Cort KX500 Baritone – Built for the Drop
If you live in Drop B, Drop A or lower, the KX500 Baritone is made for you. The 28.03" scale gives you enough string tension that low tunings stay tight and defined instead of floppy, and it still feels natural under your hands. You won't be fighting the guitar to stay in tune or to get clean note separation on the low strings.
Cort loaded it with a pair of Seymour Duncan high-gain pickups: a Nazgûl in the bridge for tight, aggressive riffing and a Sentient in the neck for clear, articulate leads. Add a 5-piece roasted maple and walnut neck, stainless steel jumbo frets, locking tuners and a hardtail bridge, and you've got a baritone that's stable, plays fast, and holds its tuning gig after gig.
Highlights
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28.03" (712 mm) baritone scale – tight low end and proper string tension for low tunings
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Seymour Duncan® Sentient & Nazgûl humbuckers – high output with real note definition
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Stainless steel jumbo frets – smooth bends and long fret life
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5-ply roasted maple & walnut neck – rigid and stable through weather and string changes
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Macassar ebony fingerboard with a flat 15.75" radius
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Cort locking tuners + hardtail bridge – solid tuning stability
- Push/pull tone control for extra tonal options
- Ships with D'Addario EXL157 (.014–.068) baritone strings
Specifications
| Body Style |
Double cutaway |
| Construction |
Bolt-on |
| Body |
Okoume |
| Top |
English walnut veneer |
| Neck |
Roasted maple & walnut 5-ply, D shape |
| Fingerboard |
Macassar ebony |
| Radius |
15.75" (400 mm) |
| Scale Length |
28.03" (712 mm) |
| Frets |
24, jumbo, stainless steel |
| Nut |
Graph Tech® Black TUSQ, 1-11/16" |
| Truss Rod |
2-way |
| Tuners |
Cort® locking |
| Bridge |
Cort® hardtail |
| Pickups |
Seymour Duncan® Sentient (neck) & Nazgûl (bridge), H/H |
| Controls |
1 volume, 1 tone (push/pull), 3-way toggle |
| Hardware |
Black |
| Strings |
D'Addario® EXL157 (.014–.068) |
| Finish |
Natural Black Burst (NBB) |
Authorized Cort Dealer. El Cajon Guitars & Music is an official Cort dealer – you get a brand-new guitar with full Cort factory warranty, sourced through Cort's U.S. distributor.
Questions about tunings, string gauges or setup? Call or text us at (619) 334-3113 – you'll talk to a real guitar player, not a call center.
