Head to head

Cort KX100 vs Jackson Pro Origins 1985 Limited Edition San Dimas SD1 HS FR

The short answer is that they sit in different price brackets ($300 - $500 against $1,000 - $2,000), and the pickup layouts differ (HH against HS). Below, every specification we hold for both instruments is lined up, with the 22 rows that actually differ marked out.

Cort

KX100

Iron Oxide

The cheapest sensible route into a 24-fret, flat-radius metal guitar

7.2/104.7 (3)

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Jackson

Pro Origins 1985 Limited Edition San Dimas SD1 HS FR

Yellow Bengal, ebony fingerboard

Jackson rebuilding its own 1985, down to the bengal stripes and the Duncan pair

8.2/10

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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 KX1007.2
Jackson Pro Origins 1985 Limited Edition San Dimas SD1 HS FR8.2

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Specification by specification

Cort KX100 compared with Jackson Pro Origins 1985 Limited Edition San Dimas SD1 HS FR
	KX100	Pro Origins 1985 Limited Edition San Dimas SD1 HS FR
Brand	Cort	Jackson
Model	KX100	Pro Origins 1985 Limited Edition San Dimas SD1 HS FR
Finish	Iron Oxide	Yellow Bengal, ebony fingerboard
Instrument	Electric guitar	Electric guitar
Fretline score	7.2 / 10	8.2 / 10
Value for money	8 / 10	7 / 10
Amazon rating	4.7 / 5 (3)	—
Price	$300 - $500	$1,000 - $2,000
Type	Solidbody electric guitar	Electric guitar
Body	KX double-cutaway	San Dimas Style 1 solidbody
Body wood	Nyatoh	Alder
Neck joint	Bolt-on	Bolt-on, graphite reinforced with scarf joint
Neck wood	Hard maple	Maple
Neck profile	—	Speed Neck
Scale length	25.5" (648 mm)	25.5" (648 mm)
Fingerboard	Jatoba	Ebony
Radius	15.75" (R400)	12" to 16" compound (305 mm to 406 mm)
Frets	24	22
Fret size	—	Jumbo
Nut	—	Floyd Rose 1000 Series locking
Nut width	—	1.6875" (42.86 mm)
Bridge	Hardtail	Floyd Rose 1000 Series double-locking tremolo, top-mounted
Tuners	Die-cast	Jackson sealed die-cast
Neck pickup	Cort Powersound humbucker	Seymour Duncan Hot Rails SHR-1N
Bridge pickup	Cort Powersound humbucker	Seymour Duncan JB TB-4
Configuration	HH	HS
Electronics	Passive	Passive
Controls	Volume, tone	Volume, tone
Switching	Three-way switch	Three-position toggle
Orientation	Right-handed	Right-handed
Skill level	Beginner, Intermediate	Intermediate, Advanced, Professional
Styles	Metal, Rock, Punk	Metal, Rock, Prog, Punk
In the box	—	Jackson gig bag included

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.