{"product_id":"cort-x500-menace-electric-guitar-black-satin","title":"Cort X500 MENACE Electric Guitar - Black Satin","description":"\u003cp\u003eX500 is born again with a modern aesthetic and feature upgrades to become the new darker and aggressive X500 Menace, making it highly suitable for metal and extreme music guitarists. While maintaining the neck-thru-body construction for exceptional sustain and high frets access, the X500 Menace now features a more popular maple top on mahogany body combination, reverse headstock, 7-piece Maple \/ Purple Heart \/ Panga Panga neck and compound radius fingerboard, FloydRose® 1000 Series tremolo, and Seymour Duncan® Sentient \u0026amp; Nazgul Humbucker set for superb playability, sound quality, and that menacing presence the guitarists for extreme genre seek.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFeatures\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMahogany Body Wing with Maple Top\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Maple top on Mahogany body is a classic wood combination that simply cannot be beat: thick, cutting, warm, rich, full and sweet. Combined with the neck-thru construction, the sustain and tone transfer is limitless.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eNeck-Thru Body Construction\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen it comes to sustain and focused midrange punch and cut, no other neck-body joint method beats neck-thru-body construction. Rock-solid stable and super sleek, it is built for speed across the entire range of the fingerboard.\u003cbr\u003eSeymour Duncan® Sentient \u0026amp; Nazgûl Humbucker Set\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTake your guitar to the center of the earth with the Nazgûl and Sentient high output passive humbucker pickups. The Nazgûl combines a large ceramic magnet with custom winding specs resulting in a perfect blend of note articulation, saturation, pick attack, and one of the most brutal “chugs” you’ll ever hear from a humbucker. The Sentient neck delivers a balanced, versatile tone with pristine cleans and fluid leads under high gain.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e1 Volume \u0026amp; 1 Tone\u003cbr\u003e3 Way Pickup Selector\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSometimes simplicity is all that a player needs to get the musical point across. One volume pot and one tone pot with 3-pickup selector keeps it clean and simple and allows the player to focus on the music.\u003cbr\u003eFloydRose® 1000 Series Tremolo\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNothing stays in tune quite like a FloydRose® tremolo system. Whether you are dive-bombing, doing extreme harmonic squeal pullups or subtle chordal coloration, the Floyd will give you the confidence to express your musical ideas without any tuning worries.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eEbony Fingerboard\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere are many types of woods that are used for fingerboard but no other compares to the jet-black beauty and slick smoothness of Ebony.\u003cbr\u003e7pcs Maple \/ Purple Heart \/ Panga Panga Neck\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 7-piece Maple, Purple Heart and Panga Panga neck provides rock-solid stability and smooth surface for high-speed riffing and soloing with unfettered access to the highest frets for superb playability.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eCompound Radius Fingerboard (12-15.75”)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA deluxe feature for players who like to transition from easy chording on the low register to high-speed soloing and enhanced string-bending on the upper register, the compound radius facilitates easier playability so you can focus on your playing.\u003cbr\u003eReverse Headstock\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExclusive for the X500 Menace, the reverse headstock presents an unconventional and meaner look over the original design.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e'Next Gen' Cort Logo\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe modern and sleek design of the ‘Next Gen’ Cort logo was developed and applied to perfectly complement the aggressive styling of the X and KX Series.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cort","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44429878362205,"sku":"BM8809625368142","price":1424.05,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0736\/8179\/7213\/files\/x500menacebksnewfull.png?v=1778334315","url":"https:\/\/gearstage.store\/products\/cort-x500-menace-electric-guitar-black-satin","provider":"GearStage","version":"1.0","type":"link"}