Publisher’s note: 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 ...

In The Beatles, nobody seemed to want to play the bass guitar. After Paul McCartney, George Harrison was probably the second most accomplished on the rhythmic instrument, though John Lennon also ...

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, I knew I was going to turn it upside down.

LONDON (Reuters) — A stolen Hofner bass guitar belonging to Paul McCartney and used to record The Beatles' first two albums has been found and returned after 51 years following a global hunt. The ...

A stolen Hofner bass guitar belonging to Paul McCartney and used to record The Beatles' first two albums has been found and returned after 51 years following a global hunt. The guitar, dubbed the ...

"The guitar has been authenticated by Hofner and Paul is incredibly grateful to all those involved," a spokesperson on McCartney's website said. Wass told Reuters the bass guitar was "somewhat damaged ...

London, Feb. 17 (BNA): A stolen Hofner bass guitar belonging to Paul McCartney and used to record The Beatles' first two albums has been found and returned after 51 years following a global hunt.

After over five decades, Beatles legend Paul McCartney's long-lost Hofner bass guitar, stolen in 1972, has been miraculously found and returned to the legendary musician, sparking a tale of ...

After an exhaustive 51-year search spanning the globe, a stolen Hofner bass guitar belonging to Paul McCartney and famously used in The Beatles ' earliest recordings has finally been located and ...

LONDON (Reuters) – A stolen Hofner bass guitar belonging to Paul McCartney and used to record The Beatles’ first two albums has been found and returned after 51 years following a global hunt. The ...

LONDON: A stolen Hofner bass guitar belonging to Paul McCartney and used to record The Beatles' first two albums has been found and returned after 51 years following a global hunt.