Wow—nice. I read somewhere that Holly introduced the Stratocaster. I vaguely recall in The Buddy Holly story the Beatles saying they were glued to Holly’s Ed Sullivan appearance, in part to figure out what kind of guitar he played. & later, when they arrived for their own Ed Sullivan appearance, the first words out of Lennon’s mouth were, ‘Is this the stage Buddy Holly performed on?’
Not quite, to be fair to the guitarists - mostly country players eg Bill Carson - who first played the Strat during its development and introduction in 1954. The player in Gene Vincent’s Blue Caps used one as well. But obviously none had the profile of Holly.