Many iconic guitars have been lost and then found over the years — John Lennon’s Gibson 160e, Lennon’s rare Framus Hootenany 12-string, McCartney’s original Hofner bass, George’s ...

McCartney bought the bass Hofner Scott 500/1 because it was cheap and because its symmetrical, violin-shaped body looked elegant upside down and suited his left hand (most bass guitars looked ...

We couldn’t have three guitars and no bass. Nobody wanted to be the bass ... Despite his reservations, McCartney became attached to his iconic Hofner violin bass but always favoured the piano or ...

So we were now without a bass player. We couldn’t have three guitars and no bass. … I bought a Hofner bass, a lovely violin-shaped thing that appealed to me because, being left-handed ...

LONDON (Reuters) — A stolen Hofner bass guitar belonging to Paul McCartney and used to ... a damaged bridge that would need replacing and pickups that did not work anymore. "But they can be sorted out ...

After 51 years, Paul McCartney's stolen Hofner bass guitar, used in recording The Beatles' early ... a damaged bridge that would need replacing and pickups that did not work anymore. "But they can be ...

which sets it apart from most electric guitars. “For about £30 ($37), I found this Höfner violin bass,” McCartney previously mentioned, as reported by The Guardian. “And to me, because I ...

The bass, stolen from a van in London's Notting ... a damaged bridge, and non-functioning pickups, experts remain optimistic about its restoration prospects. Hofner, the guitar's manufacturer, has ...

A stolen Hofner bass guitar belonging to Paul McCartney ... a damaged bridge that would need replacing and pickups that did not work anymore. "But they can be sorted out, the neck can be repaired ...

When Cathy Guest, 52, returned the Hofner 500/1 electric bass ... “He was a keen musician and used to play all the guitars at home, including Paul’s bass. “We both loved music and I still ...