Cort Review: Artisan A4

History: I have been playing blues, punk and funk for 20 odd years. I retired from paid work 5 years ago after having a kid but still love to play.

Purchase: I played it a dozen times in the music shop and basically fell in love. It felt and sounded better than the Fenders and Spectors in there that cost twice as much.It even out-performed the Cort Masterpiece which is the Rolls Royce of the Artisan series.

What I Like About This Cort Artisan A4: Great tones, flexibility, playability. Extremely quiet pups, stunning looks. Endless sustain, fast neck, excellent craftmanship. Low action with no fretbuzz, perfect intonation, very fast neck.

What I Do NOT Like About The Cort Artisan A4: It is easy to get an array of bright, modern, punchy tones out of this bass, but more retro boofy tones are harder to achieve.After replacing the strings with Ultra-Lights, I had to adjust the truss rod, action and intonation, no big deal.

Cort Artisan A4 Quality Rating: Brilliant! The guys at Cort have put a lot of care into the Artisan series, those Koreans can make superb bass guitars!

Review Summary: Well, I was looking at basses that cost a lot more than this, but I kept coming back to it because it feels SO good and sounds great and looks stunning.

Rating of this Cort product: 4

This Cort Artisan A4 Bass Guitars Review Submitted By: Throbb.

Review Date: 2007-11-11