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Pictures look good don't they. I agree, seems to tick a lot of boxes construction wise, especially if the rosette and purfling are real. Full marks for the arm bevel too.
Astonishing value for £250 but, as ever, what does it play and sound like?
Thanks @HerbieTheRadDorklift. Yet another example of a brand really trying to impress at the budget end. Marvellous starter or even student guitar for someone.
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"One of the world's leading Korean musical instrument manufacturers" is code for Cort.
Mind you, if you close your eyes and pick up any random £300 guitar in any random shop and say "This actually a Cort" you'll be right about one-third of the time. If you say "This actually either a Cort or a Samik" you'll be right two-thirds of the time, maybe more than that. Those two are the giants of guitar manufacturing. Outside of the high end, the number of brands which are really reselling Cort or Samik is just mind-blowing.
For example: Gretsch moved all their electromatic production to Indonesia and China around 2019.
Everything that was made in Korea from 2000-2018 is now made in China or Indonesia.
If you want cheap import all solid guitars, then Herley Benton seem to be the only ones unless these prove to be.
Are the classicals all solid as well?
But like you say, the top definitely contributes to the sound most. I’d rather have a greay solid top / lam guitar than an average all solid guitar.
There are obvious exceptions Corts own triple O that I own the bracing is almost exactly that of a pre-war Martin in terms of size positioning and shape and after 5 years of use sounds pretty good for a £399 guitar. I am also a firm believer that solid wood as much as its a nice to have for sides its not much of an upgrade when high end luthiers are layering their sides for greater mass and performance.
For backs, solid wood is much to be preferred.
Back to the original topic: if you are going to buy a Cort, why not buy one with an actual Cort badge on it?