Hello,

I own a 2000 model CORT SF 5X.

It's simply the best quality / price in the range 300-800 EUR.
This guitar is very versatile and is particularly well suited to play fingerpicking.

The characteristics of that I own:

-Solid cedar top (A) with natural finish (a real beauty, very rarely model Cedre)
- Format GRAND AUDITORIUM
- Pan cut (Ideal for access to acute!)
- Back & sides Mahogany neck
- Fretboard rosewood
- Very comfortable
- Fishman Prefix EQ
- Micro MATRIX
- Grover gilt
- Great finish!
- Excellent audio!
- Korean Fabication very high quality
I did some "research" for months, I soon forget the Yamaha, Crafter, Fender (discomfort, not the options I wanted) ... as well as Taylor, Martn, Lowden, Avalon (for obviously the price !)...

Here below some info on the new SF series that my taste is not as well because:
-Fishman Classic instead of Prefix
Micro-Sonicore instead of Matrix
Mechanical non-gilt
-...

The new models may seem cheaper but they simply lower quality options ...

http://www.harmony-central.com/Guitar/Data4/Cort/SFX_5-1.html
http://www.cort.com/acoustics/sfx/index.html

UTILIZATION

Channel pleasant
Acute very accessible because of the cutaway
Guitar very slight
Very good sound

SOUNDS

Ideal to play fingerpicking
Reverb, delay ...
Sometimes plays on studio monitors and PA
Warm and round but not at all boomy
I hate the sound lens

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for 2 years
Very good report quality / price for a guitar with solid cedar top, but of course, any mass that would have been even more $ $ $: (
I tried dozens of models (Crafter, Yamaha, Takamine, Ibanez Cort SF5X ...); This also really the best finish for my taste! Look at yourself Inside, everything is clean!
Yes I would do this choice without hesitation, it's a dream guitar for a musician who does not wish to confirm to more than 500 EUR in an instrument ...