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Read More. With his band the Crickets, he pioneered the two guitar, bass, drums and vocals format for rock bands that would be adopted by the British beat groups and is still in use today. He was also the first high-profile rock and roller to adopt the Fender Stratocaster as his guitar of choice. At the time, Strats were more popular with country musicians; which may have been part of what attracted Holly to the guitar, as his fingerpicking and twangy lead style owed a debt to his country-and-western musical roots.

With his band the Crickets, Holly pioneered a distinct guitar style that deftly merged rhythm with lead, and at times, seemed to parrot his hiccupping vocals. He used techniques like sweep picking—using a downward pick stroke to push through three strings and an upstroke for the fourth note—and would muffle his strings or toggle his pickups to create the exciting dynamics that made his records leap out of the speakers.

He used down strokes exclusively, keeping his wrist locked to achieve the furious, driving rhythm heard on early Crickets recordings.