Roy Orbison

In the video "Oh, Pretty Woman (from Black & White Night)," Roy Orbison plays a Gibson ES-335.

This is a customized guitar that Orbison played extensively in the 60s. The body is believed to be a Gretsch White Falcon Or Country Club, with a the neck widely accepted to be a Gibson Super 400.

Orbison can be seen playing a telecaster on this album cover.

In the YouTube video for "You Got It," Roy Orbison is seen playing a black Fender Stratocaster Electric Guitar.

According to Roy Orbison’s son in the linked Reverb article. Roy Orbison owned a Gretsch Country and used on the record “One of The Lonely Ones”. This guitar was later destroyed in the fire that claimed the life of two of his sons in 1968.

A photo of Roy Orbison shows him playing a Gibson ES-355, highlighting his use of this iconic semi-hollowbody electric guitar.

According to Gibson, Victory MV’s were only produced in Candy Apple Red, Antique Cherry Sunburst, & Twilight Blue. (Only a small percentage were Twilight Blue) even more rare, sometimes a retailer who did a lot of business with Gibson would be able to ask for a small number of guitars with a special finish. Mention has been made in guitar forums of Roy Orbison's special order "BLACK" Victory MVX on display in the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City.

http://forum.gibson.com/index.php?/topic/79675-victory-guitars/

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The music video of the Traveling Wilburys "Handle with Care" filmed in Oct. 1988, shows Roy Orbison playing a Sunburst colored Gibson J-200 with it's distinctive Fret markings, "Moustache" Bridge, and J-200 pickguard. Good views of the item can be seen at 0:33 and 1:05 into the video. It is not an Epiphone j-200, as the headstock has no visible gold screws in the nut trim piece viewable at the 0:33 mark.

Ovation guitars came on the market in 1966. In a 1975 performance of "Only The Lonely" available on YouTube, Roy Orbison can be seen playing an Ovation Roundback Acoustic Guitar, identifiable by its distinct headstock.

In this television performance, Roy Orbison can be seen playing a Gretsch White Falcon. He can also be seen playing the White Falcon in many photos from the time, dispels any ideas that this was a one off use or a prop for the show.