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Michael J. Fox's Missing Guitar Sparks Global Hunt

10/26/2025

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Michael J. Fox says his Back to the Future performance inspired John Mayer (guitarist) and Chris Martin (guitarist).
The Gibson ES-345 used in the scene did not exist in 1955.
In Future Boy, Fox says the ES-345 was chosen for visuals, not history.
Chuck Berry wrote the song before the film's dance scene.
The ES-345 used in the film has gone missing, prompting a worldwide search led by Gibson.

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Story summary

Michael J. Fox says his Back to the Future performance inspired John Mayer (guitarist) and Chris Martin (guitarist).
The Gibson ES-345 used in the scene did not exist in 1955.
In Future Boy, Fox says the ES-345 was chosen for visuals, not history.
Chuck Berry wrote the song before the film's dance scene.
The ES-345 used in the film has gone missing, prompting a worldwide search led by Gibson.