Close to 70 years after German instrument company Höfner started selling an electric bass that looked like a violin, the ...

Paul McCartney shared an emotional message after Höfner, the guitar brand behind his iconic bass, filed for bankruptcy. Fans ...

Paul McCartney has reacted to the news that the German company Höfner, known for making guitars and basses, has filed for ...

The Höfner bass was the first bass McCartney ever bought, purchasing it in 1961 for £30 ($38) in Hamburg, Germany. Now, ...

Ever since the early Beatles days, Paul McCartney’s signature instrument has been the Höfner 500/1 violin bass guitar. In ...

Höfner, the German instrument company responsible for Paul McCartney's iconic violin bass, has filed for bankruptcy.

Picture “The Beatles” in your mind – what do you see? There's the logo, four mop-top lads in suits, screaming girls mobbing airport runways... and Paul McCartney plucking away at his Hofner violin ...

When it comes to Sir Paul McCartney, who packed in just shy of 45,000 fans of all ages to his Alamodome concert on Saturday, the numbers and Father Time don’t lie. It’s been nearly 70 years since he ...

A new documentary that tells the story of Paul McCartney being reunited with his famed Höfner bass guitar more than a half century after it was stolen is being prepared for a fall 2025 debut. The film ...

The early days of the Beatles boasted some distinct iconography: the Fab Four’s mop-top haircuts, fit leather boots, and the violin Höfner bass that Paul McCartney was playing all the way back in the ...

Sir Paul McCartney stands with Stephanie Morris (left), Head of Sales at The Royal Mint, and Rebecca Morgan, Director of Commemorative Coin at The Royal Mint, holding the Paul McCartney 2024 UK Coin.

Sir Paul McCartney has taken centre stage in a new £5 coin collection launched by the Royal Mint. The launch of an official Royal Mint coin in his honour marks a career first for the 82-year-old ...