Cort Artisan A4 Plus Flame top - Open Pore Natural

The A4 Plus FMMH is the reference Cort bass designed and built for the working musician who requires excellent performance and rock-steady reliability gig after gig. Featuring neck-thru-body construction, premium tone woods, and Bartolini pickups and electronics, the A4 Plus delivers the sound and playability a working pro needs.

So those are the words from Cort, but there is little detail there! The combination of 2 Bartolini humbuckers with the Bartolini active preamp offer a huge tonal range, the preamp is a full 3 band with boost/cut controls, a pickup blend and master volume/ A nice touch is the passive/active switching option. You get top quality Hipshot tuners in the deal too!
The body design is ergonomic and a joy to play, well balanced either sitting or standard.
The bridge is a force to be reckoned with, rock solid and easy to adjust, there has been a lot of thought gone into this bass.
Considering Cort build close to a quarter of the guitars made globally, with builds coming out of their factories for some of the biggest names it is hardly a shock that when they supply the trade directly, cutting out the middle man makes these difficult to beat when it comes to value and quality for your money.