Cort Gold-A10 Cocobolo Grand Auditorium Acoustic/Electric Guitar Includes Hard Case, B-Stock

Key Features

• Single-Cutaway Grand Auditorium Body
• AA-Grade Torrefied Solid Spruce Top
• AAA-Grade Solid Cocobolo Back and Sides
• Ebony Fretboard, Mahogany/Walnut Neck
• Cocobolo and Abalone Rosette
• Natural Bone Nut and Saddle
• Padauk Binding with Maple Purfling
• Fishman Flex Blend Preamp System
• Grover Gold Open-Gear Machine Head Tuner
• Includes Hard Case

Offering stunning visual quality and a beautiful tone with a wide dynamic range, the Gold-A10 Cocobolo from Cort is a grand auditorium acoustic/electric guitar featuring exquisite craftsmanship. The Gold-A10 Cocobolo sports a torrefied solid Adirondack spruce top and AAA-grade solid Cocobolo back and sides for a gorgeous aesthetic and versatile tonal response.

The neck is made from walnut-reinforced maple, while the fretboard is constructed from ebony, delivering clear articulation and a smooth texture with a striking dark appearance. Ebony is used for the bridge and bridge pins. The elgant body features a single Venetian-style cutaway, a Cocobolo and abalone rosette, natural bone nut and saddle, Padauk binding with maple purfling, and torrefied Adirondack scalloped X-bracing. The Fishman Flex Blend preamp electronics provide an undersaddle pickup with an internal microphone and individual volume, tone, and blend controls for precise tonal shaping. With Grover Gold open-gear machine head tuners, this vintage-style guitar enjoys perfectly stable tuning. The Gold-A10 includes a hard case.

Torrefied Solid Adirondack Spruce Top

The Cort Gold-A10 Cocobolo features a solid Adirondack spruce AA-grade top, celebrated for its outstanding acoustic properties. Known for its exceptional clarity and powerful projection, this top wood provides a wide dynamic range, making it perfect for both delicate fingerpicking and vigorous strumming.

The AA grade ensures tight even grain, enhancing both tonal quality and aesthetic appeal. As it ages, the Adirondack spruce top develops an even richer, more resonant tone. Additionally, the torrefied top accelerates aging, further enhancing its acoustic properties.

Solid Cocobolo Back and Sides

Solid Cocobolo is a dense, stiff tropical hardwood celebrated for its rich, warm tone and striking visual appeal. Cocobolo produces a fairly bright overall tone emphasized by sparkling treble notes and resonates a little deeper on the low end.

The wood's density contributes to excellent projection and sustain, while the natural oiliness gives a smooth, glossy finish. The AAA grade ensures the highest quality, with deep reds, oranges, and browns, often highlighted by dramatic black streaks.

Cocobolo and Abalone Rosette

The guitar features a Cocobolo and abalone rosette, where the rich tones of Cocobolo pair beautifully with the shimmering abalone. This detail enhances the overall elegance and artistic quality of the instrument.

Natural Bone Nut and Saddle

Natural bone is favored for guitar nuts and saddles due to its ability to enhance resonance, sustain, and clarity. As a dense material, bone transmits string vibrations more effectively than synthetic alternatives, enriching the guitar's sound with richer nuances. The use of a bone nut and saddle improves tuning stability, playability, and overall tonal quality, making it a top choice for premium acoustic guitars.

Ebony Fretboard

Ebony is a highly prized tonewood known for its density, smooth texture, and striking dark appearance. Renowned for its durability and resistance to wear, ebony is often used for guitar bridges, fretboards, and bridge pins.

Cort Gold-A10 Cocobolo features an ebony bridge and fretboard, providing a sleek, smooth playing surface and contributing to a clear, articulate tone with excellent sustain. The ebony bridge pins enhance string stability and add to the instrument's overall aesthetic appeal. The use of ebony in these key components ensures a premium playing experience and exceptional sound quality.

Padauk Binding with Maple Purfling

Cort Gold-A10 Cocobolo is distinguished by its Padauk binding and maple purfling, which together enhance its visual appeal with a striking contrast of colors. Padauk, known for its vivid red hue, outlines the body and neck, complementing the lighter, delicate lines of the maple purfling.

This combination not only frames the guitar's contours but also highlights its meticulous craftsmanship. The contrasting colors and textures add depth and a luxurious feel, making the guitar a visually captivating piece.

Fishman Flex Blend System

Fishman Flex Blend System preamp features a sophisticated audio enhancement that offers exceptional control over your sound. The system combines an under-saddle pickup with an internal microphone, allowing for a blend of both sources to perfectly capture the guitar's natural acoustics.

It features a simple and intuitive control layout with volume, tone, and blend controls, enabling precise sound shaping. Additionally, the preamp includes a built-in tuner for convenient on-the-fly pitch adjustments. The Fishman Flex Blend System is ideal for both live performances and studio sessions, ensuring the guitar's amplified sound is as rich and authentic as its acoustic tone.

Cocobolo Headplate

Cocobolo headplate, coupled with a distinctive Gold series abalone inlay, adds elegance and a touch of luxury to the guitar. The rich colors and intricate grain patterns of Cocobolo make each headplate unique, enhancing the guitar's visual appeal.

Grover Gold Machine Heads

The Gold-A10 Cocobolo is equipped with Grover's gold-colored vintage open-gear machine heads, combining classic aesthetics with modern functionality. They are renowned for their 18:1 ratio, precise tuning stability, and smooth operation, ideal for both performance and studio settings.

Items Included

Cort Gold-A10 Cocobolo Grand Auditorium Acoustic/Electric Guitar

Hard Case

Limited 2-Year Manufacturer Warranty

Wood Grain and Finish DisclaimerPlease note that due to the natural origin of the wood used to craft our guitars, each instrument is unique. The photographs and digital representations displayed on our website are intended to be representative but may not be an exact match for the actual product you receive.Variations to be expected include, but are not limited to:

• Grain Pattern: The unique figure of the wood grain will vary from one guitar to another. We cannot guarantee specific grain patterns, such as flame or figuring, will match the examples shown.
• Color and Tone: Natural wood has inherent color and tonal variations that can be influenced by factors like density and the way a finish is absorbed. This means the final color and character of your guitar will differ slightly from our samples.
• Texture and Markings: Variations in the wood's texture, as well as natural features such as knots, mineral streaks, or subtle imperfections, are a normal part of its character and are not considered defects.

We believe these natural variations add to the beauty and individuality of each handcrafted instrument. By completing your purchase, you acknowledge and accept these potential differences.

Why is this b-stock?

It could be for one of several reasons.

B-Stock items have minor cosmetic blemishes that were discovered during the set-up and inspection process. These are strictly cosmetic and do not affect the playability of the instrument. Many times, the blemish is so small you will have a hard time finding it w/ the naked eye. 

In other cases, the b-stock status comes from the model being discontinued, and it is in brand-new condition.

B-Stock items carry a Full Mechanical Warranty, but since they are being sold as a B-Stock, they do not carry a cosmetic warranty. Only instruments w/ minor cosmetic blemishes and/or discontinued are B-Stock.

We will not sell instruments w/ greater issues.

We offer these out of an ever-changing open inventory of b-stock pieces at our distributor's. They don't provide specifics of the issue that caused the b-stock classification.