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 ...

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

The guitar will be auctioned on May 29 at the Hard Rock Cafe in New York and on the auctioneer's website. Earlier this year, a stolen Hofner bass guitar belonging to Paul McCartney was found and ...

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It's 1960’s Hofner bass that's been played on the verses that ... but I know the sound of that amp, I know that guitar tone, and I know the sound of that mic on the piano, and you don't need ...

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.

Playing for nearly three hours, he just doesn’t stop! Switching from his Hofner bass, to electric guitar, to piano to acoustic guitar and back again, he delighted the 40,000 plus crowd ...

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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 ...

Tyler Bass went from a growing concern to a hero on Sunday thanks to his game-winning 61-yard field goal to beat the Dolphins ...