Close to 70 years after German instrument company Höfner started selling an electric bass that looked like a violin, the ...

Höfner, the musical instrument company best known for making Paul McCartney's iconic violin bass, has filed for bankruptcy.

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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.

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

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

The German brand behind McCartney's iconic 500/1 Violin Bass has been in existence since its founding by Karl Höfner in 1887 ...

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

The firm was founded in 1887, and designed the legendary Violin Bass that became Macca’s go-to in the Beatles and beyond ...

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