These pickups can do WHAT? - [ Cort Artisan A4 Ultra Ash ] 

This is such a great demo! Our pickups certainly give you multiple voicings that accommodate almost every playing style. Thanks again for taking the time to review our pickups. ~ken

Ida is the “Stig” of bass instrument testers. Ultimate talent.

I've played Cort basses since 1999. Own 4 of em, fantastic builds and smooth frets

When he says panga panga... I felt that

This is a beautiful instrument.

It's always a pleasure listening to Ida's playing!

The bass tone in the beginning is what I always aim for.

i've been using cort bass for 10 years and counting. Quality is excellence at its price

I built a neck-thru fretless during lockdown and used Fluence pickups. I absolutley love the tones I can get from them.

You should have bad bass players demoing the instruments. Ida Nielsen is amazing, I bet she can make any shitty bass groove!

She can play, impeccable timing and groove.

Your demo was well appreciated and convinced me to order the 5 string version. I got my 5 string A5 Ultra Ash 2 days ago and I am very pleased with it. Great modern as well as warm classic tones, nice finishing and smooth playability. I ordered it from Gear4Music so it had to be sent to me from UK to Belgium (apparently the only one I could find in stock in Europe). Arrival was within 3 days after order. I had to pay approx. 50 Euro income tax, but that is not Cort's fault. Blame the Brexiteers for that.

Recently picked this bass up. it's tight. Plays like butter and the sustain is nice. I am not totally thrilled with the pots, but it makes up for it with playability and tone. I strongly suggest to try one if your are in the market. For me its a cozy fit and it chimes like a bell.

Sounds and looks great. The 3-way voicing reminds me of the 3-way switch on an EBMM Sterling (series, parallel, single coil). I think the only complaint I have about this Cort is I wish the front looked like the back!

Wow, the sound of the intro piece is absolutely FAB! One little point of critique though: (for me) to be able to hear the difference of sounds with the 3-way toggle switch, it would have been nice if Ida had played the same lick the same way. Now she played slap with one setting and finger style with another, which does not tell me anything useful about the difference in settings. For the rest a beautiful bass :-)

Wow, Ida is a great player!

I'm considering a Cort Artisan B model and they do a left-handed version too. After buying a cheaper Cort bass recently I was surprised at the quality but there are so many names out there it's a minefield when trying to make a choice..

I've had my Artisan B5 for many years now, and it's an excellent affordable bass. I can imagine the better series are just... better :D

Amazing stuff. I'd love to see one in a multiscale as well with the Fishmans.

sounds really well ..an Ida ..oh man ..she plays amazing.

Holy cow you got Ida Nielsen on the show! :O

"These pickups can do WHAT ?" Sounds like a Davie504 video title haha

That might be the prettiest bass I've ever seen

Ida can make any wood stick with pick ups groove.

Sweet bass. I dig Ida’s funky playing!

you guys need to review more 6 string basses. and please spend time with the low B and high C.

A Lady Rocking it out ... That is seriously awesome, and seriously inspiring. You go girl. Rock on !!! Thank you very much for the great review. I was really surprised to see that you can get a beautiful crafted bass like this, with a through body, at this price ... 🤯 I will definitely go check it out ... Just as soon as our country receives stock ... 😳 Anywho, thanks again. And again, my compliments to the lady who played the bass. Rock On !!! 🤘😎

Dude, what a beautiful bass!

I can't wait for the video where you talk gear and interview Ida. Fingers crossed for this Friday !

On another note (no pun intended), awesome demo guys, many. thanks, also just listened to your latest post a pleasure to hear, fantastic work, much love xx

Can't really get better bass demonstrators than Prince alumni!

This is growing on me. It even comes with a case!

I like EMG pickups and I don't have to experiment anymore. I have tried them all.

I love this lady's excellent and snappy playing. You should use her some more!

That bass seems awesome, but Ida’s playing is the real highlight of this video.

That looks and sounds like an expensive bass! Cort makes excellent basses at a real reasonable price.

I love that bass and I love the way that woman plays it!

1:27 loveliest point

My luthier is installing a set on a parts bass I put together and I should have it soon.I am really anxious to hear them in person.

wow wonderful. good shape and sound

Cort are my favorite bass manufacturer but tbh you could give ida a 20 bucks wish bass she'd still make it sound amazing

That's so cool, I love the look

What does it weigh? It seems to be very light from how you handle it. Or you have secretly pumped some weights during the shutdown.

Ida is fantastic!

Yeah, it sure sounds incredible

Hmm... I'd like to try it!

How was the bass recorded? Is it straight into the interface or was a compressor used somewhere in the chain? Or is it the preamp/pickups that compress a bit?

Damn, that sounds sooooo funky!

OMG PANGA PANGA MAN STRIKES BACK!!!!

I've had a Cort B4 with Mk1 Bartolinis. The bass produced incredibly rich sound but the articulation was abysmal. Trying to play fast syncopated stuff through a funk mix you could only hear very rough and coarse definitions of when each note stopped and when the next began. It felt as if the bass had an inherent... reverb into it. I got rid of it eventually.

Will there be a 5-String version?

Ida can even groove with a piece of 2 x 4.

Cort are great basses indeed.

