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Guitar World
Guitar World
Entertainment
Matt Owen

“Back to the Future has been the number one trending search on Reverb”: Epiphone Back to the Future ES-345s are being listed for up to $7,000 as scalpers strike the second-hand market

Epiphone Back to the Future 1955 ES-345.

After what seemed like mere minutes following the announcement of Gibson’s two-pronged Back to the Future ES-345 launch, both the USA Custom and accessible Epiphone versions had completely sold out.

That really comes as no surprise. The Gibson ES-345 that Marty McFly – aka Michael J. Fox – played in the film’s school dance scene is a pillar in popular music culture. The original may be missing to this day, but it was responsible for inspiring a whole new generation of players.

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