Paul McCartney reunited with long-lost Hofner bass guitar

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5 ай бұрын

Paul McCartney was reunited with his favorite bass guitar after 50 years due to a group of British investigative journalists who launched a campaign to find the instrument. NBC's Savannah Sellers sat down with members of The Bass Project on how finding the guitar has been a dream since the campaign was launched in 2018.
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@leokimvideo 5 ай бұрын

Just waiting for the 10 part Netflix drama about this Bass. We know it's coming.

@MiguelFerreyraGuitar 5 ай бұрын

I probably would watch that.

@geartweaker8518 5 ай бұрын

I'm thinking this bass has a resume like Forest Gump.

@phatato 5 ай бұрын

@@MiguelFerreyraGuitar HAHA nuff said! Ditto

@omnipop4936 5 ай бұрын

I'm there for it.

@OfficerTurnip 5 ай бұрын

That would be cool

@ronlokk 5 ай бұрын

At last some good news in this world. May the bass be with you.

@EnergeticSpark63 5 ай бұрын

hey

@roberth1700 5 ай бұрын

Glad it was found in his lifetime

@stockholm1752 5 ай бұрын

Good point. It would be kind of a non story if it was only recovered for the collectors’ market ($10 million). I hope the restoration goes well and he plays it again. In public, if he’s willing.

@cactustree505 5 ай бұрын

McCartney Magic! Reunion of the Hofner bass with Paul is legend.

@user-fu2mi1nd5l 5 ай бұрын

more like MAGICK for the son of the magician

@nickmoloney9820 5 ай бұрын

Wow! When media can't spell bass

@MrMjolnir69 5 ай бұрын

Or 'loose' that's everywhere.

@Stefan- 5 ай бұрын

Spelling or pronouncing words correctly seems to be a lost art these days.

@rodrigodelprat 5 ай бұрын

All your bass are belong to us.

@Greenballoffire 5 ай бұрын

That's sad..

@America395 5 ай бұрын

It got back to where it once belong😊

@dianewilliams1125 5 ай бұрын

😊😊😊

@Shaun.Stephens 5 ай бұрын

Yeah I thought they missed a trick there at the end. Obviously not Beatles fans (or 'base' players).

@chazchuckyboyz4733 5 ай бұрын

Tomorrow I’ll miss you

@dantana5774 5 ай бұрын

my children wouldn't get that "dad" joke, but in 1970 I was in a band and played a copy of that Hofner bass- couldn't afford a real Hofner

@rachelthompson7487 5 ай бұрын

I’m so glad it’s found I know Paul must be really happy.

@erickleefeld4883 5 ай бұрын

This news segment kept mixing photos of Paul’s TWO different basses from that era, both the one that got stolen and the one he’s still had all this time. You can tell them apart by the different locations of the treble pickup (which didn’t make any difference for Paul, as he only ever used the neck pickup).

@eugenemccool3579 5 ай бұрын

Considering that they, also, misspelled Bass, it’s not surprising that they showed more than the ‘61/Stolen Hofner. 😆

@PandaThiefChannel 5 ай бұрын

Did he just switch it out sometimes? We know he plays the one that still has the setlist taped to the back, funny how this segment did not mention it *at all*

@shaund.2273 5 ай бұрын

Did you notice that the bridge has been moved up to just below the pickups? I don't remember McCartney making that modification before it went missing.

@erickleefeld4883 5 ай бұрын

@@shaund.2273Exactly the way a musical illiterate would end up storing it in the attic!

@user-fu2mi1nd5l 5 ай бұрын

Also photos of the two Paul's before his death and after as Billy

@wantspizzadaily1316 5 ай бұрын

Bassed on a true story

@skylarkeene773 3 ай бұрын

no really

@randywilson944 5 ай бұрын

Reunited and it feels so good 🎶

@broadcasttttable 5 ай бұрын

Clever!...lol.

@ingridfong-daley5899 5 ай бұрын

It was sh*tty of them to take/keep it all this time, but it's cool they came around to doing the right thing... Our first instruments are special, precious things; I'm so glad Paul could be reunited with his. And WELL-DONE SLEUTHS!!! Your commitment to nosiness is much appreciated by lots of us old musicians.

@stepbro7850 5 ай бұрын

They probably didn't even know it was Paul mccartneys bass for a while lol

@juju1896 5 ай бұрын

I doubt the thief even knew if it was sold so cheap in a pub.

