Cort X500-M-BKS Menace Mahogany Body Electric Guitar
X500 is born again with a modern aesthetic and feature upgrades to become the new darker and aggressive X500 Menace, making it highly suitable for metal and extreme music guitarists. While maintaining the neck-thru-body construction for exceptional sustain and high frets access, the X500 Menace now features a more popular maple top on mahogany body combination, reverse headstock, 7-piece Maple / Purple Heart / Panga Panga neck and compound radius fingerboard, FloydRose® 1000 Series tremolo, and Seymour Duncan® Sentient & Nazgul Humbucker set for superb playability, sound quality, and that menacing presence the guitarists for extreme genre seek.
Mahogany Body Wing with Maple Top
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The Maple top on Mahogany body is a classic wood combination that simply cannot be beat: thick, cutting, warm, rich, full and sweet. Combined with the neck-thru construction, the sustain and tone transfer is limitless.
Neck-Thru Body Construction
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When it comes to sustain and focused midrange punch and cut, no other neck-body joint method beats neck-thru-body construction. Rock-solid stable and super sleek, it is built for speed across the entire range of the fingerboard.
Seymour Duncan® Sentient & Nazgûl Humbucker Set
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Take your guitar to the center of the earth with the Nazgûl and Sentient high output passive humbucker pickups. The Nazgûl combines a large ceramic magnet with custom winding specs resulting in a perfect blend of note articulation, saturation, pick attack, and one of the most brutal “chugs” you’ll ever hear from a humbucker. The Sentient neck delivers a balanced, versatile tone with pristine cleans and fluid leads under high gain.
1 Volume & 1 Tone 3 Way Pickup Selector
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Sometimes simplicity is all that a player needs to get the musical point across. One volume pot and one tone pot with 3-pickup selector keeps it clean and simple and allows the player to focus on the music.
FloydRose® 1000 Series Tremolo
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Nothing stays in tune quite like a FloydRose® tremolo system. Whether you are dive-bombing, doing extreme harmonic squeal pullups or subtle chordal coloration, the Floyd will give you the confidence to express your musical ideas without any tuning worries.
Ebony Fingerboard
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There are many types of woods that are used for fingerboard but no other compares to the jet-black beauty and slick smoothness of Ebony.
7pcs Maple / Purple Heart / Panga Panga Neck
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The 7-piece Maple, Purple Heart and Panga Panga neck provides rock-solid stability and smooth surface for high-speed riffing and soloing with unfettered access to the highest frets for superb playability.
Compound Radius Fingerboard (12-15.75”)
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A deluxe feature for players who like to transition from easy chording on the low register to high-speed soloing and enhanced string-bending on the upper register, the compound radius facilitates easier playability so you can focus on your playing.
Reverse Headstock
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Exclusive for the X500 Menace, the reverse headstock presents an unconventional and meaner look over the original design.
'Next Gen' Cort Logo
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The modern and sleek design of the ‘Next Gen’ Cort logo was developed and applied to perfectly complement the aggressive styling of the X and KX Series.
Specifications
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CONSTRUCTION |
Neck-Thru |
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BODY |
Mahogany |
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NUT WIDTH |
1 11/16" (43㎜) |
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TOP |
Solid Maple |
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NECK |
7pcs Maple, Purple heart & Panga Panga |
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FRETBOARD |
Ebony |
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FRETS |
24 |
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SCALE |
25.5" (648㎜) |
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TUNERS |
Die-Cast |
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BRIDGE |
FloydRose® 1000 Series Tremolo |
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PICKUPS |
Seymour Duncan® Sentient & Nazgûl |
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ELECTRONICS |
1 Volume & 1 Tone, 3 Way Switch |
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HARDWARE |
Black |
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STRINGS |
D'Addario® EXL120 |