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Why Paul McCartney’s violin bass was essential in creating his most playful bassline on Sgt. Pepper’s
The Beatles took Lovely Rita into Studio Two of Abbey Road on February 23rd, 1967 – McCartney’s faithful Höfner came along ...
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“Someone somewhere knows what happened to this bass and where it is now”: The Lost Bass Project aims to reunite Paul McCartney with his missing Höfner 500/1 violin bass
Höfner bass expert Nick Wass has teamed up with two investigative journalists in an effort to reunite Paul McCartney with his long lost Höfner 500/1 violin bass – an instrument that has been ...
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Paul McCartney's 12 greatest Beatles bass performances: "I did get quite proud to be the bass player. Once you realised the control you had over the band... They can’t go ...
John Lennon himself had no doubt about the importance and impact of Paul's bass work ... Sign up here. The image of McCartney with the violin-shaped Hofner 500/1 bass is one that will forever be ...
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Paul McCartney reunited with beloved bass used to record hits like ‘Love Me Do’ 51 years after it was stolen
“For about £30 ($37), I found this Höfner violin bass,” McCartney said previously, according to The Guardian. “And to me, because I was left-handed, it looked less daft because it was ...
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Paul McCartney's stolen bass is found and returned to him after more than 50 years
Donation Options Search Search Search In this photo released by The Lost Bass Project, Nick Wass, an executive with Hoefner, inspects Paul McCartney’s 1961 violin-shaped Hoefner bass ...
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How Paul McCartney’s Lost Bass Guitar Was Found Five Decades Later
Was the Höfner violin bass, which had accompanied Paul McCartney and the Beatles to worldwide fame, tucked away in a private collection? Had it been secretly shipped to a wealthy fan in Japan?
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Help! Global search launched for Paul McCartney’s missing violin bass
A global search is underway to find a bass guitar that once belonged to Paul McCartney and featured in several iconic early Beatles songs including “Twist And Shout,” “Love Me Do” and ...
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Paul McCartney and his stolen bass come together after more than 50 years: ‘Grateful’
Paul McCartney‘s signature, violin-shaped Höfner bass guitar is back in his hands, decades after it was stolen in the 1970s. The Beatles rocker confirmed on Thursday that the instrument had ...
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Paul McCartney's long-lost Höfner bass returned after more than 50 years
McCartney bought the guitar, a left-handed Höfner 500/1 Violin Bass, in Hamburg, Germany, in 1961. It was his primary instrument throughout the early years of The Beatles' runs at Hamburg's Top ...
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Paul McCartney reunited with long-lost bass guitar that was stolen in 1972
LONDON, UK — Paul McCartney no longer gently weeps for his original bass guitar ... reunite The Beatles star with the distinctive violin-shaped 1961 electric Höfner that went missing a half ...
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Paul McCartney reunited with beloved bass guitar at gig 50 years after it was stolen
BEATLES legend Sir Paul McCartney strummed his beloved bass ... the first being the Höfner violin bass which graced so many iconic Beatles records. Stolen more than 50 years ago, now returned ...