Hi and welcome to Stol Guitars. My name is Mark Stoleson. My passion for building custom instruments dates back to 1974 when I built my first guitar. Some of you probably remember this, some might not - THE STICK or THE TWO BY FOUR guitar. Well, those days are long gone. Those were some fun times...

I still build my guitars one at a time BY HAND and that's the way I always will build them. Handcrafted - no mass produced, skate board polyclad wanna bes - NOT HERE!! I DO use COMPUTER AIDED TECHNOLOGY for some things (CNC) which I think offers you, the customer, with a multitude of options. Some ask "What do you use CNC for?" Well, I use it for pickup rings, covers, pockets, fingerboard slotting ,etc. BY NO MEANS ARE THEY A CNC MADE GUITAR!!

I would say that 98% of the guitar is made by hand !!!

Before any guitar leaves my shop it is meticulously gone thru from setup to when it leaves Stol Guitars (if I am not happy with it, it won't leave until I am!!) As passionate as you are about your music, don’t you want an instrument with that same passion put into it?!
Come and build your musical dreams with us.

I would like to say thanks to all who helped me get here - it's been a long road to get to this point. Lots of late night hours getting things in place. Sometimes I thought I was going crazy - I haven't yet :)

. Thank you for supporting me in what I love to do - that's building a guitar you just don't want to put down ;)