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 ...

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.

Now McCartney has confirmed via a spokesperson that he's been reunited with his long lost bass – reportedly originally stolen from the back of a van in London in 1972. "Following the launch of last ...

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.

"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‘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 ...

Prior to McCartney making the Hofner violin bass one of the most recognisable instruments in music history, bass duties in The Beatles were performed by Stuart Sutcliffe, a friend of John's and ...

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.