Reimagined with a darker identity and modern edge, the Cort X500 Menace delivers an aggressive high-performance electric guitar experience built for today’s metal and extreme music players. Designed for power, precision, and commanding stage presence, it embodies a bold evolution of the X Series for musicians who demand intensity and attitude in every performance.

Features 

• Cort X500 Menace delivers a modern, aggressive electric guitar experience built for metal and extreme music performance.
  
• Neck-thru-body construction ensures exceptional sustain, stability, and seamless access across the entire fretboard.
  
• Seymour Duncan® Sentient and Nazgûl humbucker set provides high-output aggression with precise articulation and powerful tonal clarity.
  
• Nazgûl bridge pickup delivers tight low-end response, aggressive attack, and crushing high-gain “chug” performance.
  
• Sentient neck pickup offers balanced clarity with smooth cleans and expressive lead tones under heavy gain.
  
• Maple top on mahogany body delivers a rich tonal foundation with warmth, clarity, and strong midrange presence.
  
• Floyd Rose® 1000 Series tremolo system provides extreme pitch control with reliable tuning stability.
  
• 7-piece maple, purple heart, and panga panga neck enhances strength, rigidity, and long-term structural stability.
  
• Compound radius ebony fingerboard supports fast lead playing and comfortable chord transitions across all positions.

Specifications 

Construction
Construction: Neck-thru

Body
Body material: Mahogany
Top material: Hard maple 15T
Scale length: 25.5” (648mm)
Body finish: Matte

Neck
Neck material: Maple, purple heart & panga panga 7-ply laminated
Neck shape: U shape
Neck thickness: 1F: 19mm, 12F: 21mm
Fingerboard material: Ebony
Fingerboard radius: 12”-15.75” compound radius (R305~400)
Number of frets: 24 frets
Fret type: Jumbo (2.9×1.4), nickel silver
Inlay: None with white side dots
Nut material: Locking nut
Nut width: 1 11/16” (43mm)
Truss rod: Two-way adjustable
Neck finish: Matte

Electronics
Configuration: HH
Pickups: Seymour Duncan® Sentient & Nazgûl
Controls: 1-volume, 1-tone, 3-way blade switch

Hardware
Bridge: FloydRose® 1000 Series tremolo
Tuning machines: Die-cast
Hardware: Black
Strings: D’Addario® EXL120 (.009 .011 .016 .024 .032 .042)