Cort X500 MENACE - Black Satin

Cort X500 Menace – Built to Chug. Born to Dominate.

The Cort X500 Menace is engineered for extreme players who demand crushing tone, limitless sustain, and uncompromising performance. Built around neck-thru construction and a classic maple-on-mahogany tonewood combination, it delivers thick low-end, cutting mids, and articulate highs with authority. Designed for modern metal and aggressive styles, the X500 Menace pairs brutal Seymour Duncan® Nazgûl and Sentient pickups with a Floyd Rose® tremolo and a fast, compound-radius fingerboard for precision under pressure.

With its darker aesthetic, reverse headstock, and upgraded feature set, the X500 Menace is purpose-built for players who live in high gain and thrive on intensity.

Key Features

• Neck-Thru Construction
  The neck-thru-body design maximizes sustain, resonance, and midrange punch while providing effortless access to the highest frets and a sleek, uninterrupted playing feel.

• Maple Top on Mahogany Body
  This classic tonewood pairing delivers thick, warm lows, aggressive mids, and cutting highs, creating a powerful and balanced foundation for high-gain tones.

• Seymour Duncan® Nazgûl & Sentient Pickups
  The Nazgûl bridge pickup delivers brutal attack, tight low-end, and articulate chugs, while the Sentient neck offers pristine cleans and fluid, expressive lead tones under high gain.

• 7-Piece Laminated Neck
  A multi-ply maple, purpleheart, and panga panga neck enhances stability and sustain while maintaining a solid, responsive feel built to withstand aggressive playing.

• Compound Radius Ebony Fingerboard
  The compound radius fingerboard feels comfortable for chords near the nut and flattens out higher up for fast runs, wide bends, and precise lead work.

• Floyd Rose® 1000 Series Tremolo
  Designed for extreme expression, the Floyd Rose system delivers rock-solid tuning stability during dive bombs, flutters, and aggressive vibrato techniques.

Who Is It For?

The Cort X500 Menace is built for metal, hardcore, and extreme genre guitarists who need crushing tone, tight response, and absolute reliability under high gain. If your playing demands brutal rhythm tones, soaring leads, and fearless tremolo abuse—all with modern aesthetics and serious sustain—the X500 Menace is ready to deliver.

Tech Specs

Body

• Construction: Neck-Thru
• Body Material: Mahogany
• Top Material: Hard Maple (15T)
• Scale Length: 25.5" (648mm)
• Body Finish: Matte
  

Neck

• Neck Material: Maple, Purpleheart & Panga Panga 7-ply Laminated
• Neck Shape: U Shape
• Neck Thickness: 1st Fret – 19mm, 12th Fret – 21mm
• Nut Material: Locking Nut
• Nut Width: 1 11/16" (43mm)
• Truss Rod: Two-way Adjustable
• Neck Finish: Matte

Fingerboard

• Fingerboard Material: Ebony
• Fingerboard Radius: 12"–15.75" Compound Radius (R305–400)
• Number of Frets: 24
• Fret Type: Jumbo Nickel Silver (2.9 x 1.4)
• Inlay: None with White Side Dots

Electronics

• Pickup Configuration: HH
• Pickups: Seymour Duncan® Sentient (Neck) & Nazgûl (Bridge)
• Controls: 1 Volume, 1 Tone, 3-Way Blade Switch

Hardware

• Bridge: Floyd Rose® 1000 Series Tremolo
• Tuning Machines: Die-Cast Tuners
• Hardware Finish: Black
• Strings: D’Addario® EXL120 (.009–.042)