The original or initial Star body design

[jackson1]

I'm in serious Star mode at the moment and all kinds of questions pops up in my little head. It's regarding the initial Star's that were produced.

Am i right that the backside had no body contours at all?

Am i right that the area where the neckplate attaches, were thick and level with the rest of the back of the body - no recess here?

Am i right that the frontmost strapbutton were placed directly on the neckplate?

What neck did they come with - Strathead i suppose? 22 fret with squareish heel or 21 round heel?

Which older year model are the new Charvel Star's aiming at? It surely can't be the initial models, eh?

[j2379]

Re: The original or initial Star body design

1. dont know both exist early on

2. not really sure what u mean.

3. yes

4. 21 fret round

5. NO clue

[Newc]

Re: The original or initial Star body design

1. First Star was EVH's hacking of an Explorer - no rear bevels on the Explorer, so probably no rear bevels on the first Stars (have to see the back of his Dano-necked one to be sure).

2. The slanted neck heel didn't come in until the imports, AFAIK.

3, 4, 5 have been answered [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

Newc

[BLOOD SPLATTER]

Re: The original or initial Star body design

#1)Some were contoured & some were not
#2)Yes
#3)Yes
#4)First 21 then 22 fret stratheads,then 22 fret pointies
#5)Both,they're making Retro strathead Stars & Standard pointy Stars
Chucksplatter

[Stinkbug]

Re: The original or initial Star body design

Th star I had was #1047 or something low like that. It had the contour, the plate was not recessed, and the strap button was on the plate. It was a strat head, but the neck was gone when I got it so I don't have info about the neck. Seems pretty consistent with what the others have posted.

[jackson1]

Re: The original or initial Star body design

Thanks for the help, guys! Now, if only i could get started building a Star body. That would be a cool next project.