Hofner press release The three German built 500/1 Violin Beatle Basses on the current Höfner catalogue have received changes to the model names in order to more closely associate them with historical ...

Hofner 500/1 Violin Bass One of the most distinctive designs ever conceived, the Hofner 500/1 Violin Bass still looks as good today as it did when it was first produced in 1956. It's a shape that's ...

Paul McCartney plays a Hofner violin bass guitar on Salisbury Plain in England during the filming of “Help” in May 1965. It is similar to the one that went missing.

The guitar, a Höfner 500/1 electric bass, was purchased by McCartney for around $37 in 1961 from a shop in Hamburg and said to be his “favorite,” according to The Lost Bass Project, the group ...

So for about £30, I found this Hofner violin bass. And to me, because I was left-handed, it looked less daft because it was symmetrical. I got into that. And once I bought it, I fell in love with ...

The Hofner violin bass was last seen in 1972, having previously featured on some famous Beatles tracks such as Twist and Shout and She Loves You as well as hit including Love Me Do.

"Following the launch of last year's Lost Bass project, Paul's 1961 Höfner 500/1 bass guitar, which was stolen in 1972, has been returned," read a brief statement on McCartney's website.

Paul McCartney reunited with missing Hofner bass after more than 50 years Former Beatles member says ‘incredibly grateful to all those involved’ after search to find instrument stolen in 1972.

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 ...

The former Beatle has donated the instrument, an autographed Hofner bass violin guitar, to be sold at the 02 Silver Clef Awards which raise money for music therapy charity Nordoff Robbins.

But it could end up looking very different, given that it’s been missing for decades. “The bass was in need of repairs and so it was sent to a firm in London, early in 1964, who carried these out.

But it could end up looking very different, given that it’s been missing for decades. “The bass was in need of repairs and so it was sent to a firm in London, early in 1964, who carried these out.