polvo Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 Does anyone know what the difference is between the Cort Artisan B4 plus and the B4 element? And is there a third type of Artisan B4 (maybe older) which is neither Plus nor Element? I'm tempted by this beauty, which is just listed as "Cort Artisan B4", but can't quite tell what model it is exactly. Any clues which model this might be, and whether £230 would be a good price? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paolo85 Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 (edited) 16 minutes ago, polvo said: Does anyone know what the difference is between the Cort Artisan B4 plus and the B4 element? And is there a third type of Artisan B4 (maybe older) which is neither Plus nor Element? I'm tempted by this beauty, which is just listed as "Cort Artisan B4", but can't quite tell what model it is exactly. Any clues which model this might be, and whether £230 would be a good price? I think they have different string spacing. Not 100% sure which is which. I think the oldest of the two is 17.5 and the newest is [edit 19mm]. Also, nowadays B4 have that smart neck shaoe that is thinner back to front on the treble side, while older ones have more of a traditional skinny jazz neck Edited December 30, 2022 by Paolo85 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EddHytheTown Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 I could be wrong but with that colour I wonder if it's an element B4. If so I have the same in black and it's with a markbass preamp and bartolini pickups. I find it a very comfortable bass to play with a great satin neck, with decent active electronics but the passive sound perhaps a little weak. I'm no electronics expert though so some tweaking at the amp end could well sort it out. All in all though I'd say if it is a B4 £230 seems a fair price if it's in good condition. I think new they go for around £400 or so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudsprout Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 Never played either but looked into these a while ago. Judging by the body shape that looks like a B4 - the Element is rounder, more like the A series. From memory, some of the differences are: body construction (mahogany with an ash top on the Element vs all ash I think), fretboard material (roasted maple on the Element), preamp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mudpup Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 On 30/12/2022 at 09:46, polvo said: Does anyone know what the difference is between the Cort Artisan B4 plus and the B4 element? And is there a third type of Artisan B4 (maybe older) which is neither Plus nor Element? I'm tempted by this beauty, which is just listed as "Cort Artisan B4", but can't quite tell what model it is exactly. Any clues which model this might be, and whether £230 would be a good price? My Cort A4 Plus has the model stamped on the back of the neck. Can't you just ask for more details? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dub_junkie Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 (edited) Looks like the AS RM model. I'm still keen on picking up a five at some point in either this red or the teal blue finish https://www.cortguitars.com/product/item.php?it_id=1547002327 Edit : I see the price has gone up by 50%! Edited December 31, 2022 by dub_junkie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polvo Posted January 3, 2023 Author Share Posted January 3, 2023 For anyone following this thread, you may be interested in the latest tragicomic development... I bought it and then broke it within 10 minutes. Goddamit. It played beautifully for those 10 minutes though... 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dclaassen Posted January 8, 2023 Share Posted January 8, 2023 On 03/01/2023 at 21:21, polvo said: For anyone following this thread, you may be interested in the latest tragicomic development... I bought it and then broke it within 10 minutes. Goddamit. It played beautifully for those 10 minutes though... Been there, done that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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