It's been 2-1/2 years since I started this thread, so I thought I'd jump back in here and let you know what I think of that Cort now.

I still have my '63 Guild and still love it, but since so few people know how to mike an acoustic these days, I finally gave up and plugged in. I had a Slimline transducer put in it and bought a Fishman preamp and that little baby is my main workhorse now. It seems impervious to temperature and humidity changes and with a set of medium phosphor-bronze strings packs a fair amount of punch.

Would I recommend one? You bet. For a low-end guitar, it's as good as I've ever seen and some of Cort's high-enders will hold their own among the Larivees, Taks and Taylors that I've played.

cheers,

david