Cast me adrift never to return...

Fran · Post by **Fran** » Fri May 30, 2008 9:46 pm

the world is better rid of me!!
Sorry guys, i played one of these today and i am ashamed to say it was fucking awesome.
Its a Cort 'Hiram Bullock' signature Stratocaster. Swamp Ash body, birds eye mapel neck, aged hardware, Wilkinson Trem, Mighty Mites, Sperzels... sounds and plays great. The guy in the shop is sponsored by Cort and gets their guitars cheap, i'm being lured in.

robert(original) · Post by **robert(original)** » Fri May 30, 2008 10:15 pm

oh no!
whatever floats yr boat tho.

Thom · Post by **Thom** » Fri May 30, 2008 10:21 pm

I used to have a Cort - can't quit remember the model - but was like a PRS copy...they are good guitars. My bass is a Cort too and I like that a lot.

tribi9 · Post by **tribi9** » Fri May 30, 2008 10:21 pm

Personally I don't like that guitar but It's ok to like guitars that other people may think are uncool. its about what you like, not what the masses like.

euan · Post by **euan** » Fri May 30, 2008 10:30 pm

If Fran says a guitar is cool it is cool.

benecol · Post by **benecol** » Fri May 30, 2008 10:35 pm

It look like a Mexican themed restaurant.

euan · Post by **euan** » Fri May 30, 2008 10:36 pm

Actually remove the burntess and it is cooler. Should have bought a Graf Deluxe and told me how they rock out.

tribi9 · Post by **tribi9** » Fri May 30, 2008 10:37 pm

benecol wrote:It look like a Mexican themed restaurant.

Fran · Post by **Fran** » Fri May 30, 2008 10:42 pm

benecol wrote:It look like a Mexican themed restaurant.

Lol. The guy in the shop said i always get drawn to the rustic or old looking guitars.
Srsly though, i know the name is gay but it played like a Â£500+ guitar and the spec is very high for the price. Its a players guitar, not one for the DS-1 brigade.

benecol · Post by **benecol** » Fri May 30, 2008 10:42 pm

I meant that scorched timber has something of the "saloon doors" about it.

Fran · Post by **Fran** » Fri May 30, 2008 10:44 pm

benecol wrote:I meant that scorched timber has something of the "saloon doors" about it.

To be honest i got that pic off ebay. The one in the shop was not as erm.. burnt looking as that one.

benecol · Post by **benecol** » Fri May 30, 2008 10:49 pm

You'll be tucking your jeans into your cowboy boots in no time.

Does look like it could be OK, mind, although I'm not keen on the look of humbuckers in a stra, especially covered humbuckerst. Or humbuckers in general.

Tex-czech · Post by **Tex-czech** » Fri May 30, 2008 10:49 pm

tribi9 wrote:
benecol wrote:It look like a Mexican themed restaurant.

haha I see it completely. I played an old Cort neck thru strat copy in a faded pearl. It had a 3x3 tuner/headstock. very playable with jumbo fret and all in all nice.

tribi9 · Post by **tribi9** » Fri May 30, 2008 10:58 pm

Tex-czech wrote:
tribi9 wrote:
benecol wrote:It look like a Mexican themed restaurant.

haha I see it completely. I played an old Cort neck thru strat copy in a faded pearl. It had a 3x3 tuner/headstock. very playable with jumbo fret and all in all nice.

Will just have to give to the dude in the middle.....

Fran · Post by **Fran** » Fri May 30, 2008 10:58 pm

benecol wrote:You'll be tucking your jeans into your cowboy boots in no time.

Does look like it could be OK, mind, although I'm not keen on the look of humbuckers in a stra, especially covered humbuckerst. Or humbuckers in general.

No chance. I hat cowboys and John Wayne was a fag.

Out of interest, heres Matt the guy Cort sponsor, he's one of my old pals, like Aen...

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Tex-czech · Post by **Tex-czech** » Fri May 30, 2008 11:07 pm

Fran wrote:
benecol wrote:You'll be tucking your jeans into your cowboy boots in no time.

Does look like it could be OK, mind, although I'm not keen on the look of humbuckers in a stra, especially covered humbuckerst. Or humbuckers in general.
No chance. I hat cowboys and John Wayne was a fag.

Non traditional cowboys are cool and Clint Eastwood is boss. In any case they're guitars are always cool. long live teh twang.

Bacchus · Post by **Bacchus** » Fri May 30, 2008 11:10 pm

Not too sure about the shape, but apart from that, the only thiing that's not agreeable is the name on the headstock, and that hardly matters, so get in there.

Although, you ought to be horrendously fat before buying this guitar.

Hiram Bullock:

Fran · Post by **Fran** » Fri May 30, 2008 11:39 pm

BacchusPaul wrote:Although, you ought to be horrendously fat before buying this guitar.

Dude... i'm getting there. If i carry on with the Currys and wine....

ultratwin · Post by **ultratwin** » Fri May 30, 2008 11:43 pm

Poor Hiram. The guy can barely walk now.

It was sad to see him go from Chicago Bluesy wailer to losing his everything over supporting a drug habit, and his number one modified 60s H-S-H sunburst Strat the Cort setup was designed after even ended up in the hands of an aging Korean rocker(!). When Hiram was here May last year Moollon's Mr. Ji built a guitar for him that was just like his old Strat, and be fore we handed it to him we took him out to Korean BBQ to talk and spent 2 hours chatting about the music industry and stuff. Jovial, hums R&B riffs to himself when there's dead air, had some really funny Jaco stories I never though I'd hear, and he said he spends some of his time tracking vocals for jingles and playing about in smaller gigs.

Never been hot for the Cort Strat shape, but I'm sure it has got the tonez hidden in thee somewhere. Enjoy, Fran!

turtle · Post by **turtle** » Sat May 31, 2008 12:48 pm

I think he ate that very strat after the show.