Cort unveils MR dreadnought electro-acoustic guitar with Madagascar rosewood

By Michael Astley-Brown
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Solid Sitka spruce top and Fishman Presys system also onboard

Cort continues its run of new acoustic guitars for 2016 with the MR710F-MD - a dreadnought with Madagascar rosewood back and sides.

While the rosewood promises a character similar to Brazilian rosewood, the MR710F's solid Sitka spruce top provides versatility, and a Venetian cutaway offers easy upper-fret access.

As well as a genuine bone nut and saddle, and 20-fret rosewood fingerboard with 25.3" scale, the MR710F is equipped with Fishman's Sonicore pickup and Presys preamp, packing a three-band EQ, tuner and phase control.

Finally, Cort's scooped surface bridge enhances sustain courtesy of a greater string angle from the saddle to the body, which also reduces tension on strings across the neck.

The MR710F-MD is available now for $599 - that's a lotta acoustic for the money...

Michael Astley-Brown
Michael Astley-Brown

Mike is Editor-in-Chief of GuitarWorld.com, in addition to being an offset fiend and recovering pedal addict. He has a master's degree in journalism, and has spent the past decade writing and editing for guitar publications including MusicRadar, Total Guitar and Guitarist, as well as a decade-and-a-half performing in bands of variable genre (and quality). In his free time, you'll find him making progressive instrumental rock under the nom de plume Maebe.