There are three beveled areas on the Grand Auditorium, Venetian-cutaway body. Ergonomically shaped bevel cuts have been made into the armrest, cutaway, and rib rest so the guitar fits the player naturally yet retains the acoustic properties of the body. The Gold-Edge LE has a solid Sitka spruce top that's been treated through Cort's torrefication process, and the hand-scalloped X-bracing maximizes resonance as well as balance.

This Limited Edition guitar has back and sides made of solid master-grade flamed myrtle wood for a bright yet smooth and warm sound. Cort uses the L.R. Baggs® Anthem pickup/preamp system to deliver the pure acoustic tone of the instrument to the amplifier and/or PA without any coloration.

I liked the minimal controls subdue appearance and they control unneeded feedback effectively, and do not interfere with the instrument's natural appearance. The Gold-Edge LE's mahogany neck is reinforced with two pieces of walnut for added rigidity and stability and is fitted with a smooth ebony fret board and 20 frets (25.3-inch scale). A genuine bone nut and saddle as well as Grover® vintage machine heads complete the Cort Gold-Edge LE.

The Gold-Edge LE, sells for $1,199.99 MSRP including a deluxe soft-side case.