RaphaelLit (August 25, 2008 at 12:58 am)

i think the only difference between them is that the a5 is a neck-thru piece.it has a great slap and pop sound, mainly because i have a primus-cover band here in brazil, and i play their songs with this bass. it also has a great variety of sounds.hope i've answered!sorry about the bad english!

yuso321 (August 23, 2008 at 2:21 am)

whats better cort a5 or a cort b5 sorry i want to know cause im thinking of buying one

yuso321 (August 23, 2008 at 2:04 am)

does it sound good when you slap and pop because when you slap and pop with a precision bass it does not sound that good

ivandruping (June 16, 2008 at 4:42 pm)

nice bass! XDD

Piro42 (June 3, 2008 at 3:43 pm)

Sounds different for a reason, it's a different instrument (big shock, I know). As for the strings, they sound rather new and twangy, which means they would need breaking in, not changing, for a mellower sound, unless the twang is the point, in which case, there's no reason to change the strings anyway.

Earwigger (May 24, 2008 at 8:43 am)

My middle finger was broken when i recorded this. I banged it into a doorjam when I was moving that ridiculous Traynor cabinet into my room. I agree this bass is not right for pick or slap, both styles I don't use. The spacing is 16mm which would make either of those very difficult.The bass is solid maple, I can't comment on the wood quality as I don't know how to determine that. The neck was stable, though.

Earwigger (May 24, 2008 at 8:40 am)

Cort and every sub-Cort brand (including the venerable Lakland Skyline series, made by the same people in the same factory) are the best of the overseas basses. I agree it sounds nothing like a muddy awkward precision or a honky jazz. It's got depth and clarity, two things Fender never got right, but Rickenbacker has been managing to do since the 60s.

Earwigger (May 24, 2008 at 8:32 am)

Sorry bout the late reply! Those are Allparts knobs, I bought them for my Geddy Lee bass but they wouldn't fit, that's why there's only 2.

Lightbluecrew (April 7, 2008 at 3:21 am)

Nice, i have this bass and it has a killing sound, i'm really satisfied with it.Oh, and what about those awesome knobs, i want 'em! where did u get them?

bassfunkjazz (March 27, 2008 at 8:28 pm)

I agree with the little finger thing...It actualy anoyed me.