Cort Gold-A8 'Light Burst' Acoustic Electric Guitar

The Cort Gold-A8 ‘Light Burst’ is a refined, performance-ready acoustic electric guitar built for players who demand premium tone, responsiveness, and versatility. Featuring a torrefied solid Sitka spruce top treated with Cort’s Aged to Vintage (ATV) process, the Gold-A8 delivers an open, mature sound with the warmth and depth of a well-played vintage instrument from the very first strum. Its Auditorium cutaway body offers a balanced voice that suits everything from fingerstyle detail to confident strumming, making it a true all-rounder.

Complementing the spruce top are solid Pau Ferro back and sides, adding clarity, articulation, and a rich harmonic complexity similar to Indian rosewood. The walnut-reinforced mahogany neck provides excellent stability, while the ebony fingerboard and bridge ensure a smooth playing feel and strong note definition. Equipped with the Fishman Flex Blend system, the Gold-A8 excels on stage and in the studio, offering natural amplified tone with precise control. Finished in a lightweight sonically enhanced UV gloss and supplied with a deluxe soft case, this is a professional-grade instrument designed to inspire.

Features

• Torrefied solid Sitka spruce top with Aged to Vintage (ATV) treatment for open, mature tone

• Solid Pau Ferro back and sides for clarity, balance, and harmonic richness

• Auditorium cutaway body shape for versatility across playing styles

• Fishman Flex Blend electronics with mic and pickup blending plus onboard tuner

• Ebony fingerboard, ebony bridge pins, and genuine bone nut and saddle for enhanced tone transfer

Specs

• Construction DoubleLock neck joint

• Body Auditorium cutaway

• Cutaway Venetian

• Top Torrefied solid Sitka spruce

• Back and sides Solid Pau Ferro

• Neck Walnut-reinforced mahogany

• Fingerboard Ebony

• Frets 20

• Scale length 643 mm (25.3")

• Nut width 45 mm (1 3/4")

• Binding White with triple-ply purfling

• Inlays Gold custom MOP

• Rosette Abalone

• Bridge Ebony with ebony pins

• Tuners Deluxe vintage gold

• Electronics Fishman Flex Blend

• Strings D’Addario EXP16 Light

• Bracing Hand-scalloped X-bracing