Cort Guitars Introduces New Sunset Series

Cort Guitars has introduced its new Sunset Series, which features two retro-styled models designed for rock, rockabilly and alternative guitarists.

The Sunset current models are the Sunset 1 and the Sunset 2. Both feature mahogany necks and bodies with maple tops, rosewood fingerboards and TV Jones pickups.

Sunset Series guitars come with D’Addario strings and chrome hardware and are available in black and candy apple red.

Sunset 1 specifications:

  • Bigsby B50 Tailpiece
  • Maple top on chambered mahogany body
  • Mahogany neck
  • Rosewood fretboard with 12” radius
  • 22 Frets
  • Rectangular pearl inlay
  • Grover tuners
  • TV Jones Classic and Classic Plus pickups
  • One volume, one tone and three-way toggle controls
  • Single cutaway
  • Single “F” hole on body top
  • Chrome hardware
  • D’Addario strings
  • MSRP $1,195 USD

Sunset 2 specifications:

Maple top on chambered mahogany body
Mahogany neck
Rosewood fretboard with 12” radius
22 Frets
Rectangular pearl inlay
Die cast tuners
TonePros licensed bridge with stop tailpiece
TV Jones Ltd. pickups
One volume, one tone and three-way toggle controls
Chrome hardware
D’Addario strings
MSRP $750 USD

For more information, visit cortguitars.com.

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.