Cort X500 Menace 6-String Multi-Scale Black Satin, Free Shipping

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.

Key Features

• Loaded with Seymour Duncan pickups for a dark tonal presence and immense power
• Silky-smooth satin finish and sleek neck creates a fast-paced shredding experience
• Deliver daring dive-bombs and much more thanks to an original Floyd Rose trem
• Reverse headstock design and all-black finish creates a fierce look in any setting

Full Description

Searing Seymour Duncan

High output. Scorching sonic flavour. It can only be Seymour Duncan. The Cort Menace comes loaded with a powerful duo of Nazgul and Sentient pickups, bringing you a monstrous, dark, demonic tonal attitude. So if you like it heavy, you're in the right place. Explore classic humbucking goodness while custom wound design, large ceramic magnets, and meticulous Seymour Duncan quality provide pickups like no other. In the bridge position, you'll find the ultimate blend of pick attack, saturation, articulation, and immense chugging power. In fact, this might be one of the most brutal chugs you'll of heard erupt from a humbucker, ever. Enticed? You should be. But that's not all, in the neck position, the X500 Menace kicks out a balanced, charming character with pristine cleans and liquid smooth leads, even under high gain. The Cort Menace - a versatile, heavy molten metal machine. And it needs to be experienced.

A fast-paced shred machine

Liquid smooth. The Cort X500 Menace features a sleek seven-piece neck made from quality tonewoods. It feels sublime in every position up and down the neck while its double cutaway body provides unrestricted access to upper frets. You'll also cherish the Menace's silky-smooth satin finish which creates effortless expression and a scintillating, fast-paced feel. Plus, Cort know exactly how to design a top-notch instrument, so that's why this X500 features a neck-thru-body construction too. Bringing you a robust, reliable instrument with superior sustain and focused mid-range punch. It's built to deliver with impact.

Let your creativity thrive

An original Floyd Rose trem. It's essential for any serious metal guitarist. How else could you incorporate such daring dive bombs into your playing? Thankfully, Cort know what's required for an exhilarating performance. Featuring an original Floyd Rose 1000 bridge, you can experience the freedom of creativity right at your fingertips. This FR Tremolo system allows you to perform the most audacious of vibrato effects, with your strings returning to their original tuning. This way, you can have the peace-of-mind that your guitar is in tune, even after your insane whammy bar antics. An unforgettable performance, where inspiration flourishes. There's simply nothing quite like a Floyd Rose authenticity.

Specifications

• Product: Cort X500 Menace, Black Satin
• Product Code: X500
• Series: X Series

Body

• Body Material: Solid Maple Top w/ Mahogany Body
• Body Type: Double Cutaway
• Finish: Satin
• Colour: Black

Neck & Fingerboard

• Neck Material: 7pcs Maple,Purple heart and Panga Panga
• Neck Finish: Satin
• Neck Construction: Neck-Thru
• Fingerboard Material: Ebony
• Fingerboard Radius: Compound - 12'' to 16''
• Number of Frets: 24
• Scale Length: 648 mm

Hardware & Electronics

• Hardware Colour: Black
• Tuners: Die-Cast
• Bridge: Original FloydRose Tremolo
• Neck Pickup: Seymour Duncan Sentient
• Bridge Pickup: Seymour Duncan Nazgul
• Controls: 1 Volume, 1 Tone, 3-Way Switch
• Strings: D'Addario EXL120