Once Buddy started the larger package shows, he bought a Fender Bassman. 4 10" [4-10 inch speakers]. At 50 watts, it was a powerful amp for that time. It was designed initially for electric bass, but it didn’t take long for guitarists to fancy it. This amp could handle the size of the venues the ...

"Holley started making demo recordings in 1954 with friends including Sonny Curtis, Larry Welborn and future Crickets drummer Jerry Allison. A pivotal moment came on Feb. 13, 1955, when Buddy and Bob opened for Elvis Presley at the Fair Park...

Owned by Normal Petty of norman petty studio , Buddy owned a more modern version of it ( wide pannel pro I've got picture of it but basicly it's almost the same electronics "gut" ) since both were identical I beleive the currator of the norman petty estate Kenneth Broad to be acurate .

The first documented electric guitar Buddy Holly owned was a Gibson Les Paul with a gold top. Though Buddy might have had a more inexpensive model electric guitar prior to the Les Paul, Buddy probably used this guitar when he and Bob Montgomery were performing on the radio and around Lubbock in o...

This photo shows Buddy Holly with a Gibson SJ 200 Acoustic Guitar.

Probably the most popular acoustic guitar that Buddy owned was the Gibson J-45 that he hand-crafted his own leather cover for as decoration. This cover included his name on the face, the songs on from his first Decca single-- "Blue Days, Black Nights" and "Love Me" on opposing sides of the top of...

Elvis Presley's alternate D-28 Martin. "Aside from Buddy's Fender Stratocaster, they used Bill Black's bass and DJ's drums. Sonny and Buddy traded off on using what appears to be Elvis' alternate Martin D18."

Used by Holly earlier in his career

He brought his first strat alongside with a fender pro so it sould be a 5C5 or 5D5 pro so a 1953-54 wide panel as you see in the picture

Might have been a Martin D-28 instead

he used this when he was younger im not sure if it was used on any recordings tho

Used live as a vocal mic, as is visible in this photo of Holly.

Used in conjunction with a Neumann U47, as is visible in a couple of photos (the other being this one) from a July 22, 1956 recording session at Bradley's Barn. An uncropped version of the featur...

Used in conjunction with a Western Electric/Altec 639A, as is visible in a couple of photos (the other being this one) from a July 22, 1956 recording session at Bradley's Barn. An uncropped versi...