While the bass response is not huge, it can still get the point across and the midrange is musical and detailed. The first few notes on the this guitar are eyebrow-raisingly good with a great deal of that vintage dusty warmth present in the instrument’s timbre. The guitar feels balanced and comfortable on the lap, the slim OM body looking even more so due to the thick ebonised bindings.ĭark matter: the ovangkol bridge and ’board have a rosewood-like appearanceIn useĪll-mahogany instruments are prized for their fundamental and woody sonic character, tending to find favour with players in search of an intimate, breathy sound that can also snap and growl when you dig in. Ovangkol is also used for the bridge, and the nut and saddle are well-carved pieces of genuine bone. Pore patrol: the open-pore sunburst finish has an approachable feelThe C-shaped mahogany neck is topped off with an ovangkol fingerboard giving a rosewood-like vibe to proceedings. The effect is reassuringly no-nonsense and reminiscent of the Depression era instruments of Gibson and Martin as well as more modern takes on that theme such as Taylor’s American Dream series.
This lightweight cutaway electro is made from a member of the mahogany family, most likely khaya or sapele (genuine South American mahogany would mean an instrument many times the price), and it looks the part with its sunburst top and textured, open-pore finish. It’s at guitarists like us that Cort has aimed its new Core-OC Mahogany model, though spruce-top and all-blackwood configurations are also available, with solid woods employed throughout the range. While there are myriad convincing arguments for the exploration of various soundboard woods, many players – this reviewer included – have fallen for the woody charms of an all-mahogany instrument.
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