Paul McCartney made the Hofner bass guitar famous, not the other way around. Indeed, it was McCartney who made bass players cool, giving them a status in rock almost equal to that of lead guitarists.

Sir Paul McCartney has been reunited with his bass ... for those who were involved in helping to locate the Hofner bass guitar, which went missing in 1972. The Lost Bass Project launched a search ...

When Paul McCartney and ... an instrumental void on the low end. McCartney borrowed Sutcliffe’s bass for a bit while he was saving money to purchase a Hofner 500/1 model. Because McCartney ...

When The Beatles needed a bassist after Stuart Sutcliffe left the band, Paul ... bass player for the Funk Brothers at Motown. On “Nowhere Man,” that influence comes to the fore as McCartney ...

Flowers recorded over 20,000 sessions and his distinctive jazz-informed bass heavily features on Lou Reed's Walk on the Wild ...

"It's not a guitar. If you wanted a guitar, well, Sir Paul McCartney is still looking for his bass guitar, and a guitar would be worth £1m. "This created music, and you can think that he actually ...

Paul McCartney surprised punters at a tiny ... A photo posted by on Bit odd to see him without his trusted Hofner bass (or indeed any guitar) slung over his shoulder, isn’t it?

Herbie Flowers, the bass guitarist, died at the age of 86 last week. The family of the musician, who worked with David Bowie, Elton John, Paul McCartney among others, made the announcement per a ...

Get to know Paul McCartney ... with McCartney on a number of projects, including the famed singer's solo albums Flaming Pie and Driving Rain, in which James played drums and guitar on a few ...

Paul McCartney crashed Black-ish star Deon Cole’s stand-up set at the Hollywood Improv on Sept. 17 after both reportedly “got high” backstage. "I got high with my friend tonight, and we had ...

Paul McCartney surprised punters at a tiny venue in the Hamptons, Long Island this week when he guested on stage with producer Andrew Watt and Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith. The Beatles legend sang ...