Hofner 500/1

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Paul McCartney of English rock and pop group The Beatles tunes up his Hofner 500/1 violin bass guitar on stage during rehearsals for the ABC Television music television show 'Thank Your Lucky Stars' Summer Spin at Teddington Studios in London on 11th July 1964. The band would go on to play four songs on the show, A Hard Day's Night, Long Tall Sally, Things We Said Today and You Can't Do That.
The woman who found Paul McCartney’s bass guitar in her attic had no idea a global search for the instrument was going on

By Christopher Scapelliti Published

Cathy Guest discovered she had the bass after uploading a photo of it to Google Images

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aul McCartney performing at the 38th Sanremo Music Festival. 1988
“We All Wanted to Be Guitar Players”: Paul McCartney Talks Early Beatles

By Rod Brakes, Tom Mulhern Last updated

Macca reveals the origins of his role as a bass player and names his favorite guitarists in this classic interview from the GP vault.

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