Cort Artisan B5

[fochoasr]

WHAT BRAND AND GAUGE STRINGS-(STAINLESS STEEL OR NICKEL)

[Spell2008]

@fochoasr

Rotosound swingbass , thats steel. gauge is : 1.05-030 ( e-a-d-g-c )

[alonso000485]

Me decidí en comprar este modelo gracias a este vídeo, gracias por mostrar el buen sonido de este bajo. Buenas vibras desde Perú.

[UntilTheAftermath]

I'm going to buy this bass very soon, sounds really nice! Cheers, and thanks for posting a very good video, which shows more than decent playing!

[PabloWilard]

i wanna buy this bass, thanks for play this song, cause help me to hear the instrument sound. bye

[hbalazs09]

this model has active pickups or electronics?

[Craptron2000]

I'd put my money if on you if you had a thumb wrestle with Chuck Norris.

[viktordelima]

I was taking another look at the website from which I intended to buy the B5, and I observed that its body its Mahogany... isn't that heavier than swamp ash? It must be an older model, its bridge has two parts...

[Spell2008]

@viktordelima

Ouch! Yep a 2 part "fortress" bridge, thats a old model! The fortress bridges are know te be not that stable.

The recent series have a EB12 bridge.

The swamp ash models are the lightest

Regards, Michel

[viktordelima]

Hi, could you please tell me which one is the lightest, SR505 or Artisan B5? I have the Artisan B4 Fretless, and it is really light, good for my shoulder... now i'm looking for a 5-string fretted light bass, and these two fellows looked nicer... I tested the SR505 from a friend, and have the Artisan B4FL. What about B5? Lighter or heavier than Ibanez? thanks, nice grooves!

[Spell2008]

@viktordelima

Well the Cort is a real lightweight! I think the swamp ash B5 is lighter than the ibanez.

Thanks for your comment.

Grtz, Miesj

[viktordelima]

@Spell2008 Thanks man! I'll probably buy the B5... I have a Skyline 55-01 Lakland. I like it very very much, and 've been playing with it for 6 yrs so far... The only issue is that it is quite heavy for me, and the routine of playing standing up 4 or more times a week caused me injury 2 or 3 years ago... Now I'm almost 100% better, and ready to buy this light bass in order to keep the health up =). Thanks again, knowing that B5 its even lighter than SR505 helped me a lot!

[Zumwaloro]

@viktordelima hi! I've tried the artisan B5, I have problems with my back so I need a light bass. the artisan B5 is surely one of the lightest basses I've ever tried and it also souds awesome! Get one!

[viktordelima]

@Zumwaloro Thanks for the tip! Do you know any 5-stringed that is even lighter than B5???

[andrebires]

Hey, are you using an EADGC tuning? If yes, you made any ajustment to the nut?

Thanks and great video!

[Spell2008]

@andrebires

Thanks for your comment. I did no adjustments to the nut. The bass is completely stock. Worked just fine.

Grtz, Miesj

[keccsmester]

Thanks your answer :) My decision is the Ibanez . I thinking a lot and not too expensive the Ibanez. :) So thanks again.

Best :)

[keccsmester]

Can you tell some comment about this guitar because i will buy this type but black version.I used Ibanez SR 505 and K5 but i sold them because i needed to go tu US. So i want to play on bass again :)

[Spell2008]

@keccsmester

Hi, It's quite similar to the SR505, the main difference is the placement of the pickups. I think it's a decent bass for the price paid. The passive sound is quite "thin", but with the bartolini electronics you can put some body in it. In the vid. the bass is in passive ( well, it's not really passive, it's more a eq bypass ) mode, no EQ whatsoever, Hardware is decent, and the finish is flawless.

I'm used to play Jazz basses so I'm having a hard time with the playability.

[keccsmester]

what is the amplifier type what you use???

[Spell2008]

@keccsmester

There is no amp. involved here. I plugged the bass directly into the line input of the soundcard. The only thing in between is a boss lmb-3 with the enhancer off and settings at noon.

Greetz, Michel

[keccsmester]

i will buy this type but black version ^^

[basserman84]

tone is great...like ken smith.. :)