The hallmark of Cort’s Gold series is the Aged to Vintage (ATV) treatment that allows the Grade A+ solid Sitka spruce top to cure and open up more over time. ATV acts as a torrefaction process, giving the Gold-A8 a big, open tone that’s bright, yet natural with a strong and warm midrange that’s reinforced by the solid Pau Ferro back and sides. A sonically enhanced UV finish protects both the instrument and tonal quality, and is now available in a new Light Burst color option in addition to Natural Gloss. And Fishman’s sophisticated modern design and innovative technical engineering, the Fishman Flex Blend System offers a wide range of sonic control along with a built-in tuner.
AGED TO VINTAGE TOP
A vintage instrument is the holy grail of acoustic guitar tone. The wood on the top cures and opens up more over time. This unleashes a tonal quality that is missing in new instruments — until now. Using a special process that we call ATV (Aged To Vintage) we treat the solid sitka spruce top to give it that big and open tone of a decades-old, highly-sought-after acoustic. This torrefaction process delivers that amazing tone to you right out of the box.
SOLID SITKA SPRUCE TOP
(MASTER GRADE)
Featuring superior strength and dense grains along with the flexibility to resonate freely, the premium grade solid Sitka spruce top on the Gold Series is ideal for virtually any musical genre with a brilliant and clear high-end, warm and rich midrange, and a deep but tight low-end for a beautifully balanced sound.
SOLID PAU FERRO BACK AND SIDES
Pau Ferro, also known as Morado, Santos Rosewood or Bolivian Rosewood boasts many of the qualities that are highly regarded in tonewood that is close to Indian Rosewood. It's stable, abrasion resistant, hard, attractive, exotic and has good impression strength parallel to the grain
SPECIFICATIONS
- CONSTRUCTION :DoubleLock Neck Joint
- CUTAWAY :Venetian
- BODY :Grand Auditorium Cutaway
- NUT WIDTH :45㎜(1 ¾")
- TOP :Torrefied Solid Sitka Spruce(Master Grade)
- BACK & SIDES :Solid Pau Ferro
- NECK :Mahogany (Reinforced Neck)
- BINDING :White w/ Triple-ply Purfling
- FRETBOARD:Ebony
- FRETS :20
- SCALE :25.3" (643㎜)
- INLAY :Gold Custom MOP
- TUNERS :Deluxe Vintage Gold
- ROSETTE :Abalone
- BRIDGE :Ebony w/ Ebony Pins
- ELECTRONICS :Fishman® Flex Blend System
- STRINGS :D'Addario® EXP16 Light
- BRACING :Hand Scalloped X-Bracing
