Head to head

Cort G280 Select vs Ibanez GIO GRX70QA

The short answer is that they sit in different price brackets ($500 - $1,000 against Under $300), and the pickup layouts differ (HSS against HSH). Below, every specification we hold for both instruments is lined up, with the 24 rows that actually differ marked out.

Cort

G280 Select

Amber

A Stratocaster layout with the upgrades most players end up paying for anyway

8.7/105.0 (3)

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Ibanez

GIO GRX70QA

Transparent Black Sunburst

The cheapest honest route into a fast neck and a humbucker at each end

7.2/104.6 (2,567)

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Score profile

Six editorial axes, overlaid. Where one shape sits outside the other, that is where the instrument gains ground.

Cort G280 Select8.7
Ibanez GIO GRX70QA7.2

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Specification by specification

Cort G280 Select compared with Ibanez GIO GRX70QA
	G280 Select	GIO GRX70QA
Brand	Cort	Ibanez
Model	G280 Select	GIO GRX70QA
Finish	Amber	Transparent Black Sunburst
Instrument	Electric guitar	Electric guitar
Fretline score	8.7 / 10	7.2 / 10
Value for money	9 / 10	9 / 10
Amazon rating	5.0 / 5 (3)	4.6 / 5 (2,567)
Price	$500 - $1,000	Under $300
Type	Solidbody electric guitar	Electric guitar
Body	G-series double-cutaway	GRX solidbody, double cutaway
Body wood	Alder	Poplar
Top	Flamed maple	Quilted maple art grain
Neck joint	Bolt-on, two-way truss rod with spoke nut	Bolt-on
Neck wood	Hard maple	Maple
Neck profile	Ergo-V (21 mm at first fret, 23 mm at twelfth)	GRX (19.5 mm at 1st fret, 21.5 mm at 12th)
Scale length	25.5" (648 mm)	25.5" (648 mm)
Fingerboard	Rosewood	Jatoba
Radius	12"-15.75" compound (R305-R400)	12" (305 mm)
Frets	22	22
Fret size	Medium-jumbo, nickel silver	Medium
Nut	Bone	—
Nut width	1.65" (42 mm)	1.65" (42 mm)
Bridge	Cort CFA-III tremolo	Ibanez T106 tremolo
Tuners	Cort staggered locking	—
Neck pickup	Cort Voiced Tone VTS63 single-coil	Infinity R (H)
Bridge pickup	Cort Voiced Tone VTH77 humbucker	Infinity R (H)
Configuration	HSS	HSH
Electronics	Passive	Passive, ceramic magnets
Controls	Volume, tone	Volume, tone
Switching	Five-way switch	5-way blade
Orientation	Right-handed	Right-handed
Skill level	Intermediate, Advanced	Beginner, Intermediate
Styles	Rock, Blues, Pop, Funk, Country, Indie	Rock, Metal, Blues, Punk, Pop
In the box	—	—

A marked row is one where the two differ. A highlighted cell is the stronger figure where one can be judged objectively. Empty cells are specifications the manufacturer does not publish — never estimates.