Cort Guitars has announced the Curbow Series of basses for 2012, including the Curbow 41, Curbow 42, Curbow 51 and Curbow 52. The basses feature sturdy bolt-on necks, soft maple bodies and Bartolini electronics with slap-switch system.
The Curbow Series basses were developed in collaboration with bass builder Greg Curbow and feature the iconic Curbow designed headstock. The 2012 series basses are available in single- and dual-pickup models.
For more about Cort and the Curbow Series, visit cortguitars.com.
Specifications for the Curbow Series:
Curbow 41
- Soft maple body
- Three-piece Canadian hard maple neck
- Rosewood fretboard
- Die cast tuners
- EB10 (4) bridge
- Single Bartolini Active MK1-4 pickup and Bartolini MK-2 EQ with slap-switch system
- Platinum hardware
- D’Addario strings
- Available in black and brown burst
- MSRP $650 USD
Curbow 42
Soft maple body
Three-piece Canadian hard maple neck
Rosewood fretboard
Die cast tuners
EB10 (4) bridge
Two Bartolini MK1-4 pickups and Bartolini MK-1 EQ
Platinum hardware
D’Addario strings
Available in black and brown burst
MSRP $689 USD
Curbow 51
Soft maple body
Three-piece Canadian hard maple neck
Rosewood fretboard
Die cast tuners
EB10 (5) bridge
Single Bartolini Active MK1-5 pickup and Bartolini MK-2 EQ with slap-switch system
Platinum hardware
D’Addario strings
Available in black and brown burst
MSRP $695 USD
Curbow 52
Soft maple body
Three-piece Canadian hard maple neck
Rosewood fretboard
Die cast tuners
EB10 (5) bridge
Two Bartolini MK1-5 pickups and Bartolini MK-1 EQ
Platinum hardware
D’Addario strings
Available in black and brown burst
MSRP $729 USD
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