Cort/Elrick JPS5

willobassman · 05-15-2005, 03:21 AM

Body wood: Swamp Ash
Color: Available in Red, Green and Natural finishes
Neck wood: Maple 3 piece
Fretboard wood: Rosewood
# of Frets: 24
Neck/Body Joint: 5 Bolt
Pickups: 2 Bartolini MK-1
Controls: Volume, Blend, Treble, Bass,Controls
Bridge: EB10
Tuners: Hipshot Licensed Tuners

Overall Rating 4.5/5
The Bartolini active MK-1 Pickups and Pre-Amp feature on the Artisian Series aswell. The MK-1 Pickup features on the Curbow.
This Bass is a 5 string which is a 35" scale leaving the Low B nice and taught. Luthiered in conjuction with Rob Elrick and Josh Paul it was developed By Cort
A zero fret is on this bass which is very useful.

Sound - The Preamp is very powerful, allowing you to dial in many tones from treble galore to straight low end. The B is well represented and doesnt sound sterile but full. You can pull-push the volume knob to bypass the preamp delivering good passive tone. 4/5

Feel - The neck is a bit larger than other Cort 5 strings I have played but isnt a relatively big deal. It sits on your knee quite well when playing seated. 4/5

Durability- I got this bass second hand and it is still in great condition, it has had a fair share of hard knocks but hasnt caused any damage at all. The tuning is always impecable and doesnt need to be tuned too often (once every 1 or 1 1/2 weeks)

Setup- Cant really comment, when i got it it was pefect but it was second hand so I am not sure about the factory setup.

This a great bass, it looks a bit like a Conklin GT-7. It has many high end features for such a low price.
I got it for 690 AUD used, Lists at 1195 USD
d0cumentation: http://www.cort.com/endorse/joshpaul/index.html

blizzard · 05-15-2005, 03:26 AM

That is my five string that i'm building except mine will have US made Bart MK pups and the NTMB preamp as well as Gotoh tuners.

willobassman · 05-15-2005, 03:31 AM

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Originally Posted by blizzard

That is my five string that i'm building except mine will have US made Bart MK pups and the NTMB preamp as well as Gotoh tuners.

I beleive we've talked about this, the Pickups you are ordering are custom if im not mistaken. Its a great bass and I assume it will be even better when you mod the life out of it

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05-15-2005, 03:21 AM	#1
willobassman Bleak Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 1,594	Cort/Elrick JPS5 Body wood: Swamp Ash Color: Available in Red, Green and Natural finishes Neck wood: Maple 3 piece Fretboard wood: Rosewood # of Frets: 24 Neck/Body Joint: 5 Bolt Pickups: 2 Bartolini MK-1 Controls: Volume, Blend, Treble, Bass,Controls Bridge: EB10 Tuners: Hipshot Licensed Tuners Overall Rating 4.5/5 The Bartolini active MK-1 Pickups and Pre-Amp feature on the Artisian Series aswell. The MK-1 Pickup features on the Curbow. This Bass is a 5 string which is a 35" scale leaving the Low B nice and taught. Luthiered in conjuction with Rob Elrick and Josh Paul it was developed By Cort A zero fret is on this bass which is very useful. Sound - The Preamp is very powerful, allowing you to dial in many tones from treble galore to straight low end. The B is well represented and doesnt sound sterile but full. You can pull-push the volume knob to bypass the preamp delivering good passive tone. 4/5 Feel - The neck is a bit larger than other Cort 5 strings I have played but isnt a relatively big deal. It sits on your knee quite well when playing seated. 4/5 Durability- I got this bass second hand and it is still in great condition, it has had a fair share of hard knocks but hasnt caused any damage at all. The tuning is always impecable and doesnt need to be tuned too often (once every 1 or 1 1/2 weeks) Setup- Cant really comment, when i got it it was pefect but it was second hand so I am not sure about the factory setup. This a great bass, it looks a bit like a Conklin GT-7. It has many high end features for such a low price. I got it for 690 AUD used, Lists at 1195 USD d0cumentation: http://www.cort.com/endorse/joshpaul/index.html

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05-15-2005, 03:26 AM	#2
blizzard Real men play pink basses Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Brisbane Posts: 7,318	That is my five string that i'm building except mine will have US made Bart MK pups and the NTMB preamp as well as Gotoh tuners.