Head to head

Cort KX700 EverTune vs Epiphone Masterbilt Gem Archer Sheraton

The short answer is that the scale lengths are not the same (25.5" against 24.75"), and the bridges work in fundamentally different ways. Below, every specification we hold for both instruments is lined up, with the 29 rows that actually differ marked out.

Cort

KX700 EverTune

Open Pore Black

The tuning problem, solved in hardware — and the reason studios keep buying these

8.8/104.6 (7)

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Epiphone

Masterbilt Gem Archer Sheraton

Cherry Red, left-handed, with hardshell case

USA Gibson mini humbuckers in a semi-hollow — and, unusually, built left-handed

8.3/10

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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 KX700 EverTune8.8
Epiphone Masterbilt Gem Archer Sheraton8.3

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Specification by specification

Cort KX700 EverTune compared with Epiphone Masterbilt Gem Archer Sheraton
	KX700 EverTune	Masterbilt Gem Archer Sheraton
Brand	Cort	Epiphone
Model	KX700 EverTune	Masterbilt Gem Archer Sheraton
Finish	Open Pore Black	Cherry Red, left-handed, with hardshell case
Instrument	Electric guitar	Electric guitar
Fretline score	8.8 / 10	8.3 / 10
Value for money	9 / 10	7 / 10
Amazon rating	4.6 / 5 (7)	—
Price	$1,000 - $2,000	$1,000 - $2,000
Type	Solidbody electric guitar	Semi-hollow electric guitar
Body	KX double-cutaway	Sheraton semi-hollowbody with solid maple centre block
Body wood	Mahogany	5-ply layered maple/poplar
Top	White ash	—
Neck joint	Bolt-on, spoke-nut truss rod	Glued-in set neck
Neck wood	Roasted maple and walnut, five-ply laminated	One-piece mahogany
Neck profile	D shape	1960s C
Scale length	25.5" (648 mm)	24.75" (628.65 mm)
Fingerboard	Ebony	Rosewood
Radius	15.75" (R400)	12" (304.8 mm)
Frets	24	22
Fret size	Tall medium-jumbo, stainless steel	Medium jumbo
Nut	Black PPS	Graph Tech
Nut width	1.6875" (43 mm)	1.65" (42 mm)
Bridge	EverTune ET001F	ABR-1
Tuners	Cort locking	Grover Rotomatic with Milk Bottle buttons
Neck pickup	Seymour Duncan Sentient humbucker	Gibson USA Mini Humbucker
Bridge pickup	Seymour Duncan Nazgul humbucker	Gibson USA Mini Humbucker
Configuration	HH	HH (mini humbuckers)
Electronics	Passive	Passive, CTS 500K pots with Mallory capacitors
Controls	Volume, tone	2 volume, 2 tone
Switching	Three-way toggle	3-position Switchcraft toggle
Orientation	Right-handed	Left-handed
Skill level	Intermediate, Advanced, Professional	Advanced, Professional
Styles	Metal, Rock, Punk	Rock, Blues, Indie, Pop, Jazz, Funk
In the box	—	Epiphone hardshell case

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.