Hundreds contact global search for Paul McCartney’s missing 1961 Höfner guitar
nme.comPaul McCartney‘s original Höfner bass guitar.The Lost Bass project is appealing for information about “the most important bass in history” – the first bass the Beatles star ever bought – which he purchased in 1961 for £30 ($38) in Hamburg, Germany.However, it disappeared in January 1969 when The Beatles were in London recording the ‘Get Back/Let It Be’ sessions.According to The Lost Bass Project, the missing Höfner 500/1 Violin Bass is the one that can be heard on ‘Love Me Do’, ‘She Loves You’, and ‘Twist and Shout’.Heading up the search is Höfner’s Nick Wass, who has partnered with husband and wife team Scott and Naomi Jones, who are journalists and TV producers.Welcome to The Lost Bass Project – the global search for Paul McCartney's original Höfner bass.
Between 1961 and 1969 this bass changed the world. Today it's the Holy Grail of Rock and Roll. Follow the trail. And help trace the bass.
Visit https://t.co/4eZFkyULMv @tracingthebass pic.twitter.com/VauQW8G9bB— TracingTheBass (@TracingTheBass) September 2, 2023Wass told the BBC that McCartney asked him about the guitar during a recent conversation, which kickstarted the search to find it. “It’s not clear where it was stored, who might have been there,” he said. “For most people, they will remember it… it’s the bass that made the Beatles.”Scott first became interested in the guitar’s whereabouts after watching McCartney headline Glastonbury last year.He approached Höfner only to discover they were already having conversations about tracking it down: “Paul said to Höfner ‘surely if anyone can find this guitar, it’s you guys’, and that’s how it all came about,” Scott said.“Now we’re working together on this.
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