20 years ago, Cort® joined forces together with world-renowned luthier Rob Elrick of the Elrick Bass Guitars® and developed a Cort® version of ‘Elrick e-volution Bass’ that gained popularity among serious bass players. Now for its 30th anniversary year, Elrick Bass Guitars® has partnered again with Cort® to release the new Cort® Elrick NJS basses. The NJS, short for New Jazz Standard, are modern j-bass styled basses with unique features such as angled headstock and 24 frets with zero fret, a “heel-less” body design with extended treble access, and Voiced Tone VTB-ST pickups with Bartolini® preamp. Loved by many aspiring and experienced bass players alike throughout the years, the innovative design and superb playability of the NJS basses is sure to satisfy high-end bass aficionados.

Specifications

Construction: Bolt-On

Body Material: Alder

Scale Length: 34″ (864mm)

Neck Material: Hard Maple 3-ply Laminated

Neck Shape: Elrick Custom Profile

Neck Thickness: 1F : 21.8mm, 12F : 22.5mm

Fingerboard Material: Hard Maple 3-ply Laminated

Fingerboard Radius: 12″ (R305)

Number of Frets: 24 Frets

Fret Type: Small (2.0×1.1), Nickel Silver

Inlay: White Pearloid Block with Black Side Dots

Nut Material: Bone

Nut Width: 1 21/32″ (42mm)

Truss Rod: Two-way Adjustable

Tuning Machines: Hipshot® Ultralite

Bridge: Metal Craft M4 (String spacing : 19mm)

Pickups: Voiced Tone VTB-ST 4-String Pickup Set

Electronics: Bartolini® Elrick NJS Special Preamp

Controls: 1-Volume, 1-Blend, 3-Band EQ

Hardware: Chrome

Strings: D'Addario® EXL165 (.045 .065 .085 .105)

Neck Finish: Matte

Body Finish: Gloss

Colors: White (WH)

Accessories: Deluxe Soft-Side Case Included