Is a Back to the Future Marty McFly signature ES-345 about to become a reality?
Back in June, it was announced that Gibson and actor Michael J. Fox had launched a worldwide search for the missing iconic Cherry Red ES-345 which appears in Back to the Future.
Well, it turns out Gibson had hatched a plan behind the scenes, as the brand is now teasing what looks to be a production run version of the legendary guitar played by Marty McFly in the film’s famous school dance scene.
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Famously historically inaccurate for the scene – guitar trivia nuts have long pointed out that the 1958 ES-345 played by Marty McFly had no place in a scene set in 1955…
But this criticism is generally the subject of debate for a very small cross section of the general population, who otherwise lapped up the iconic scene which sees the film’s protagonist perform Chuck Berry classic Johnny B. Goode at the Enchantment Under the Sea school dance.
While the teaser is very much just a teaser, it points to something being announced on 21 October. The social media post shows a Cherry Red ES-345 shrouded in smoke, propped up against the DeLorean DMC-12 which doubles as a time machine in the movie. “Time circuits set for 21 October, 2025,” the caption reads.
That’s the extent of the information we have at this time, but we’re confident in our assumption that a Marty McFly signature ES-345 might be on the way…
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Gibson’s search for the original guitar launched earlier this year recruited not only Michael J. Fox, but his Back to the Future co-stars Lea Thompson, Christopher Lloyd, Harry Waters Jr. and Huey Lewis.
“Guitar has always been a big part of my life,” Fox noted. “When we talked about the ‘Enchantment Under The Sea’ scene in Back To The Future, I sat down with the cinematographer and choreographer and said I want to riff through all of my favourite guitarists, like doing Jimi Hendrix behind the head, Pete Townshend doing a windmill, and the Eddie [Van Halen] hammer thing, it was so cool that they were open to that, and we laid it all out there.
“I’m really happy with the scene because it was an expression of my love for guitar and all the great players. I didn’t realise the influence the scene had on people. John Mayer said, ‘I play guitar because of you,’ and Chris Martin said the same thing, and I am glad they took it further than I did, they went to the trouble of being really good players. I just love the guitar, and I love the movie.”
Gibson CEO Cesar Gueikian added: “This is one of the most exciting moments at Gibson for me. Back To The Future is one of the most important and significant movies of my life, and the ‘Enchantment Under the Sea’ school dance scene marked me musically in a profound way.
“Working with Michael J. Fox, Bob Gale and the rest of the Back To The Future team is a dream come true. I hope we find Marty’s Gibson ES-345! To everyone out there who is as passionate as I am about this iconic film, please help us find it!”
If you need a refresher on that classic school dance scene, you can check that out below:
We’ll keep you updated with more info on this teaser as we have it…
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