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.

How Paul McCartney was reunited with the bass guitar that helped ignite Beatlemania - Bass guitar belonging to the Beatles ...

we all wanted Gibsons or Epiphones but could only afford the next best thing - a Hofner. Like so many things in post war Britain we had watered down versions of American products - look at 60's cars.

Earlier this year, a stolen Hofner bass guitar belonging to Paul McCartney was found and returned to Lennon's fellow Beatle after 51 years following a global hunt. Musical instruments belonging to ...

When Paul McCartney’s missing Hofner bass appeared to be briefly in ... When it comes to classic guitars, the sky is the limit. Many of the “most collectible” guitars were acquired before ...

The pedal-avoiding Jessie’s Girl songwriter recalls some of his best and worst purchases, and his experiences working with ...

Something not looking for applause, yet more essential than any show-stopping riff. It’s the bass guitar of our lives: purpose. The bass guitar is a curious beast, isn’t it? It doesn’t clamor.

He’s got all kinds of weird guitars. He likes oddball electric guitars, strange shapes with reverse headstocks, finishes that look like they’ve been recovered from the ocean. There are custom ...

Can six linear holes on the top-side of an acoustic enhance its tone, volume and your playing experience? Petr Furch believes so, promising “clearer, louder, and more resonant sound” via the Booster ...

This year’s auction items should attract plenty of bidders — autographed guitars from Tom Petty ... by members of Journey and a Union Jack Hofner Bass signed by Sir Paul McCartney and ...