Cort Guitars has introduced its revised Zenox Series. The series, which was designed for rock and metal guitarists, features four models: Z-Custom1, Z-Custom2, Z44 and Z42.
Different models feature top-shelf components from EMG Pickups, Seymour Duncan and TonePros. All guitars have single cutaways, rosewood fretboards and slim mahogany bodies.
Specifications for the four models are as follows:
Z-Custom1
Mahogany body with quilted maple top
Seymour Duncan SH1 (’59) and SH4 (JB) pickups (H/H)
Set in, 24.75” three-piece Canadian maple neck
Rosewood fretboard with 12”radius
“Z” mother of pearl inlay
Die cast tuners
TonePros Licensed bridge with String-Thru body
Two volume, one tone with push-pull and three-way toggle controls
Black nickel hardware
D’Addario strings
Available in brown sunburst
MSRP $950 USD
Z-Custom2
Mahogany body with flamed maple top EMG 81 and 85 pickups (H/H) Set in, 24.75” three-piece Canadian maple neck Rosewood fretboard with 12”radius “Z” mother of pearl inlay Die cast tuners TonePros Licensed bridge with String-Thru body Two volume, one tone and three-way toggle controls Black nickel hardware D’Addario strings Available in trans black MSRP $950 USD
Z44
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Mahogany body EMG HZ-H4 pickups (H/H) Set in, 24.75” mahogany neck Rosewood fretboard with 12” radius “Z” mother of pearl inlay Die cast tuners TonePro Licensed bride with String-Thru body Two volume, one tone with push-pull and three-way toggle controls Black hardware D’Addario strings Available in arctic white and black MSRP $679 USD
Z42
Mahogany body Canadian maple bolt-on neck Rosewood fretboard with 12” radius White dot inlay Die cast tuners T.O.M. bridge with String-Thru body Cort Active Dynamite pickups Two volume, one tone and three-way toggle controls Chrome hardware D’Addario strings Available in black and wine red MSRP $359 USD
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