Designed by Jochen Imhof, the Esh Stinger I is described as the company’s “dark side” and was even used by Type O-Negative’s Peter Steele.
In addition to several finishes, the German company created a Monstergreen finish with green pickup covers and block inlays as a tribute to the fallen low-ender.
Featuring bolt-on construction, the Stinger I is built with a three-ply Hard American Maple neck with a walnut strip and either a European or Swamp Ash body. It comes in 4- and 5-string versions and can be made left-handed as an option.
The bridge and tuners are made by Schaller, whose factory is only three miles from the Esh headquarters.
Esh includes active EMG pickups in either J/J or MM sets. The company also includes its Esh-Tronic circuit, which puts a piezo under each string. Each string’s piezo is adjustable in volume for preferred balance. With the circuit comes the Esh-tronic “command” knob that switches the circuits to either a direct out, magnetic pickups only, magnetic and piezo pickups, or piezo pickups only.
The Esh Stinger I is made in Germany and has a base price of €1,650 (approx. $2,144 USD). For more details, check out the Esh website.
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