ARTISAN SPACE 5 SDB

Cort helped pioneer the headless guitar and bass revolution in the 1980’s with the Space line of headless guitars and basses with tuners licensed by Steinberger Sound. This concept is now being reintroduced and the Space 5 has been developed to commemorate Cort’s innovative and revolutionary spirit and to meet the growing demand and interest in compact headless design instruments.

Maple Body with Poplar Burl Top

The combination of the poplar burl top on the maple body ensures a great balance between warm yet full sounding lows and bright and transparent highs, not to mention beautiful wood grain of the poplar burl top for a more natural organic aesthetic.

New Space Body Shape

Inspired by the original Space basses from the 1980s, the Space 5 is the modern adaptation of the 80’s classic, with body and neck modeled after the modern flagship Artisan Bass Series with modifications to make it more compact (deeper and bolder contour and cutaways) and headless (individual bridge with tuner knobs.

Bartolini® MK-1 Pickups and Active 3-band EQ Preamp

The trademark Bartolini sound is preserved in the MK-1 while providing superb sound quality and value. The MK-1 delivers plenty of punchy and warm mids along with transparent and brilliant highs for a superbly balanced sound. The accompanying active 3-band EQ preamp enables players to equalize and fine tune the perfect tone with its low, mid, and high frequency adjustment knobs.

'Next Gen' Cort Logo

The modern and sleek design of the ‘Next Gen’ Cort logo is engraved on the body of the Space 5.

Specially Designed Hardware for Headless System

Head piece and individual bridges were carefully developed and rigorously tested to ensure maximum tuning and playing stability, as well as keeping the Space 5 as light, compact, and hassle-free as possible.

7 pcs Rosted maple, Walnut, Purple heart & maple N

The emphasis of the Roasted Maple and Walnut combination is on tight and defined midrange that complements the bright and expansive tonal nature of the Maple body for an ideally balanced sound to round out the bass spectrum.

Zero Fret

The zero fret does the job of the bass nut by setting the string height over the fretboard when being played open. The nut is still used as a guide to set the string spacing before going to the tuners. Since the nut is not responsible for the open notes, players can change to any string gauge without worrying about resizing or replacing the nut, and be free from any unwanted friction between the nut and the strings.

Spoke Nut Hotrod Truss Rod

The spoke nut truss rod adjustment feature allows the player to dial in the exact amount of neck bow depending on the player’s technique and playing style.