Detail 01
Neck-through construction
The neck runs through the guitar’s body, a construction the design uses for sustain and upper-fret access.
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CortX500 Menace 6-String Electric Guitar Black Satin
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Independent shopping perspective
The Korena take
Built for metal and more extreme styles, the X500 Menace pairs a neck-through design with a 24-fret, compound-radius ebony fingerboard for clear access high on the neck. Its mahogany body carries a solid maple top, while the seven-piece maple, purpleheart, and panga panga neck gives the instrument a multi-wood build throughout. Seymour Duncan Sentient and Nazgul humbuckers feed a three-way selector, and the FloydRose 1000 Series tremolo expands the guitar’s sound-shaping options.
Strong match
Who this is for
- Metal-focused playing that benefits from humbucker pickups, 24 frets, and tremolo-based sound shaping.
- Parts requiring access to the upper frets on a double-cutaway, neck-through electric guitar.
Consider the trade-offs
When to look elsewhere
- Players seeking a non-tremolo bridge design.
- Left-handed players.
What matters in use
The specifications, translated
Catalog numbers tell only part of the story. These are the details most likely to change how this product feels, sounds, or fits into a setup.
Detail 02
Compound-radius ebony fingerboard
The fretboard radius changes along the neck rather than remaining a single radius.
Detail 03
Seymour Duncan Sentient and Nazgul humbuckers
The guitar uses a two-humbucker layout selected with a three-way switch.
Detail 04
FloydRose 1000 Series tremolo
The bridge provides tremolo/vibrato sound-shaping capability.
Final check
Know before you order
- 01It is configured for right-handed players.
- 02The bridge is a FloydRose 1000 Series tremolo rather than a fixed bridge.
Product questions
Before you decide
Straight answers to the questions shoppers most often ask about this product.
01How many frets does the X500 Menace have?
It has 24 frets.
02What pickup layout does it use?
It uses Seymour Duncan Sentient and Nazgul humbuckers in an HH configuration, with a three-way selector.
03Does it have a tremolo bridge?
Yes. It is fitted with a FloydRose 1000 Series tremolo.
Reference
Full specifications
The complete catalog record, organized around the decisions musicians make when comparing gear.
1 detailsPickups & controls
- Pickup Configuration
- HH
4 detailsPlayability
- Orientation
- Right-Handed
- Number of Frets
- 24
- Number of Strings
- 6 String
- Scale Length
- 25.5"
8 detailsBody & build
- Fingerboard Material
- Ebony Radius: Compound Number of frets: 24 Electronics Configuration: HH Neck: Seymour Duncan Humbucker Bridge: Seymour Duncan Humbucker Control layout: Master volume, Master tone Pickup switch: 3-Way Hardware Bridge type: Tremolo/Vibrato Bridge design: FloydRose 1000 Series Tremolo Tuning machines: Die-cast Color: Black Other Number of strings: 6 String Orientation: Right-Handed Country of Origin: South Korea
- Bridge Type
- Tremolo/Vibrato
- Color
- Black
- Country of Origin
- South Korea
- Body Material
- Mahogany
- Top Material
- Solid Maple
- Body Type
- Double Cutaway Solid Body
- Neck Wood
- Multi-piece maple/purpleheart/panga panga
4 detailsOther
- Category Source
- detail
- Korena Special
- false
- Tier
- new
- Source Id
- site51500000352596
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