John's of course was stolen in late 1963, but George carried his in his collection until the end. John for his turn bought a replacement J-160E in 1964. This new instrument would have a deep importance in Beatles and Lennon history. First it received a psychedelic finish, which was removed in the late-60s for the series of bed-ins John and Yoko promoted. This historic acoustic guitar thank God is safely owned by Yoko to this day. Gibson has issue a special series of three J-160 models, depicting the three stages John's second guitar have crossed, as shown on the picture bellow.
