Cort Guitars has launched the Artisan Space 5, a new bass model that features a light, compact and portable design. First hitting the streets in the 1980s, Cort’s Space line of guitars and basses helped spearhead the decade’s headless fretted instrument boom. Now, with the new Space 5, Cort has built upon its legacy, while adding modern-day features and enhancements. The bass has a maple body and a 6-millimeter solid poplar burl top, with a seven-piece, roasted maple, walnut and purpleheart neck which affords players a defined midrange that compliments the expansive, bright qualities of the body.