cort Parkwood as its own brand without the name Cort and Cort logo, continued. Parkwood is still made by Cort in Korea, with the exception of the hybrid series that comes from Indonesia.
Contract manufacturers
Corts production does not focus on the brand guitars Cort but on contract manufacturing for various other companies. Large companies include it contracts for the production of cheaper guitars with their logo and name. Among the best known brands include this Ibanez, Schecter, Parkwood and the G & L Tribute series.
In recent years, several small manufacturers who are known for extremely high - quality ( and high - priced ) guitars, Cort began to take for the preparation of budget models under contract. Thus, for example, could Avalon Guitars, a North Irish producers, by Corts production of a cheaper model to sell 8,000 guitars and the income in 2003 more than doubled compared to last year.
Known users
- Larry Coryell
- Matt Murphy
- Neil Zaza
- Billy Cox
- T. M. Stevens
- Ettore Rigotti
- Ricky Garcia
- Gene Simmons ( ax - bass)
- Matthias Jabs (Signature Guitar Garage Garage 1 & 2)
Swell
- Cort history ( version of July 21, 2011 at the Internet Archive )
- CNN article about Avalon / Cort contract