A bass Paul McCartney, here at Fornebu in 2015, used during the recording of several of The Beatles’ early classics, has recovered after 51 years. Photo: Audun Braastad / NTB
Paul McCartney has been reunited with the bass guitar he used on The Beatles classics “Love Me Do” and “She Loves You”, 51 years after it was stolen in London.
Friday 16 February at 02:48
The Höfner basin was found in an attic in Sussex, writes the BBC. McCartney bought the guitar in 1961, and it was stolen from a van in Notting Hill, London, in October 1972.
A spokesperson for the 81-year-old says he is “incredibly grateful” that the bass has been returned.
The search for it began after McCartney himself urged producer Höfner to find it.
The group that has been looking for it was contacted by a man in Sussex who realized that he had an old bass in his attic. It happened after they had followed up on tips that the bass had been sold to a landlord of a pub after the theft, and that it had then ended up in Sussex.
2024-02-16 01:48:01
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