Looks like a possible winner with the possible exception that the bridge does not allow for top loading or rear loading of the string, is this correct? Is this string through body only?

I've noticed your new clickbait-y aprroach to thumbnail and title, and I'd like to say that I prefer your old style more but if you'd like to try new stuff that's fine, from a long time fan.

Just curious, why no mid control? Some (myself included like to occasionally boost/cut mids as appropriate ). Great video as usual though :-)

Good video and great playing from Ida but, you never talked about the neck profile, the nut width or the weight of the bass, all very important information required in a review IMHO

Nice looking bass. I wish my Spector had a separate battery compartment, rather than hiding it behind the shroud which covers the rest of the electronics.

Hi there! What can u say about the neck profile, slim, thick? Thanks in advance!

Cort? they still around? I remember they were the cheapest instruments you could get right beside Kay. like something you could find at Woolworths.

這把琴的木紋跟這位阿嬤臉上的皺紋很搭.

Nice demo 👍

It’s IDA tho 👍🏻

The finger style sound is terrific. The slap sound....not so IMO, which is ok with me as I'm not a slapper.

Neat lookin bass...not so sure about the pickups....a bit anemic... I do like their headstock!

I NEED HELP: Hello there, my son (he really is a 16yo bass prodigy) learned bass through my old Ibanez GRS200. Now he selected Cort A4 plus as his next and serious bass. Is it worthy if I manage to put extra cash to order him an A4 ultra instead of A4 plus? I know that tone diversity is something important on his mind but ~700€ compared to ~1200€ is a big difference in cost. Please share your opinion.

Ida is the beez kneez!

Hermoso!!! Left hand?

It sounds like a P bass with really clear highs. Not my style but a cool bass nonetheless

I have the same pickups in my spector and it does it all IMO it's sounds amazing and make the bass very versatile🤘

I picked up my warwick fortress for less than this. It’s German made and has the most versatile pickup system I’ve tried to date. 1000$+ is just a lot for a cort instrument to me.

Beautiful bass but 10 pounds of weight are lower back and shoulder breakers.

Dear Gregor, did you do a review about Cort GB94 ? And Aria Pro II ST1504 ? Many thanks in advance. Phil from Dunkirk.

They’re wonderful basses …….!

Where is it made?

Cort ever get over that whole horrible labor conditions thing?

saw davie used one. liked the look so much haha

01:27 The 34" scale neck is made from maple and what,mate? Anyway,that bass is absolutely gorgeous and sounds amazing (maybe that has something to do with the secret ingredient that goes along with the maple?).

Beautiful! Sounds great! :) I can't help but think of the Cort Effector guitar I bought from Sears when I was twelve? Can BTW review one of those? ;) Stay healthy guys, love the videos!-Brent

Sorry if this is a repeat question...not sure if my first attempt went through... What is the neck profile like? I wish Cort would give this information on their website. I'd buy this in a heartbeat so long as the neck is beefier than a Soundgear bass.

How much does it weight?

This Bass is so well constructed, such excellent wood choices. No doubt it has excellent play-ability. But man....that tone...is not good. It sounded muddy, with some high end sizzle thrown in. There was no clarity. I was hoping for more in the sound department.

Is there any plan to have 5 string version?

Is that a Vox bass in the hack on the left behind him? What model is it?

*Each pickup should have its own three way voicing toggle switch, and its own push/pull double/single coil volume knob..., though you would have two push/pull volumes instead of a single push/pull master and blend pot... That way..., with the volume knobs either full up or down, you would have forty-eight pickup voicing combinations instead of only the eighteen offered here... Why are you forced to set the same mode and voicing for both pickups in tandem? Is it not much more logical that if you're going to develop a brilliant new state-of-the-art pickup system, where a single pickup can have six different voicings..., if you install two in an instrument..., that you take full advantage of your new system and allow people to configure their instruments how they want to? What if I want a nice vintage single coil at the neck blended with a modern humbucker at the bridge? Too bad with this thing..., especially knowing that the pickups could have done it, except that they didn't want to add a second mini-toggle switch and replace a pan-pot with a second push/pull pot... Right now, I use two EMG-40TW dual mode pickups, and two of my favorite settings are, "neck single + bridge double", and, "neck double + bridge single"... This new, "EMG Killer", pickup set could have been able to do this..., but due only to the limited stock wiring configuration, it can't... Do I not have a glaring point?...*

Hi! Just a question from my end, I'm looking for a good quality 4 string bass. How you'll define this bass with a sandberg california tt4 sl? I mean that's an absolutely different vibe, but this bass can also emulate the tone of that jazz bass area right? So just let me know about the craftsmenship and bulit quality comparison. Thank you! Looking for an honest feedback from you Greg! #sugataroypalodhi

I forgot to ask if the frets are stainless steel on this.

very nice , I like it

Weight?

wow is a beauty omg!!!

What is the neck profile like? Is it a little beefier than an Ibanez SR?

Hi Gregor, how did you get Ida in your studio ? Crazy

Man, Ida Nielsen positively *THUMPS*

Does anyone know the name of the first track Ida is playing (0:05-0:31) ?

is that WAL sound at 3:09?

By any chance do u know if there making a 5 string version

how much money is it?

IDA!!!

Could have been a bit clearer about demonstrating & labeling the three voices of the pickups

5 string version when :(