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Legendary Curbow Bass Returns from Cort Guitars
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Legendary Curbow Bass Returns from Cort Guitars… Cort Guitars has announced the Curbow Series for 2012, including the Curbow 41, Curbow 42, Curbow 51 and Curbow 52. They feature sturdy bolt-on necks, soft maple bodies, and Bartolini electronics with slap-switch system.
The Curbow Series basses were developed in collaboration with legendary bass builder Greg Curbow and feature the iconic Curbow designed headstock. The 2012 series basses are available in single and dual-pickup models.
Specifications for the Curbow Series are as follows:
Curbow 41
Soft maple body
Three-piece Canadian hard maple neck
Rosewood fretboard
Die cast tuners
EB10 (4) bridge
Single Bartolini Active MK1-4 pickup and Bartolini MK-2 EQ with slap-switch system
Platinum hardware
D’Addario strings
Available in black and brown burst
MSRP $650 USD
Curbow 42
Soft maple body
Three-piece Canadian hard maple neck
Rosewood fretboard
Die cast tuners
EB10 (4) bridge
Two Bartolini MK1-4 pickups and Bartolini MK-1 EQ
Platinum hardware
D’Addario strings
Available in black and brown burst
MSRP $689 USD
Curbow 51
Soft maple body
Three-piece Canadian hard maple neck
Rosewood fretboard
Die cast tuners
EB10 (5) bridge
Single Bartolini Active MK1-5 pickup and Bartolini MK-2 EQ with slap-switch system
Platinum hardware
D’Addario strings
Available in black and brown burst
MSRP $695 USD
Curbow 52
Soft maple body
Three-piece Canadian hard maple neck
Rosewood fretboard
Die cast tuners
EB10 (5) bridge
Two Bartolini MK1-5 pickups and Bartolini MK-1 EQ
Platinum hardware
D’Addario strings
Available in black and brown burst
MSRP $729 USD
About Cort Guitars
For over 50 years, Cort has built the finest guitars and basses, representing quality and value that is unparalleled in our industry. Our mission is to exceed our customers’ expectations by utilizing cutting edge designs, hand selected materials and state of the art technology. Each Cort employee approaches his or her job with a sense of pride allowing us to work as one extended family working towards one common goal: to endeavor to bring customers the finest quality instruments possible. www.cortguitars.com
