Buddy Holly's Last Strat

Cassady · February 10th, 2007, 11:50 PM

I was surfing around tonight and ran across this:

http://www.buddyhollyonline.com/guitar.html

It's probably been posted before, but I thought it was pretty cool. What an incredible instrument.

Cassady

Stuco · February 11th, 2007, 12:03 AM

That's way cool, did they ever finish restoring his old chevy?

Neill Levine · February 11th, 2007, 03:27 AM

Wow!
What an interesting article. That pick under the scratch-plate was a lucky find!

Neill

Harvey · February 11th, 2007, 01:32 PM

This was in Guitar Player several years ago. I think it was the issue with Meredith Brooke (I think that's her name, the one that did the tune, "*****") was on the cover.

Clive Hugh · February 12th, 2007, 06:24 AM

Thanks for that, I can still remember the announcement coming on the radio that night, I was listening to the top 10 in my bedroom, it's etched there.

zooropamofo · February 12th, 2007, 11:19 AM

That's one of the coolest articles I've read in a long time.

WickedGTR · February 12th, 2007, 11:27 AM

That strat looks fake to me.

(sorry, somebody had to say it!)

blue metalflake · February 12th, 2007, 03:50 PM

Great story that - never saw it before.

tazzboy · February 12th, 2007, 06:38 PM

Yeah Buddy when Through 4 or 5 Stratocaster before he got that one.

http://www.buddyhollyonline.com/equipment.html

Chrismeyer · February 18th, 2007, 12:59 AM

How fast would that pick have landed in any of our pockets!?
that's freakin nuts.
What an amazing piece of history.That guitar looks unreal !
Stunning.

Jasper · March 24th, 2007, 10:48 PM

Keep your grubby mitts off that guitar. That's like handling the dead sea scrolls.

M_A_T_T · March 24th, 2007, 11:34 PM

I've seen this before, it's neat. My Musicmaster has the same neck date. Maybe my Musicmaster bumped into Buddy's Strat while at the factory!

c.ray.jones · March 25th, 2007, 12:12 AM

Too cool ! I havent seen that before thanks for sharing it.

toadman · March 26th, 2007, 11:47 PM

what a mind frig it must be to go from "relic-ing" reissues all day to making that thing look new!

bendingtens · April 3rd, 2007, 03:02 AM

Years ago my band played a gig in San Marcos. The regular soundguy didn't show--the manager of the club wanted to cancel--but we insisted that we were booked and had to play. A substitute sound guy came in 45 minutes later.

We played several sets.. and ended up doing a ton of Buddy Holly songs. And the soundguy made us even better. He really knew what he was doing.

After the show, he introduced himself. He used to work for Norman Petty. He owned the mic that Buddy used there in Clovis.

So that's my brush with Holly.

Harvey · April 4th, 2007, 03:22 PM

One of the bits of misinformation that The Buddy Holly Story put out there was Buddy playing a Telecaster. I've never seen a shot of Buddy with a Tele, but on the video cover there is Gary "Buddy" Busey playing a Tele. I think they eventually replaced the cover with a different pic, but hardly a tribute to the first rock and roll star to play a Strat.

Disastercaster · April 4th, 2007, 04:18 PM

That's very cool. What a lucky git he is to get to even touch it..

tazzboy · April 4th, 2007, 05:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Harvey

One of the bits of misinformation that The Buddy Holly Story put out there was Buddy playing a Telecaster. I've never seen a shot of Buddy with a Tele, but on the video cover there is Gary "Buddy" Busey playing a Tele. I think they eventually replaced the cover with a different pic, but hardly a tribute to the first rock and roll star to play a Strat.

Yeah all the info and names used in that movie is wrong. I'm Gary Busey did a great doing Buddy Holly, but the story information is wrong

Grin'n'pick · April 6th, 2007, 09:56 AM

Fascinating stuff, and a really beautiful strat regardless of its amazing provenance. Thanks for the heads up.

maestrovert · April 6th, 2007, 12:36 PM

howz 'bout this quote from the article ?
"Although Page found the Strat in fine shape, it had accumulated a thick layer of grime over the years-a condition attributed to the fact that the Holly family would always welcome fans into their home, and allowed anyone to play Holly's guitars in their music room."

Jorge · April 6th, 2007, 12:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WickedGTR

That strat looks fake to me.

(sorry, somebody had to say it!)

Even if im really sure it isn't it looks to new so I kiiiiinda agree with you!

