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At A Glance

Construction
Set-Neck
Body
Mahogany (Palaquium)
Nut Width
42mm (1.65")
Top
Flamed Maple
Neck
Mahogany (Palaquium)
Binding
Ivory
Fretboard
Jatoba (305mm (12")) Radius Frets
Frets
22 Frets
Scale
628mm (24.75")
Inlay
Rectangular White Pearl
Tuners
Vintage
Bridge
T.O.M Bridge & Stop Tailpiece
Pickups
Voiced Tone VTH-59
Electronics
2 Volume, 2 Tone, 3way switch
Hardware
Nickel
Strings
D'Addario XL110 Strings
Special
Graph-Tech Nubone Nut
Finish
Trans Black
Description

Cort built the CR250-TBK as part of the CR (Classic Rock) Series, a line designed to deliver the look, feel, and performance of the much sought-after vintage instruments from the Golden Era of electric guitars. Within the CR range, the CR250 sat as a set-neck electric carrying the series' core commitment to vintage-voiced tone and classic hardware appointments.

The CR250-TBK is constructed with a mahogany body topped with flamed maple, joined by a mahogany set neck and a jatoba fretboard with a 305mm (12") radius, 22 frets, and rectangular white pearl inlays. The 42mm nut is a Graph-Tech Nubone unit, and the 628mm (24.75") scale feeds into a tune-o-matic bridge and stop tailpiece finished in nickel. Ivory binding runs the body, and vintage-style tuners are fitted throughout. The pickups are Cort's Voiced Tone VTH-59 units — PAF-inspired humbuckers wound with selected Alnico II magnets and 0.06" custom gauge coils — controlled through a two-volume, two-tone, three-way switching arrangement. The guitar ships strung with D'Addario XL110s.

Owners seeking replacement parts should note that the T.O.M. bridge accepts standard tune-o-matic saddles, the 42mm nut width is compatible with widely available Graph-Tech Nubone replacements, and the PAF-format pickup routes will accept most standard humbucker replacements; a luthier or parts specialist familiar with vintage-spec hardware can assist with sourcing compatible components.

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