Blue Star guitar company was established in 1991 by Bruce Herron in Ganges, Michigan. The first production Blue Star instrument was the Travelcaster - a mini electric guitar which was distributed worldwide by Elderly Instruments. Elderly still sell Blue Star instruments online. The Travelcaster was soon followed by  a full sized electric guitar - the Psychocaster, and then by the Lapmaster lap steel. Next came the Mandoblaster electric mandolin, the Banjocaster electric banjo and finally the Konablaster electric ukulele completed the Blue Star family. Herron relocated Blue Star to Paw Paw, Michigan.