@guillermorocha6661 5 ай бұрын

It must be worth millions

@HeywoodJeblomey 5 ай бұрын

At this point, PRICELESS!

@stockholm1752 5 ай бұрын

Estimated at $10 million. By some expert, I suppose.

@davidb2206 5 ай бұрын

Will it be another charity auction piece now?

@rupe53 5 ай бұрын

@@davidb2206 it will be when he dies, right?

@davidb2206 5 ай бұрын

@@rupe53 No, he has donated to charities every year.

@kit4akat 5 ай бұрын

i guess you could say it got back to where it once belonged

@larryg.9187 5 ай бұрын

... Woooow ! ... I could just 'hear' the bass lines as I watched this clip 🎼 🎵 🎸 🎶 🎹 🎺 🎷 🎶 ...

@napsahtava 5 ай бұрын

Half of the pictures in this piece actually show Paul with his later Höfner "base", the one that was not stolen.

@America395 5 ай бұрын

Wow,!thats awesome news😊 that bass is legendary,thats the one he used for the get back footage!

@nintony2994 5 ай бұрын

I've been a fan for sometime to know a lot about The Beatles History. So when this popped up in my Twitter Feed I was just shocked. (The good kind of shocked) Never have I thought this Bass would ever come back to Paul in his Lifetime. But it Did, and I'm super happy for him :)

@johnsradios484 5 ай бұрын

It went missing in 1972 not after the Let It Be set.

@profile2047 5 ай бұрын

1972 is after Let it Be (1969). I get what you’re getting at though.

@IgnorancEnArrogance 4 ай бұрын

@@profile2047 1972 is also after Abbey Road, Pauls next two solo albums and the first wings album and singles. But they ignored all of that for some reason.

@richardsemuta1089 5 ай бұрын

As a musician, I'm loving this story. Congratulations Sir Paul!

@charlesjirkovsky14 5 ай бұрын

I’m glad to see from the chyron that Sir Paul got his “base” back.

@MashaT22 5 ай бұрын

I can’t wait to hear him play it again, and whether it’s been cared for all this time or needs restoration.

@djizzah 5 ай бұрын

what a guitar what a band

@America395 5 ай бұрын

Once there was a way to get back homeward,first good news in a long time

@TOASTERBOI_2004 5 ай бұрын

Glad to hear it, congrats Macca

@tatteryt 5 ай бұрын

toaster_boi spotted‼️

@TOASTERBOI_2004 5 ай бұрын

@@tatteryt Mhm

@67beatlefreak 5 ай бұрын

Yay! That’s awesome!

@rob9340 5 ай бұрын

Sounds like a great story or tale.

@scribbybibby694 5 ай бұрын

Can’t wait for some new tunes! Hopefully it’ll inspire him to write something!

@erivers71 5 ай бұрын

Wow the greatest bass in musical history....great work folks! Thanks for getting that bass back to Sir Paul, this is huge news! I'm a bass player so yeah, this is huge!

@user-vo7wr7es2p 5 ай бұрын

At one concert, Paul (solo) - opened & introduced his instruments, & which hits had been written ❤ on each one. Aamazzing, & fun - 🎉 😊 . . . good carma, a!! around, Thx! (piano, elec hallow body . . . 🎼 )

@walterevans2118 5 ай бұрын

LOVELY news …Happy Paul’s got it back.

@Askryllix 5 ай бұрын

Great he got it back! here's to hoping he goes on tour with it

@vanrose9857 5 ай бұрын

Thanks, NBC News for letting us know about the recovery of this long lost “base.”

@broadcasttttable 5 ай бұрын

One of the most iconic instruments in rock n' roll history. I remember seeing the Beatles' tribute band, the Fab Four. Their attention to detail included a Hofner replica of the one-of-a-kind bass.

@spockboy 5 ай бұрын

Well done!

@sunsetsuperman74 5 ай бұрын

I'm glad Paul got his bass back😁

@PirateRadioPodcasts 5 ай бұрын

EXCELLENT!

@user-rj3gw4km2t 5 ай бұрын

Good on you Paul

@jaramillochris7702 5 ай бұрын

NBC news have wonderful editors. Tomorrow they'll be airing a story on my favorite instrument the alto sacks.

