Cort Guitars Brings Back Curbow Series of Basses

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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

Damian Fanelli
Damian Fanelli
Editor-in-Chief, Guitar World

Damian is Editor-in-Chief of Guitar World magazine. In past lives, he was GW’s managing editor and online managing editor. He's written liner notes for major-label releases, including Stevie Ray Vaughan's 'The Complete Epic Recordings Collection' (Sony Legacy) and has interviewed everyone from Yngwie Malmsteen to Kevin Bacon (with a few memorable Eric Clapton chats thrown into the mix). Damian, a former member of Brooklyn's The Gas House Gorillas, was the sole guitarist in Mister Neutron, a trio that toured the U.S. and released three albums. He now plays in two NYC-area bands.