Cort Guitars Introduces the New KX500 Pale Moon

Cort Guitars announces the KX500 Pale Moon, an electric guitar designed for players who demand both uncompromising performance and standout style. Available worldwide through local and online retailers, the KX500 Pale Moon delivers aggressive tone, surgical precision, and a visually striking Pale Moon ebony top that ensures players stand out both sonically and on stage.The KX500 Pale Moon features a mahogany body producing warm, rich tones with strong midrange and low-end response. Its Pale Moon ebony top adds a dramatic and unique aesthetic, while the matte open-pore Natural Black Burst finish highlights the natural beauty of the wood. A bolt-on, 5-piece roasted maple and walnut neck improves resonance and durability, paired with a comfortable D-shaped profile measuring 19.5mm at the first fret and 21.5mm at the twelfth. The 25.5-inch scale length neck is topped with a Macassar ebony fingerboard featuring 24 jumbo stainless-steel frets, a 15.75-inch radius, luminous, glow-in-the-dark side dots, and teardrop inlays. A Graph Tech® Black TUSQ® nut (43mm) and two-way truss rod with spoke nut enhance performance, comfort, tuning stability, and sustain.Loaded with a Seymour Duncan® Sentient and Nazgul humbucker set, the KX500 Pale Moon excels in both high-gain aggression and expressive dynamics. The Nazgul bridge pickup delivers crushing low-end response, sharp attack, and saturated tone, while the Sentient neck pickup provides smooth, articulate cleans and fluid leads. Electronics are kept intuitive with a 1-volume, 1-tone control layout and a 3-way selector switch.The guitar’s hardware includes Cort® locking tuners for fast, precise tuning and stability, while the new Cort® hardtail bridge with string-through-body construction enhances sustain and resonance. The instrument comes factory-fitted with D’Addario® EXL110 strings, rounding out a feature set designed to meet the demands of modern players.For more information about the new Cort KX500 Pale Moon and other Cort Guitars instruments, please visit www.cortguitars.com.Street $929.99 USD