Star (guitar) (original) (raw)

The star is a body shape of solid body electric guitar, particularly favoured for heavy metal music. It blends some features of the Flying V and Gibson Explorer, both of them much older designs. Eddie van Halen hacked his explorer-shaped Ibanez Destroyer to make it look like a shark around 1977, so he is credited as the inventor of the star-shaped guitar. Wayne Charvel refined the design and those Charvel Stars 79-83 are among the most valued instruments of the brand. The earlier had strat headstocks, later on replaced with the Jackson pointy headstock.