Head to head

Cort KX100 vs Squier Classic Vibe '60s Stratocaster

The short answer is that the pickup layouts differ (HH against SSS), and the bridges work in fundamentally different ways. Below, every specification we hold for both instruments is lined up, with the 23 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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Squier

Classic Vibe '60s Stratocaster

Candy Apple Red

Alnico pickups and a bone nut on a Squier — the reason this line has the reputation it does

8.7/104.5 (232)

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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
Squier Classic Vibe '60s Stratocaster8.7

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Specification by specification

Cort KX100 compared with Squier Classic Vibe '60s Stratocaster
	KX100	Classic Vibe '60s Stratocaster
Brand	Cort	Squier
Model	KX100	Classic Vibe '60s Stratocaster
Finish	Iron Oxide	Candy Apple Red
Instrument	Electric guitar	Electric guitar
Fretline score	7.2 / 10	8.7 / 10
Value for money	8 / 10	10 / 10
Amazon rating	4.7 / 5 (3)	4.5 / 5 (232)
Price	$300 - $500	$300 - $500
Type	Solidbody electric guitar	Electric guitar
Body	KX double-cutaway	Stratocaster
Body wood	Nyatoh	Nyatoh
Neck joint	Bolt-on	Bolt-on, four-bolt Squier neck plate
Neck wood	Hard maple	Maple
Neck profile	—	"C" shape
Scale length	25.5" (648 mm)	25.5" (648 mm)
Fingerboard	Jatoba	Indian laurel
Radius	15.75" (R400)	9.5" (241 mm)
Frets	24	21
Fret size	—	Narrow tall
Nut	—	Bone
Nut width	—	1.650" (42 mm)
Bridge	Hardtail	Six-saddle vintage-style synchronized tremolo
Tuners	Die-cast	Vintage-style
Neck pickup	Cort Powersound humbucker	Fender-Designed alnico single-coil
Bridge pickup	Cort Powersound humbucker	Fender-Designed alnico single-coil
Configuration	HH	SSS
Electronics	Passive	Passive, alnico magnets
Controls	Volume, tone	Master volume, tone 1 (neck/middle), tone 2 (bridge)
Switching	Three-way switch	Five-position blade
Orientation	Right-handed	Right-handed
Skill level	Beginner, Intermediate	Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced
Styles	Metal, Rock, Punk	Blues, Rock, Pop, Funk, Country, Indie
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.