CORT X700 DUALITY & KX300 ETCHED

Based in Seoul but boasting facilities in China and Indonesia, the Cor-Tek Corporation, aka Cort Guitars, is one of the world’s largest instrument manufacturers. Though contracted to build instruments for the likes of Ibanez, G&L and Squier, in recent years Cort’s ownbrand models have become much more varied and far less derivative, offering viable alternatives to the many bigger-name guitars that roll off its production lines.

Cort’s X series was conceived to create guitars “built for metal but versatile enough to cover an extremely wide range of musical genres”. Of the eight models in the range, the X700 Duality is one of the most arresting, with a flame maple