Built for modern metal and high-performance playing, the Cort X500 Menace electric guitar delivers crushing tone, exceptional sustain, and premium features designed for the most demanding guitarists. Its neck-through-body construction provides outstanding resonance, effortless access to the highest frets, and incredible stability, while the mahogany body with a striking maple top offers the perfect balance of warmth, punch, and articulation.

Equipped with a Seymour Duncan® Nazgul bridge humbucker and Sentient neck humbucker, the X500 Menace produces aggressive high-gain tones, tight low end, and crystal-clear cleans, making it ideal for metal, progressive rock, and other heavy styles. The 7-piece Maple, Purple Heart, and Panga Panga neck, compound radius fingerboard, and Floyd Rose® 1000 Series locking tremolo provide lightning-fast playability, precise control, and rock-solid tuning stability. Finished with a distinctive reverse headstock and aggressive styling, the Cort X500 Menace combines boutique-level performance, professional hardware, and uncompromising sound in a guitar that's built to dominate both the stage and the studio.

Construction - Neck-Thru

Body Material - Mahogany

Top Material - Hard Maple 15T

Scale Length - 25.5″ (648mm)

Neck Material - Maple, Purple heart & Panga Panga 7-ply Laminated

Neck Shape - U Shape

Neck Thickness - 1F : 19mm, 12F : 21mm

Fingerboard Material - Ebony

Fingerboard Radius - 12″-15.75″ Compound Radius (R305~400)

Number of Frets - 24 Frets

Fret Type - Jumbo (2.9×1.4), Nickel Silver

Inlay - None with White Side Dots

Nut Material - Locking Nut

Nut Width - 1 11/16″ (43mm)

Truss Rod - Two-way Adjustable

Tuning Machines - Die-Cast

Bridge - FloydRose® 1000 Series Tremolo

Configuration - HH

Pickups - Seymour Duncan® Sentient & Nazgul

Controls - 1-Volume, 1-Tone, 3-Way Blade Switch

Hardware - Black

Strings - D'Addario® EXL120 (.009 .011 .016 .024 .032 .042)

Neck Finish - Matte

Body Finish - Matte