Rare C F Martin Stinger STX Electric Guitar Tele Style Humbucker W/OHSC
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:31157585 | Brand: Martin |
| With Bag: Original hard shell case | String Configuration: 6 String |
| Body Type: Solid | Right-/ Left-Handed: Right-Handed |
This is a rare C F Martin Stinger STX Tele-style Electric guitar manufactured in the 1980s.Features include a heavy laminated body, excellent maple neck with a thick Rosewood fretboard, hum bucker/single coil configuration with a coil split to get that classic Tele single coil bridge twang. Also features a Stratocaster style tremolo system, and a blonde finish with black pick guard. All electronics work well, and the pick up configuration along with the three-way selector switch a...nd the coil split allow you to get a variety of tones from this instrument.Guitar plays well, and has very good sustain. The neck is like butter. These were very well-made guitars with great attention to detail.There are a few notable scuffs and scratches to the finish, so please inspect photos, but given this instruments age it’s still has a lot of life left in it.Tremolo bar is missing, but it does have the factory hard shell case.
C F Martin reluctantly got back into the electric guitar game in 1985 with this and several other models. They contracted Samick, a Korean instrument manufacturer to build them to their specifications, and each guitar was shipped to Martin’s Nazareth, Pennsylvania factory for quality control check, and final set up. Martin was selling these to make up for lost revenue from declining acoustic sales in the 1980s, but they also wanted to sell an excellent product. These were sold through Martin catalogs and through Martin authorized dealers.This specific STX model is believed to only have been produced for the 1985 and 1986 production and then discontinued. The entire Stinger line was discontinued in 1991 after only six years of production. Stinger guitars are rare in general, and the STX is exceptionally rare.
Since this is a 35-year-old guitar, it is being sold as is with no returns. Shipping is to the lower 48 contiguous US states. Alaska, Hawaii, and US territories will require more shipping. No international shipments, as this has Rosewood.Payment by PayPal due within three days of sale. I don’t will be shipped within three business days of receipt of payment. If you have few were than 10 feedback, please check before bidding, or I may cancel your bid.
C F Martin reluctantly got back into the electric guitar game in 1985 with this and several other models. They contracted Samick, a Korean instrument manufacturer to build them to their specifications, and each guitar was shipped to Martin’s Nazareth, Pennsylvania factory for quality control check, and final set up. Martin was selling these to make up for lost revenue from declining acoustic sales in the 1980s, but they also wanted to sell an excellent product. These were sold through Martin catalogs and through Martin authorized dealers.This specific STX model is believed to only have been produced for the 1985 and 1986 production and then discontinued. The entire Stinger line was discontinued in 1991 after only six years of production. Stinger guitars are rare in general, and the STX is exceptionally rare.
Since this is a 35-year-old guitar, it is being sold as is with no returns. Shipping is to the lower 48 contiguous US states. Alaska, Hawaii, and US territories will require more shipping. No international shipments, as this has Rosewood.Payment by PayPal due within three days of sale. I don’t will be shipped within three business days of receipt of payment. If you have few were than 10 feedback, please check before bidding, or I may cancel your bid.