@tatteryt 5 ай бұрын

i hope they share a story about the ukalele!

@jsullivan2112 4 ай бұрын

Very gritty tone

@kingstumble 5 ай бұрын

I have a Hofner bass---albeit a much newer model but the design has hardly changed in 60+ years. It has a different playing experience to any other bass and is very idiosyncratic but it really sounds like no other. Delighted it's reunited with its rightful owner.

@glenngarofano 5 ай бұрын

PART OF HISTORY.

@craigofadelaide4960 5 ай бұрын

i never knew it was lost in the first place!!

@user-ty9ho4ct4k 5 ай бұрын

I lost a sax downtown in San Francisco circa 2012. Lemme know if you see it

@91dodgespiritrt 5 ай бұрын

Ha, ha! I like that sarcasm! Good luck in finding it. Hopefully it won't take over 50 years to recover it.

@thatswhatusdovesdo 5 ай бұрын

It came back 2 u ❤

@yellyman5483 4 ай бұрын

This is just as amazing as if someone had found Jimi Hendrix lost fender guitar, or the first guitar Elvis ever played. I`so happy for Paul that is has been returned to him after all these years.

@JosephMcKenna-he7ps 5 ай бұрын

Fantastic

@Edward1312 5 ай бұрын

If you are wondering why they are so sure its the right guitar its because it was a rare model to begin with (unusual in that it had the bridge and neck Pick up so close together and both positioned near the neck) and had to be special ordered by McCartney when he was in Hamburg because he wanted a left hand version, so its not difficult to identify.

@whichgodofthousandsmeansno5306 5 ай бұрын

Paul would know. Old instruments have like a personality. When you think of how many gigs he played using it.... it's like an extension of himself. It's just amazing he got it back. And that it hasn't been modified or damaged.

@Edward1312 5 ай бұрын

It needs some minor repair especially to the bridge and hasn't been played for many years, it was left in a loft and abandoned for a very longtime.

@JustinCase-ld4ih 5 ай бұрын

My grandma had it all the time

@micolsen9824 5 ай бұрын

Nice ribbon & bow moment.

@Aiden819 5 ай бұрын

I love bass

@indyanna1423 5 ай бұрын

Good News ❤

@RoSaWa386-33 5 ай бұрын

HOORAY.

@TheScepticalThinker 5 ай бұрын

Finally!!

@erneliaoquickel547 5 ай бұрын

WOW!

@julianaylor4351 5 ай бұрын

Good when you get a precious lost item back. ❤

@420thebass 5 ай бұрын

Welcome home 🏡

@quayevano 5 ай бұрын

They found the rebel base! Lol.

@dianewilliams1125 5 ай бұрын

😅😅😅

@aaronvicente5028 5 ай бұрын

*YES*

@rafbass 5 ай бұрын

Nice BASE, I must say

@ErikPortland 5 ай бұрын

Base?

@michaelfranklin4276 5 ай бұрын

Talk about timing. It was 60 years ago this month that guitar made history in America with "I Want to Hold Your Hand". Right on Sir Paul, you southpaw.

@mjanovec 5 ай бұрын

The bass played on the Ed Sullivan Show was his 1963 Hofner, the one he still plays in concert to this day. After late 1963, the 1961 Hofner (the one later stolen) was relegated to being his backup bass and only briefly appeared again for the Revolution video and rehearsal sessions in the Let It Be film. The 1963 Hofner is probably on more Beatles recordings than the 1961 is.

@peterlewis3715 5 ай бұрын

Heart warming story for Beatle People❤. Someone should do an hour long tv story about this facinating story, perhaps combine Pauls recovered BASS story with John Lennon's recovered Gibson guitar , it woukd be a ratings monster as there are many Beatles ' fans of all ages. Yeah, Yeah, Yeah❤❤❤

@jeffforbes8488 5 ай бұрын

Get back to where you once belonged! ❤‍🩹

@Xxxxxrrr6464 5 ай бұрын

Great

@user-ms5ed6kd2j 5 ай бұрын

How cool was that?!

@connyradesson2631 5 ай бұрын

Nice story , Nice end .

@TheAnderson41011 4 ай бұрын

Can’t believe they found the base 🤑🔥

@boredtemplar 5 ай бұрын

You would think that a network as big as NBC would know the difference between "base" and "bass"

@ciaronsmith4995 5 ай бұрын

Bass is the greatest instrument in the world.

