Back to the Future
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Gibson teases Back to the Future ES-345 replica – and an Epiphone version may not be far behind
By Matt Owen published
The hunt for the original goes on, but Gibson Custom Shop is making headway on what looks like plans for a fully fledged Back to the Future guitar line

Aerosmith shares previously unseen footage of Steven Tyler jamming Chuck Berry with Michael J. Fox
By Phil Weller published
The clip’s unveiling is timely, as Gibson continues its worldwide search for the ES-345 used in Back to the Future’s iconic school dance scene

Gibson hires the investigative journalists who helped find Paul McCartney's lost Höfner violin bass to aid the hunt for the missing Back to the Future ES-345
By Phil Weller published
The guitar has been missing since filming wrapped 40 years ago. This shrewd hire might just turn the tide

Gibson steps up the search for the lost Back to the Future guitar – and its discovery hinges on one key spec
By Phil Weller published
The guitar played by Michael J. Fox for the film’s famous school dance scene has been missing for 40 years – and Gibson is determined to track it down

Michael J. Fox and others discuss the Back to the Future guitar – and a clue to its identity
By Phil Weller published
The Cherry Red ES-345 has become a cultural icon since the film was released in 1985, but it hasn’t been since since

The guitar from Back to the Future's iconic Johnny B. Goode scene has been missing for decades – now Gibson has launched a worldwide search for it
By Phil Weller published
The guitar, rented from Norman Harris, was used for Marty McFly’s influential Johnny B. Goode performance, but it hasn’t been seen since

“McFly vibes from that 345!” Jason Isbell and Bob Weir perform Johnny B. Goode for Michael J. Fox, as Isbell tips his cap to the famously inaccurate Back to the Future guitar – the Gibson ES-345
By Matt Parker published
The guitarist and songwriter chose a particular Gibson to perform in front of a crowd of celebrity guests at Fox’s fundraiser

“The direction I was given was, ‘We want to encompass the history of the guitar’”: The guitarist behind Back to the Future’s Johnny B. Goode scene says he used a Strat copy with a Floyd Rose
By Matt Parker published
The scene is famous for Marty McFly’s (historically inaccurate) Gibson ES-345 – but it was recorded on a very different guitar
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