With the combination of tone woods, even being a passive bass, can be warm or bright. This has to be one of the most balanced basses I have played in quite some time. One thing I noticed is that this bass, when played in a seated position, has no neck dive.
I’ve thoroughly enjoyed playing this bass on live gigs and even just for practicing.
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The Rithimic Series 4-String is a bass players dream, all the way from the first fret to the last not too heavy, not too light, and the neck feels just right. The design and the way that the Spalted maple and Padouk top fit together seamlessly is a true work of art.
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It’s nice to see a custom bass with a Babicz bridge, as they seem to proceed a more dynamic range, being full contact with the body, and also offering more sustain and stability. The Cort Jeff Berlin Rithimic Series 4-String Bass features a double cutaway custom body with Alder as the main wood and a Spalted maple and Padouk top. All of the hardware is gold from the Hipshot Ultralight Tuners, right down the Babicz FCH4 Bridge. The pickups are Bartolini custom soapbars, which have been designed by no other than Jeff Berlin himself, and the electronics consist of volume, balance, and tone. The 34” scale neck is maple with a 21-fret rosewood fingerboard, complete with abalone inlays on the front and side of the fingerboard. The Cort Jeff Berlin Rithimic Series 4-String Bass features a double cutaway custom body with Alder as the main wood and a Spalted maple and Padouk top. Over the past 50 years, the company has worked with some of the largest and most well-recognized guitar companies in the industry, as well as artists of international recognition. I am truly honored to have the privilege to review a bass designed by such a master as Jeff Berlin and built by such a great company, Cort. Cort designs, manufactures and delivers some of the finest guitars and basses to musicians and music enthusiasts all around the world. The Cort Jeff Berlin Rithimic Series 4-String Bass is no exception and is a finely crafted instrument. Knowing what Jeff Berlin expects as a player, it shows in his signature line of basses from Cort.
Agree with him or not, he is a fine and great bassist. Davits, Bill Buford, Allan Holdsworth, K.D. SOUND ON You HAVE TO hear this jam between Cort artists Jeff Berlin and Bumblefoot.
Aside from his many solo releases, he has recorded and/or performed with some of the greats such as Patti Austin, T. Cort artists Jeff Berlin and Ron Bumblefoot Thal Cort Guitars & Basses Australia. Jeff is one of the finest bassists of our time and gives some of the best clinics. Review – Cort Jeff Berlin Rithimic Series 4-String BassĪnyone that knows bass surely knows, or has heard of, Jeff Berlin.