US EditionWhere Is Marty McFly's Guitar? Search Is on for 'Back to the Future' Prop
- In 2025, Nashville-based Gibson has initiated a public campaign to locate the famous cherry red ES-345 guitar featured in the movie 'Back to the Future'.
- The search marks the film's 40th anniversary and follows Christopher Lloyd and Michael J. Fox's statements about the guitar being lost in time.
- Gibson is producing a documentary titled 'Lost to the Future' about the search and the movie, featuring appearances from Fox, Lloyd, and other cast members.
- Fox explained that McFly’s guitar playing incorporates signature moves inspired by legendary guitarists such as Jimi Hendrix’s behind-the-head style, Pete Townshend’s sweeping arm motion, and Eddie Van Halen’s distinctive tapping technique, with McFly commenting on the mixed reception from audiences.
- This effort rekindles interest in preserving a symbol of the blockbuster film, potentially locating the guitar lost 'somewhere in the space-time continuum'.
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Search on for 'Back to the Future' guitar
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Marty McFly grabbed a guitar in "Back to the Future" and rocked out with the band at a 1950s high school dance, helping him narrowly avoid blinking out of existence before time-traveling back to the 1980s.
North Platte Nebraska's Newspaper
Search is on for 'Back to the Future' guitar
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Marty McFly grabbed a guitar in "Back to the Future" and rocked out with the band at a 1950s high school dance, helping him narrowly avoid blinking out of existence before time-traveling back to the 1980s.
WellandTribune.ca
Canadian actor Michael J. Fox leads ‘Back to the Future’ cast in search for lost Gibson guitar from film
Canadian actor Michael J. Fox has reunited with the film’s stars — including Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson and Harry Waters Jr. — for the “Lost to the Future” search, which is part of a broader project marking the movie’s 40th anniversary.
Search on for ‘Back to the Future’ prop
NASHVILLE, Tennessee — Marty McFly grabbed a guitar in “Back to the Future” and rocked out with the band at a 1950s high school dance, helping him narrowly avoid blinking out of existence before time-traveling back to the 1980s. The guitar, in real life, wasn’t as lucky. Filmmakers went looking for the instrument while making […]...Keep on reading: Search on for ‘Back to the Future’ prop
Marty McFly took a guitar on “Back to the Future,” shone on stage during the 1955 school dance—which helped his parents fall in love and eventually he could be born—and then returned to 1985.
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