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At A Glance
- Construction
- Bolt-On
- Body
- Flamed Maple Top on Swamp Ash Body
- Neck
- Birdseye Maple
- Fretboard
- Birdseye Maple Frets
- Frets
- 22 Frets
- Scale
- 648mm (25.5")
- Tuners
- Cort® Staggered Locking Machineheads
- Bridge
- Cort® CFA-III Tremolo
- Pickups
- Voiced Tone VTH-77 Set
- Electronics
- 1 Volume & 1 Tone, 5 Way Switch
- Hardware
- Chrome
- Strings
- D'Addario® EXL120
- Finish
- Bright Blue Burst
Cort built the G290 FAT BBB as part of the G Series, positioning it as a boutique-influenced electric guitar aimed at session-style players. It sat as a higher-grade entry within the line, distinguished by an elevated material selection and improved build processes relative to standard G Series offerings.
The guitar used a bolt-on construction with a swamp ash body topped in flamed maple, and a birdseye maple neck paired with a birdseye maple fretboard carrying 22 frets on a 648 mm (25.5") scale. Hardware ran in chrome throughout, anchored by a Cort CFA-III tremolo bridge and Cort staggered locking machineheads. The Voiced Tone VTH-77 humbucker set fed a control layout of one volume, one tone, and a 5-way switch — the switch expanding the two humbuckers' output to include single-coil-style voicings. Strings shipped as D'Addario EXL120.
Owners requiring setup work, tremolo calibration, or nut and fret service should consult a qualified guitar technician who can source compatible parts using the specifications above.
STRAIGHT TALK
What Stands Out
Keep In Mind
From the people who own them
Nothing in The Vault is for sale. These records exist so the instruments stay documented after the manufacturer moves on — and the most useful part of that record is what owners add to it.
Owner photos
Put yours on the record.
The catalog shot showed one finish, under one light, a long time ago. Yours has been played. Photos from owners are what the next person finds when they are trying to identify a part, match a finish, or work out whether the one they just bought is really what the seller said it was.
What do you know about this one?
Specs only go so far. What actually fits, what breaks first, what the factory got right and what everyone ends up changing — that lives with the people who own them, not in a datasheet. Post what you know and it stays on this page for whoever comes looking next.
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Gear Help, Handled
From spec questions to full builds — players who have lived this gear since 2007.
Since 2007
Fit & Compatibility
- Bridge, tuner, and nut fit confirmed for your guitar
- Pickup and electronics compatibility checks
- Pedal power and amp/cab impedance matching
Mods & Upgrades
- Upgrade paths for the guitars you already own
- Wiring, routing, and hardware swap guidance
- Advice from people who actually do the mods
The Vault
- Discontinued and EOL guitars kept on record
- Specs, history, and known part compatibility
- Share your builds and mods with the community
