cort curbow 6?

[Bassinator89]

Anyone have any good input?

[thelowsoundofbass]

never played a sixer, but i liked the four string that i played. that was almost 2 years ago tho so i don't remember much other than it didn't stay in place well when sitting. there have been at least 2 members on here that really liked their corbow 6ers, havic (who didn't take good care of it so it went kaput) and thejoz (who as far as i know still plays his)

lowsound

[sixner]

they're great..

/thread

joking, They are great though. i really love the tones... and the look and feel of it is GREAT... ah, so sleek... sexy. i hear they have a diff preamp (or is it PUP?) after or before a certain year (wow im so specific huh?).... someone else can better define...... but, only major draw back is the lower cutaway..... when sitting down, its uncomfortable... but not too bad...

-sixner

[Thonk]

they're great..

/thread

joking, They are great though. i really love the tones... and the look and feel of it is GREAT... ah, so sleek... sexy. i hear they have a diff preamp (or is it PUP?) after or before a certain year (wow im so specific huh?).... someone else can better define...... but, only major draw back is the lower cutaway..... when sitting down, its uncomfortable... but not too bad...

-sixner
I think they have Mighty Mite PUPs in them now. They had some other kind a few years ago..

[thelowsoundofbass]

they're great..

/thread

joking, They are great though. i really love the tones... and the look and feel of it is GREAT... ah, so sleek... sexy. i hear they have a diff preamp (or is it PUP?) after or before a certain year (wow im so specific huh?).... someone else can better define...... but, only major draw back is the lower cutaway..... when sitting down, its uncomfortable... but not too bad...

-sixner

ya i think that i heard of that, its the pickup

lowsound

[sixner]

Bartolini's i think... pretty sure....... with the mkI pre-amp?......... or mkII.. cant remember, haha... nor do i really know the difference.... someone on here told me about them, im just kinda fuzzy right now, been craming for Exams :upset:
-sixner

[PaulSimonon]

They used to have mightymites, and then they switched to Barts in recent years. The mightymite electronics are actually pretty darn nice, they just don't have the name recognitions as Barts...

I believe that the curbows have custom wound pickups and the mkI preamp.

[Bassinator89]

bump?

[the101er]

Haven't they stopped production after Greg Curbow died or soemthing?

[rh15951]

They used to have mightymites, and then they switched to Barts in recent years. The mightymite electronics are actually pretty darn nice, they just don't have the name recognitions as Barts...

I believe that the curbows have custom wound pickups and the mkI preamp.

Mightymites are pretty good, I've a MM style passive mightymite pickup in my Cort 5 string. Has a very nice sound and massive output :thumb:

[the101er]

Mightymites are pretty good, I've a MM style passive mightymite pickup in my Cort 5 string. Has a very nice sound and massive output :thumb:

123, I've got a J and MM in my Cort and won't use anything else

[Cyclos]

I've got a Cort Curbow 5 with the Bartolini pickup and sounds great

[edgebass5]

Haven't they stopped production after Greg Curbow died or soemthing?

I doubt it considering the Cort Curbow is Cort's knock-off version of a real Curbow. The manufacturing of these basses had absolutely nothing to do with Greg.

[Bassinator89]

I doubt it considering the Cort Curbow is Cort's knock-off version of a real Curbow. The manufacturing of these basses had absolutely nothing to do with Greg.

whats a real curbow?

[Akira]

whats a real curbow?
A bass actually made by Greg Curbow.

[Bassinator89]

A bass actually made by Greg Curbow.

Oh, alright. It's not bad quality though, right?

[edgebass5]

^^^A cort curbow is what I would call intermediate quality. They're not at the level of a custom shop instrument, or even something that was assembly line manufactured but at a very high level (i.e. top of the line warwicks, spectors, etc.). Very middle-of-the-road quality, maybe slightly higher.

A real curbow instrument is incredibly high quality. On comparable level with MTD, Nordstrand, Benevante, etc. etc.

[Bassinator89]

^^^A cort curbow is what I would call intermediate quality. They're not at the level of a custom shop instrument, or even something that was assembly line manufactured but at a very high level (i.e. top of the line warwicks, spectors, etc.). Very middle-of-the-road quality, maybe slightly higher.

A real curbow instrument is incredibly high quality. On comparable level with MTD, Nordstrand, Benevante, etc. etc.

can you suggest a better 6 string for the price that would be higher quality?

[edgebass5]

^^^For the price that would be higher quality? Actually no, not unless you're willilng to shop on the used market.

[Chris K]

I do like some of Curbow's 33 fret basses...

but I have my reservations about the Cort Curbows, I've heard of neck problems from several TB'ers...

[sixner]

I do like some of Curbow's 33 fret basses...

but I have my reservations about the Cort Curbows, I've heard of neck problems from several TB'ers...

like?....
i've never heard/seen any?... play em quiet often at GC
-sixner

[Chris K]

like?....
i've never heard/seen any?... play em quiet often at GC
-sixner

here is this from the user Shambleau:

"I liked it at first, but I soon had some problems with it.

