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

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

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

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

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

Paul McCartney's signature, violin-shaped Höfner bass guitar is back in his hands, decades after it was stolen in the 1970s. The Beatles rocker confirmed Thursday the instrument had been returned -- ...

Paul McCartney performs May 13, 2022, at SoFi Stadium on in Inglewood, Calif. (Brian van der Brug/Los Angeles Times) Paul McCartney’s signature, violin-shaped Höfner bass guitar is back in his hands, ...

LONDON — Paul McCartney no longer gently weeps for his original bass guitar. A five-year search by the manufacturer of the instrument that was aided by a husband-and-wife team of journalists helped ...

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 ...

The prized instrument, stolen in 1972, has now been returned to the Beatle. From left, Ringo Starr (playing Ludwig drum kit) and Paul McCartney (playing a Hofner 500/1 violin bass guitar) of English ...

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

LONDON (AP) - Paul McCartney no longer gently weeps for his original bass guitar. A five-year search by the manufacturer of the instrument that was aided by a husband-and-wife team of journalists ...