NGD! Cort L450-O...

[FloridaGull]

Yes, a Cort...it happened this way...

My daughter had an appointment at the orthodontist yesterday morning in Jupiter, which is close to Wolfe Guitars - so I had to stop in... ;-)

I played a $3950 Dana Bourgeois OM - http://www.gbase.com/gear/dana-bourgeois-vintage-om - very nice, great note separation and resonance (as one would hope) - I can certainly see the attraction - don't have the budget. Then played a Breedlove CM-K - http://www.gbase.com/gear/breedlove-cm-k-1998-natural - only $3550! I personally liked the tone of the Breedlove better than the Bourgeois, but I am partial to cedar...

Then on to more pedestrian models. I wanted to try this one - http://www.gbase.com/gear/takamine-s...esf60c-natural - but it was on hold. So I looked around the store, and saw a Cort L450-O - 1 3/4" nut width, all-mahogany, solid top and back (not sure about the sides yet), great action, wonderful tone, satin finish - $300 cash out the door...

I picked this one up off of the "cheepie" rack - played it for a bit - great tone! My daughter said it sounded great! I put it down - played a Breedlove or 2, an ESP nylon, and Alvarez nylon - kept coming back to pick this Cort up. It spoke to me - and I spoke to Jay Wolfe...you can see what happened next here - http://www.acousticguitarcommunity.c...ource=activity - as I cannot post pics and things like that here... :-)

Anyway, this is a very well-constructed guitar with great tone - it seems to be a new model for 2014 (according to the Cort website - the only reference to it is in the "Price List" section) - http://www.cortguitars.com/files/cor...elist_2014.pdf - there is a L450-C - http://www.cortguitars.com/en/product/l450c - but this one has a 1 11/16" nut...

Anyway, I am very pleased!

If anyone has the specs for one of these, I'd appreciate it!

[FloridaGull]

I guess Cort's aren't too interesting...

[gibbyguy]

I was in a music store in Mankato, Mn, and played a variety of guitars among some nicer Martins. The owner points me to a solid top lam s&b Cort OM sized guitar. I played it for a while and had a similar experience. Very responsive and good feeling neck. I think if a guitar, regardless of price or lack of high end appointments, speaks to you and sounds great then why not get it. This one was a $350 Cort, don't remember the model number. The only thing I was not guitar shopping, but guitar playing that day, otherwise I may have went home with it.

[Tadpole]

We have a local Cort dealer. I never was interested in checking them out...until now! Thanks for the info. I wasn't eager to deal with a pushy salesman to look at guitars that I wasn't particularly interested in. But....now I am interested! A Cort might be just what I need.

[FloridaGull]

I think I figured out how to add a picture:

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No I didn't...

[gibbyguy]

Tried to post pic but can't....love the hog top!

[bancika]

Congrats. I almost bought the L450-C you mentioned. If they didn't have the all-solid cort dread that was noticeably better, I probably would have

[nickyruskin]

Cort are great guitars for the money. I'm only aware of the L450C with a 1 11/16" nut.

But L450-O? This year, they release a few models in the Luce series and there is this L100-O which is solid spruce top and laminated mahogany back and sides. This one has the all important 1 3/4" nut.

The soundhole sticker mention L450-O?

[roylor4]

Nice pick Floridagull! i looked at/thought about the 450C but the 11/16 nut width was a deal breaker. Almost every Cort I have played punched about it's weight class with good build quality.

I don't know, but I assume (like you) that the sides are the same as the C model - laminate. Back has more effect on tone anyways. After you've had it a while could you post your impressions on it? Build quality, tone, volume , playability? I don't have any all hogs and would eventually like one.

Congrats on a nice new guitar!

Roy

[nickyruskin]

Here's your pic! Nice guitar!

[TRD1]

Here you go Floridagull

CONSTRUCTION: Dovetail Neck Joint
CUTAWAY: N/A
BODY: Concert Body Shape(91*106mm Body depth), Solid Mahogany Top with Solid Mahogany Back & Mahogany Sides
NECK: Mahogany
BINDING: N/A
FRETBOARD: Rosewood, 43mm Nut Width
FRETS: 20
SCALE: 25.3" (643mm)
INLAY: White Snowflake Inlay
TUNERS: Die cast Nickel with Black Knobs
ROSETTE: Multiple Abalone
BRIDGE: Rosewood
ELECTRONICS: N/A
STRINGS: D'Addario USA EXP16 Light
BRACING: Advanced Scalloped X-Bracing

[FloridaGull]

Originally Posted by nickyruskin

Cort are great guitars for the money. I'm only aware of the L450C with a 1 11/16" nut.

But L450-O? This year, they release a few models in the Luce series and there is this L100-O which is solid spruce top and laminated mahogany back and sides. This one has the all important 1 3/4" nut.

The soundhole sticker mention L450-O?

The sticker says "L450-O NS" - with a serial number that begins with 13...and it really has a 1 3/4" nut! I even measured it - with my trusty Stanley tape measure...

As I mentioned above, the only mention I could find was in the Cort price list - where the L450-O (along with others) has an asterisk next to it - which indicates a new-for-2014 model, according to the bottom of the page...
I've sent an e-mail to Cort customer service - let's see how responsive they are...

[FloridaGull]

Originally Posted by TRD1

Here you go Floridagull

CONSTRUCTION: Dovetail Neck Joint
CUTAWAY: N/A
BODY: Concert Body Shape(91*106mm Body depth), Solid Mahogany Top with Solid Mahogany Back & Mahogany Sides
NECK: Mahogany
BINDING: N/A
FRETBOARD: Rosewood, 43mm Nut Width
FRETS: 20
SCALE: 25.3" (643mm)
INLAY: White Snowflake Inlay
TUNERS: Die cast Nickel with Black Knobs
ROSETTE: Multiple Abalone
BRIDGE: Rosewood
ELECTRONICS: N/A
STRINGS: D'Addario USA EXP16 Light
BRACING: Advanced Scalloped X-Bracing

Thanks - but that's the L450-C specs...mine is probably the same, with a 1 3/4" nut - and whatever differences they might make between a "concert" and an "orchestra" body...mine has Grover open-gear tuners with "butterbean" knobs...see all the pics of mine here - http://www.acousticguitarcommunity.c...ource=activity - I can post my own pics in the Acoustic Guitar Community without needing a link - a nice touch!

[FloridaGull]

Here's a pic of the L450-C:



From the Cort website...they don't have the "O" up yet...

But - I found a generic pic of the L450-O:



Note the different pickguard - and here are the specs reported from Kief Music:

Features:

CONSTRUCTION: Dovetail Neck Joint
TOP: Solid Mahogany
BACK & SIDES: Solid Mahogany
BRACING: Advanced Scalloped Thin X-Bracing
NECK: Mahogany
FRETBOARD: Rosewood
SCALE: 25.3”
INLAY: Pearl Concise Snowflake
TUNERS: Grover Vintage
PICKGUARD: ‘Teardrop’ Tortoise

These specs say solid sides as well - wish I could find true info somewhere...

[nickyruskin]

Floridagull, seems like you have got a new model sooner than Cort can put up on their website.

Great guitar, but if only they add a cutaway...