Cort AP550M v Vintage V300

guitarjack66 · May 2023

I am after a smaller 'parlour' style acoustic and these two stand out. I know the V300 gets a lot of love on here (maybe fully deserved?) but I have reservations over the nut width and string spacing and that is a big concern for 'flabby fingers' me. The Cort,while being a nice Mahogany and it's Vintage equivalent (Mahogany version is around £50 dearer and Spruce is around £30 more expensive) also has a 45mm string spacing that caught (no pun intended!) my eye. Of course the Cort is a genuine parlour size while the Vintage is a touch bigger bodied and this makes little difference to me personally but that 45mm on a parlour is certainly eye catching even though the quality of the Cort may be up for debate.
I would love to hear any experiences of the two,particularly the Cort as if it is poor quality I won't enetertain it but will look for more of a wider nut and similar price bracket to compare with the V300.

Cheers for future replies. I'm sure the V300 will get lots of love and support going by previous discussions.

goldtop · May 2023

I helped a friend of my Other Half when she wanted a beginner guitar and we bought a V300. It was just £75 used and a bargain at that price. The mahogany version is much-loved here, I think.

Don't know the Cort.

bertie · May 2023

I dont like all mahogany

V300 spruce for me any and every day -

but you know the real answer is - try it first sausage fingers

you might get on with the Vintage

Kittyfrisk · May 2023

bertie said:

I dont like all mahogany

V300 spruce for me any and every day -

but you know the real answer is - try it first sausage fingers you might get on with the Vintage

I had both & kept the mahogany

Plenty of guitars out there to find what suits you individually.
You're right about the nut width though, you can't go by measurements alone, there's the overall feel too.

bertie · May 2023

Kittyfrisk said:

I had both & kept the mahogany

confirms my suspicions

guitarjack66 · May 2023

Kittyfrisk said:

bertie said:

I dont like all mahogany

V300 spruce for me any and every day -

but you know the real answer is - try it first sausage fingers you might get on with the Vintage

I had both & kept the mahogany   Plenty of guitars out there to find what suits you individually.
You're right about the nut width though, you can't go by measurements alone, there's the overall feel too.

You kept the Mahogany Cort or Vintage?

Cryptid · May 2023

I've not tried the Cort but own a V300 MH. I really like the Vintage, but the nut width and spacing at bridge is fairly tight, and I have the fingers of a hungry poet. Depends what you're used to I suppose.

Kittyfrisk · May 2023

guitarjack66 said:

Kittyfrisk said:

bertie said:

I dont like all mahogany

V300 spruce for me any and every day -

but you know the real answer is - try it first sausage fingers you might get on with the Vintage

I had both & kept the mahogany   Plenty of guitars out there to find what suits you individually.
You're right about the nut width though, you can't go by measurements alone, there's the overall feel too.

You kept the Mahogany Cort or Vintage?

Sorry, Vintage.

guitarjack66 · May 2023

I plumped for the Cort here as the wider fretboard/nut width was very important for me. Especially after having a Yamaha APX travel sized guitar and not getting on with it because of the narrow nut and string spacing. I haven't had a chance to play it or set it up but it looks nice out of the box and only the action seems to need dealing with in due course. Here are a couple of photos.
https://imgur.com/12SdOdb

https://imgur.com/e9bcKRm

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