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Cort built the A5-PLUS-SC as part of the Artisan Series, positioning it as a professional-grade five-string bass with a single cutaway body shape. The single-cut configuration was introduced to the Artisan line in response to demand for a non-multi-scale variant, offering conventional aesthetics and playing feel while retaining the neck-through construction and component specification of the broader Artisan range. The single cutaway design was intended to improve body-neck balance and allow unobstructed access to the upper frets.
The bass is built on a neck-through construction with a swamp ash body and a poplar burl top. The five-piece maple and panga panga neck carries a panga panga fretboard with 24 frets, a 15.75" (400mm) radius, and a 34" (864mm) scale length. Hardware throughout is finished in black and includes Hipshot® Ultralite machineheads and a Hipshot® TransTone bridge. Pickup and electronics duties are handled by a Bartolini® MK-1 system. The instrument ships strung with D'Addario® YB-XL 170 strings.
Owners seeking setup guidance, fretwork, or hardware replacement should consult a qualified guitar technician or luthier familiar with neck-through bass construction; the Hipshot® and Bartolini® components use those manufacturers' standard dimensions and are serviceable through their respective parts ecosystems.
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