February 10th, 2007, 11:50 PM	#1 (permalink)
Cassady Tele-Holic Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Lincoln, Nebraska Posts: 691	Buddy Holly's Last Strat I was surfing around tonight and ran across this: http://www.buddyhollyonline.com/guitar.html It's probably been posted before, but I thought it was pretty cool. What an incredible instrument. Cassady

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zooropamofo Tele-Holic Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Ottawa Age: 29 Posts: 935	That's one of the coolest articles I've read in a long time. __________________ I was tryin' to find my way home But all I heard was a drone Bouncing off a satellite Crushin' the last lone American night This is radio nowhere, is there anybody alive out there? This is radio nowhere, is there anybody alive out there?

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WickedGTR Friend of Leo's Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Hillbilly Hollywood Posts: 2,291 9 Photos	That strat looks fake to me. (sorry, somebody had to say it!) __________________ http://www.myspace.com/jameswilsey

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tazzboy Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: May 2005 Location: Oregon Age: 32 Posts: 5,092 1 Photos	Yeah Buddy when Through 4 or 5 Stratocaster before he got that one. http://www.buddyhollyonline.com/equipment.html __________________

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c.ray.jones Tele-Meister Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: US Posts: 137	Too cool ! I havent seen that before thanks for sharing it. __________________ www.soundclick.com/crayjones

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Stuco Friend of Leo's Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: GA Posts: 4,568	That's way cool, did they ever finish restoring his old chevy?

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Neill Levine Tele-Meister Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 175	Wow! What an interesting article. That pick under the scratch-plate was a lucky find! Neill

February 11th, 2007, 01:32 PM	#4 (permalink)
Harvey Tele-Meister Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Aston, PA Posts: 169 33 Photos	This was in Guitar Player several years ago. I think it was the issue with Meredith Brooke (I think that's her name, the one that did the tune, "*****") was on the cover.

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Clive Hugh Tele-Holic Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Western Australia Age: 65 Posts: 740	Thanks for that, I can still remember the announcement coming on the radio that night, I was listening to the top 10 in my bedroom, it's etched there.

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blue metalflake Friend of Leo's Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: ireland Age: 56 Posts: 2,781 10 Photos	Great story that - never saw it before.

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Chrismeyer Tele-Holic Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Atlanta GA Age: 35 Posts: 662	How fast would that pick have landed in any of our pockets!? that's freakin nuts. What an amazing piece of history.That guitar looks unreal ! Stunning.

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Jasper TDPRI Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Saskatoon Age: 45 Posts: 78	Keep your grubby mitts off that guitar. That's like handling the dead sea scrolls.

March 24th, 2007, 11:34 PM	#12 (permalink)
M_A_T_T TDPRI Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: BC, Canada Posts: 27 11 Photos	I've seen this before, it's neat. My Musicmaster has the same neck date. Maybe my Musicmaster bumped into Buddy's Strat while at the factory!

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toadman Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: andoverandoverandover,ct Age: 47 Posts: 1,599	what a mind frig it must be to go from "relic-ing" reissues all day to making that thing look new! __________________ toadman the plank spanker www.slugnickel.com www.zydecohogs.com "The ultimate result of protecting man from folly is to fill the world with fools" Herbert Spencer

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bendingtens Tele-Meister Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: New York City Posts: 150	Years ago my band played a gig in San Marcos. The regular soundguy didn't show--the manager of the club wanted to cancel--but we insisted that we were booked and had to play. A substitute sound guy came in 45 minutes later. We played several sets.. and ended up doing a ton of Buddy Holly songs. And the soundguy made us even better. He really knew what he was doing. After the show, he introduced himself. He used to work for Norman Petty. He owned the mic that Buddy used there in Clovis. So that's my brush with Holly.

April 4th, 2007, 03:22 PM	#16 (permalink)
Harvey Tele-Meister Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Aston, PA Posts: 169 33 Photos	Buddy - Tele Like It Is !! One of the bits of misinformation that The Buddy Holly Story put out there was Buddy playing a Telecaster. I've never seen a shot of Buddy with a Tele, but on the video cover there is Gary "Buddy" Busey playing a Tele. I think they eventually replaced the cover with a different pic, but hardly a tribute to the first rock and roll star to play a Strat.

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Disastercaster Tele-Holic Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Dublin, Ireland Age: 21 Posts: 781	That's very cool. What a lucky git he is to get to even touch it.. __________________ Mighty Atomics, Garage Rock N Roll!!!

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Grin'n'pick Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Bath, UK Posts: 1,989 38 Photos	Fascinating stuff, and a really beautiful strat regardless of its amazing provenance. Thanks for the heads up.

April 6th, 2007, 12:36 PM	#20 (permalink)
maestrovert Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Somewhere over the rainbow Posts: 8,024	howz 'bout this quote from the article ? "Although Page found the Strat in fine shape, it had accumulated a thick layer of grime over the years-a condition attributed to the fact that *the Holly family would always welcome fans into their home, and allowed anyone* to play Holly's guitars in their music room**."

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