Cort KX500 Etched Dark Violet
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The KX Series: Cort's Modern DNA
For over 60 years, Cort has built a solid reputation thanks to instruments offering particularly competitive value for money. The KX series fully embodies this philosophy: a performance-oriented guitar with a contemporary design but proven luthiery choices. The KX500 ETCHED positions itself as a model tailored for guitarists seeking a distinctive aesthetic, fast playability, and electronics suited to current styles.
For Whom and Which Styles?
The Cort KX500 ETCHED is aimed at the intermediate to advanced guitarist who wants an effective electric guitar for modern playing: heavy riffs, palm-muting, lower tunings, and high-register solos. Its double cutaway body shape and stability-focused hardware make it an excellent foundation for metal, rock, prog, and all music requiring attack, precision, and sustain, whether in the studio, rehearsal, or on stage.
Sound
The mahogany body provides a dense and warm sonic foundation with generous sustain, highly appreciated for distorted tones and leads. The satin ash top adds a snappier response and clearer attack, helping maintain definition as gain increases. The ebony fingerboard enhances precision and clarity, offering a fast feel under the fingers.
On the electronics side, the two Fishman Fluence humbuckers deliver a modern, articulate, and balanced sound designed to handle high gain without losing clarity. The push-pull volume and push-pull tone controls provide additional tonal options (depending on wiring), while the 3-way selector switch allows quick switching between pickups to cover rhythm and lead parts.
Technical specifications
| Electronics: microphone configuration | HH | Nbrs of frets | 24 |
| Category | ST | Body | Mahogany |
| Left handed | No | Bridge / tailpiece | Fixed |
| Strings | Steel | Electronics | Active |
| Nbr of strings | 6 | Color | Purple |
| Top | Ash | Finishing | Satin |
| Fingerboard | Ebony | Hardware | Nickel |
| Model | KX500 ETCHED | Tuners | staggered locking |
| Number of strings | 6 | Hardware finish | black nickel |
| Finish | dark purple satin | Pickups | 2 Fishman Fluence humbuckers |
| Neck | bolt-on | Controls | 1 volume (push-pull), 1 tone (push-pull) |
| Construction | 5-piece maple and purpleheart | Selector | 3-way |
| Bridge | fixed with string-through body | ||
Questions frequently asked
Cort KX500 Etched Dark Violet: is it suitable for metal?
The two Fishman Fluence humbuckers, mahogany body, and 24 frets orient this model towards metal and prog.
What woods make up the body and fingerboard?
The body is made of mahogany, complemented by a sandblasted ash top which provides a clearer attack. The ebony fingerboard enhances clarity and playing precision.
Does the fixed bridge hold tuning well?
The fixed through-body string bridge is paired with staggered locking tuners. This setup is designed for tuning stability.
What controls do the Fishman Fluence pickups offer?
Thanks to the push-pull volume and push-pull tone controls, additional settings are available depending on the wiring. The three-way selector switch allows pickup choice. The active electronics use two Fishman Fluence dual-coil pickups.
How is the neck of this guitar constructed?
The ebony fingerboard provides a fast feel under the fingers. The bolt-on neck is made of five pieces of maple and wenge.