- The lower horn too short making it impossible to play while sitting of course.
- Impossible to play without being plugged, not enough sound acoustically
- And more importantly, the action was terrible, the too-thin neck didn't stay straight on mine (a luthier was not surprised by that, said he had already seen other afflicted Cort Curbow like mine!) AND could not be set right without paying something like a third of the price I paid (new!).

Sure the neck is über-fast, and the bart MK1 sounds very good, for the price of the bass, but I think I made an error buying it...well maybe it was a lemon, dunno...

I'm now much happier with my Tribute by G&L!"

[sixner]

hm.... i love the necks.......... but that not staying straight thing makes me leary..... i had considered the curbow 6 as next bass... but..i dunno..

it's between the curbow 6 and BTB406... unless i find others used...
-sixner

[Chris K]

Well, this cemented my opinion of them...I've played three, a 4, a 5 and a 6 and I didn't like any of them. I went in with an open mind but they were crap (as a brand) or all lemons (which I doubt).

[Bassinator89]

now I reconsider. Ergh.

[Chris K]

now I reconsider. Ergh.

I don't mean to change anyones mind here, you gotta go try it for yourself, but every time I tried to love it, we just didn't bond....

...but even though I felt the 4 was flawed, it was the best of a bad bunch.

[edgebass5]

- The lower horn too short making it impossible to play while sitting of course.
- Impossible to play without being plugged, not enough sound acoustically

Just for reference I completely disagree with those two comments. It is very possible to play it in a seated position, you just have to rest it on your leg slightly differently. The second one doesn't really hold true either. The bass had plenty of acoustic volume (at least as compared to other electric basses played acoustically).

This all comes from the fact that I previously owned one of these basses, and if I was still into basses with more than 4 strings I'd still own it today.

[Bassinator89]

I don't mean to change anyones mind here, you gotta go try it for yourself, but every time I tried to love it, we just didn't bond....

...but even though I felt the 4 was flawed, it was the best of a bad bunch.

If theres a few complaints on bad necks I really dont wanna deal with that, and this was only one on my list of stuff. I was also looking at the fieldy K5 and a Fender american 5, also a paintjob on my carvin which is decently beat up. I dunno what I wanna do.

[Chris K]

Just for reference I completely disagree with those two comments. It is very possible to play it in a seated position, you just have to rest it on your leg slightly differently. The second one doesn't really hold true either. The bass had plenty of acoustic volume (at least as compared to other electric basses played acoustically).

This all comes from the fact that I previously owned one of these basses, and if I was still into basses with more than 4 strings I'd still own it today.

Such is the glory of opinions, Edge.

[Phalanx]

Yamaha TRBs are good for the price if you want a six string.

[Chris K]

If theres a few complaints on bad necks I really dont wanna deal with that, and this was only one on my list of stuff. I was also looking at the fieldy K5 and a Fender american 5, also a paintjob on my carvin which is decently beat up. I dunno what I wanna do.

Now, I'm not a fan of 5 strings but I think the K5 is a very good bass, very very overlooked. My brother has just bought a K7, a brilliant guitar often overlooked because of the "owner", in this case, Head (it's firespark blue).

But as for the K5, it has a rich sound, nice and clear with a tight and punchy low B. I like the details too, the Padouk body and the gold hardware are very classy, and the price is great too!

[zink182]

I doubt it considering the Cort Curbow is Cort's knock-off version of a real Curbow. The manufacturing of these basses had absolutely nothing to do with Greg.

I went on the curbow site few days ago and they were really endorsing the Cort ones :O

[sixner]

Now, I'm not a fan of 5 strings but I think the K5 is a very good bass, very very overlooked. My brother has just bought a K7, a brilliant guitar often overlooked because of the "owner", in this case, Head (it's firespark blue).

But as for the K5, it has a rich sound, nice and clear with a tight and punchy low B. I like the details too, the Padouk body and the gold hardware are very classy, and the price is great too!
i've heard the K5 is pretty shotty........ though it's all opinion..they said it had no mids at all, so it depends what you like i suppose... i havent played it, but to each their own...... i think most people look down on it because it's Fieldy's bass....... :rolleyes:

-sixner

[edgebass5]

Such is the glory of opinions, Edge.

True, and I was certainly only trying to voice mine. That being said, the first one really isn't an opinion, its simply a matter of whether or not its possible. If he had said it wasn't as easy to balance the bass as compared to other basses than I would have agreed with him. To say that its not possible is simply not factual information.

[Jublian]

I think they may have stopped production of the curbow six, although i'm not positive on that.

From memory it wasn't in the 2005 catalogue...

i'll check the website

[sixner]

its still in production
-sixner

[Jublian]

yes i know, its odd though, it wasn't in the 2005 catalogue
Specs to clear anything up:
Scale 34"
Joint Bolt-on
Neck Hard rock maple
Body Luthite
Nut Graphite
Fretboard Ebonol
Pickup Bartolini active MK1
Headmachine Diecasting(Black)
Bridge EB(10)6(Black)
Endpin Traditional (Black)
Knob PB type(Black)
Fret Large style (2.7mm x 1.1mm)
No.Fret 27
Fretboard width 1F:22F=45mm:68mm
Fretboard radius 15 3/4"
Neck depth 1F:12F=21mm:22mm
Position Mark No
Electronics 1vol-3ton-1t/g
Preamp Bartolini MK2