Head to head

Cort G280 Select vs Yamaha Pacifica PAC611HFM

The short answer is that the pickup layouts differ (HSS against HP90), and the bridges work in fundamentally different ways. Below, every specification we hold for both instruments is lined up, with the 22 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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Yamaha

Pacifica PAC611HFM

Translucent Black

Seymour Duncans, Grover locking tuners and Graph Tech hardware, on an alder Pacifica

9.0/104.2 (36)

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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
Yamaha Pacifica PAC611HFM9.0

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Specification by specification

Cort G280 Select compared with Yamaha Pacifica PAC611HFM
	G280 Select	Pacifica PAC611HFM
Brand	Cort	Yamaha
Model	G280 Select	Pacifica PAC611HFM
Finish	Amber	Translucent Black
Instrument	Electric guitar	Electric guitar
Fretline score	8.7 / 10	9.0 / 10
Value for money	9 / 10	9 / 10
Amazon rating	5.0 / 5 (3)	4.2 / 5 (36)
Price	$500 - $1,000	$500 - $1,000
Type	Solidbody electric guitar	Electric guitar
Body	G-series double-cutaway	Pacifica double cutaway
Body wood	Alder	Alder
Top	Flamed maple	Flamed maple (laminated)
Neck joint	Bolt-on, two-way truss rod with spoke nut	Bolt-on
Neck wood	Hard maple	Maple with tinted finish
Neck profile	Ergo-V (21 mm at first fret, 23 mm at twelfth)	—
Scale length	25.5" (648 mm)	25.5" (648 mm)
Fingerboard	Rosewood	Rosewood
Radius	12"-15.75" compound (R305-R400)	13.34" (339 mm)
Frets	22	22
Fret size	Medium-jumbo, nickel silver	Medium
Nut	Bone	Graph Tech TUSQ
Nut width	1.65" (42 mm)	—
Bridge	Cort CFA-III tremolo	Hardtail with Graph Tech String Saver saddles
Tuners	Cort staggered locking	Grover locking
Neck pickup	Cort Voiced Tone VTS63 single-coil	Seymour Duncan SP90-1
Bridge pickup	Cort Voiced Tone VTH77 humbucker	Seymour Duncan Custom 5 TB-14
Configuration	HSS	HP90
Electronics	Passive	Passive
Controls	Volume, tone	Volume with push/pull coil split, tone
Switching	Five-way switch	3-position pickup selector
Orientation	Right-handed	Right-handed
Skill level	Intermediate, Advanced	Intermediate, Advanced, Professional
Styles	Rock, Blues, Pop, Funk, Country, Indie	Rock, Blues, Indie, Funk, Pop, Punk
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.