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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
Description

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.

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