Paul McCartney has reacted after Höfner, the German instrument company known for its iconic violin bass, filed for bankruptcy ...

Close to 70 years after German instrument company Höfner started selling an electric bass that looked like a violin, the company has filed for bankruptcy. The news has hit Paul McCartney, who has made ...

Paul McCartney has marked the closure of German instrument manufacturers Höfner. The company confirmed this week that it would go out of business, ...

A part of Paul McCartney’s career since the 1960s, Höfner received a tribute from the musician following the company’s bankruptcy.

The Höfner bass was the first bass McCartney ever bought, purchasing it in 1961 for £30 ($38) in Hamburg, Germany. Now, ...

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

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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