In December 1963, during The Beatles Finsbury Park Christmas Show in the UK, John’s guitar vanished without a trace. Eventually the missing guitar would be replaced with a 1964 model from the same manufacturer. Apparently the guitar ended up in the collection of amateur guitarist, John McCaw, having found it's way to America. McCaw bought the guitar at an auction in the 1970s, completely unaware of who had previously owned the guitar. - See more at: http://rockmusic.com/article/beatles-lost-guitar-auction#sthash.pHd5hYdY.dpuf