The Cort X100 Open Pore 3-Tone Sunburst Electric Guitar combines aggressive styling, fast playability and powerful humbucker tones at an accessible price. As the entry-level model in Cort’s popular X Series, the X100 offers many of the performance-focused features associated with higher-end instruments, making it an excellent choice for beginners, developing musicians and experienced players seeking a dependable and versatile electric guitar.

Its Meranti body delivers a warm, resonant sound with a strong midrange presence that helps chords and riffs cut clearly through a mix. The distinctive double-cutaway X Series body shape provides easy access to the upper frets, while the carefully sculpted arm contour improves comfort during longer practice sessions, rehearsals and live performances.

The Open Pore 3-Tone Sunburst finish allows the natural texture of the wood to remain visible, giving the guitar an organic feel and an attractive sunburst appearance. This thinner open-pore finish also complements the X100’s modern body shape, balancing traditional styling with a more contemporary, performance-focused design.

A hard Maple neck provides strength and stability while contributing definition and punch to the guitar’s overall tone. The Jatoba fingerboard features a flat 15.75-inch radius and 24 medium nickel-silver frets, creating a smooth, modern playing surface suited to fast lead work, wide bends, technical riffs and comfortable rhythm playing. Its 25.5-inch scale length provides a familiar feel, clear note response and firm string tension across the fingerboard.

The Cort X100 is equipped with a pair of high-output Cort Powersound humbucker pickups. These deliver the punch, warmth and output required for rock, hard rock and metal, while retaining enough clarity for clean passages and more restrained playing styles. A straightforward control layout consisting of one volume control, one tone control and a three-way pickup selector makes it easy to move between powerful bridge tones, fuller neck sounds and a balanced combination of both pickups.

A six-point vintage-style tremolo bridge enables expressive vibrato effects while efficiently transferring string vibration into the body for strong natural resonance. Die-cast tuning machines, chrome hardware and dependable bolt-on construction complete this practical and reliable instrument.

With its fast-playing neck, 24-fret fingerboard, dual humbuckers and striking Open Pore 3-Tone Sunburst finish, the Cort X100 OP3T offers excellent value for players who want modern performance, bold looks and versatile amplified tones.

Specifications

Model: Cort X100
Series: Cort X Series
Colour: Open Pore 3-Tone Sunburst
Finish code: OP3T
Construction: Bolt-on
Body material: Meranti
Scale length: 25.5 inches / 648mm
Neck material: Hard Maple
Fingerboard material: Jatoba
Fingerboard radius: 15.75 inches / R400
Number of frets: 24
Fret type: Medium nickel silver
Pickups: Cort Powersound humbucker pickup set
Pickup configuration: HH
Controls: 1 volume and 1 tone
Pickup selector: 3-way switch
Bridge: Six-point tremolo
Tuning machines: Die-cast
Hardware colour: Chrome