@oojudg3oo 5 ай бұрын

Well when was it found? Just recently? The pickups are close to the neck, and the Hofner logo is designed different on the old bass he lost. It looks like the one in the pics where the E string is pulled over off the bridge saddle. Well... let's hear what Paul says while its sitting in his lap.

@user-ww5wk9ll6h 5 ай бұрын

BASS !

@eddieonmelrose 5 ай бұрын

News of the day!

@kenthhogstrom3722 5 ай бұрын

The Höfner bass was an earlier model.He had a later model later.The difference is where the pickups is placed on the guitar.I dont know the year of making it.Round 60 maybee!

@JohnSutton-ij1hz 5 ай бұрын

Hey!! Paul McCartney got his old bass back, Doncaster then Sussex thats where its been

@daveowenmusic1749 5 ай бұрын

I noticed they spelled bass as base.

@lindawiley3112 5 ай бұрын

❤❤❤❤

@RedStone576 5 ай бұрын

base?

@ryanellis4474 5 ай бұрын

♥️

@Randydaudt 5 ай бұрын

NBC Nightly News might want to learn how to spell Bass.

@singularity4043 5 ай бұрын

Can Paul help Robbie krieger of the doors find his fabled SG?

@joeseabreeze 5 ай бұрын

I wonder if he'll start playing it again during shows

@pat5882 5 ай бұрын

10 miles from Paul. Guitars, cars or any vintage collectibles, the best stuff is usually right under your nose.

@misterfunnybones 5 ай бұрын

Definitely a unique base instrument especially considering the fact it's even spelled differently than other bass guitars.😜

@Carlparishhonda 5 ай бұрын

It's amazing how NBC NEWS misspelled bass. It's not Hofner Base. It's Hofner Bass.

@rupe53 5 ай бұрын

I want to know why a new channel always has the closed caption on a 10 second delay. It's not rocket science!

@broadcasttttable 5 ай бұрын

Never knew Paul playing bass was a matter of need not choice. Great anecdote

@jsullivan2112 4 ай бұрын

Yeah Stuart left and John and George were basically like "well don't look at me". haha! So Paul flipped Stuart's bass around and used that until the lefty that he ordered arrived in Hamburg.

@BobKnight-mm2ze 5 ай бұрын

Is Paul rich? Yes. Is Paul famous for being a musical pioneer? Yes. Is he knighted? Yes. But, he's still a guy from Liverpool who just wanted his bass back. With all the ups and downs of his life, I'm glad for him. Thanks to the team, and the general spirit of working together--a sentiment I hope extends beyond this circumstance.

@notintohandles 5 ай бұрын

A much improved outro.

@trashpandaprivatetab2845 5 ай бұрын

They misspelled bass in the video as base

@tatteryt 5 ай бұрын

i didn't believe it at first when my friend told me it was found. glad to see paul was reunited with his "base" lol

@Greenballoffire 5 ай бұрын

haha it's so hilarious that they spelled it "base". But yeah I'm definitely glad he got it back.

@stefankrause5138 5 ай бұрын

suddenly he is whole the man he used to be

@mullhollandmace7271 5 ай бұрын

Billy Shears

@user-fu2mi1nd5l 5 ай бұрын

Ole billy gonna play his role right to the end

@chuckshipley9917 5 ай бұрын

It's time to return Clapton's Beeno burst.

@ungmd21 4 ай бұрын

Is this the bass on early recordings like I SAW HER STANDING THERE and I WANNA HOLD YOUR HAND and SHE LOVES YOU ?

@user-wc5yi3nl9l 5 ай бұрын

Paul had two Hofners. Most of the world saw the 2nd bass, the one that wasn't stolen. The photos in this article show both basses.

@Normansongs 5 ай бұрын

BASE

@dummie4guitars 5 ай бұрын

Höfner 500/1 (Violin Bass)

@mistahcoughdrop 5 ай бұрын

All your bass is ours.

@PookBidault 5 ай бұрын

Sorry. Base?

@robertball9009 5 ай бұрын

Slapadabass!

@benw4409 5 ай бұрын

The fact that a Doctor Who fan was the one who returned it is hilarious given there's an episode about the Beatles coming up this year.

@Greenballoffire 5 ай бұрын

I honestly can't wait!! I didn't watch last season, though.