Paul McCartney’s sadness as historic bass guitar company files for bankruptcy

Beatle popularized the Höfner violin bass - an instrument he picked up during the band’s early days playing club’s in Hamburg ...

Paul McCartney commiserates after Höfner, maker of his bass, files for bankruptcy

Paul McCartney has reacted to the news that the German company Höfner, known for making guitars and basses, has filed for ...

Paul McCartney says he’s “very sad to see Höfner go out of business” and pays tribute to creators of his iconic bass

Paul McCartney has paid tribute to Höfner, the brand behind his iconic bass, after they filed for bankruptcy. The guitar and ...
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Paul McCartney's favourite bass company is in trouble – Höfner's future uncertain as it files provisional insolvency proceedings

They found the Höfner in an attic in Sussex, England. It was returned to McCartney and he played it on the final show of his ...
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Paul McCartney’s Stolen Bass Guitar Saga Will Be Told in New Documentary

Last year, Paul McCartney was reunited with his long-lost bass guitar 51 years after it disappeared. The saga has been turned into a new documentary titled The Beatle and the Bass Guitar. The new film ...
American Songwriter

How the Beatles’ Iconic Rooftop Concert Inspired Paul McCartney To Revisit Höfner Bass

The early days of the Beatles boasted some distinct iconography: the Fab Four’s mop-top haircuts, fit leather boots, and the violin Höfner bass that Paul McCartney was playing all the way back in the ...
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Fremantle Boards Paul McCartney Bass Guitar Doc

Passion Pictures is producing a feature-length documentary for BBC Arts about the story behind Paul McCartney’s original Höfner bass guitar, with Fremantle handling global distribution. Directed by ...
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Höfner, Maker of Paul McCartney’s Iconic Violin Bass, Files for Bankruptcy

Höfner, the German instrument company responsible for Paul McCartney's iconic violin bass, has filed for bankruptcy.
American Songwriter

“I Got Sticky Fingers”: The Botched Solo That Relegated Paul McCartney to Bass in the Beatles

Bass players often find themselves at the butt-end of tongue-in-cheek jokes about “those who can’t play guitar, play bass,” and as it turns out, not even Beatles bassist Paul McCartney was immune to ...
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Musician Reveals His One-Song Audition for Paul McCartney’s Band Was at the Super Bowl

Brian Ray has been living the dream for the past two decades, playing guitar and bass in Paul McCartney's band, but it didn’t come easy. He only got the gig after passing a one-song audition in front ...
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Paul McCartney's Stolen Bass Guitar Saga to Be Told in New Documentary From ‘Super/Man' Producers (EXCLUSIVE)

The epic story behind Paul McCartney's stolen bass guitar, which was returned to him in 2024 after 51 years, will be told in a new feature-length documentary directed by Arthur Cary ("Surviving 9/11," ...
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Paul McCartney's Stolen Bass Guitar Saga Will Be Told in New Documentary

Last year, Paul McCartney was reunited with his long-lost bass guitar 51 years after it disappeared. The saga has been turned into a new documentary titled The Beatle and the Bass Guitar. The new film ...