Bill Haley
Bill Haley's Gear
A 1956 Super 400, featured in this ad, was given to Haley by Gibson. It later entered the posession of Brian Setzer.
The Gibson Custom Facebook page later posted this album of photos from a maintenance check at the Gibson Custom Shop.
Visible in this ca. 1955 this photo of Haley.
American rock and roll singer Bill Haley (1925 - 1981), at a microphone, circa 1955. (Photo by Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images)
In a 1957 photo, Bill Haley is seen using a Neumann U47 condenser microphone.
According to this Reverb.com article, "Haley's Gibson L7-C and Super 400 would set the stage for Gretsch to 'borrow' their style for its line of semi-hollow electrics, driving the sound of early rock forward."
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