{"id":61362,"date":"2024-02-18T00:52:09","date_gmt":"2024-02-18T00:52:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/paul-mccartneys-stolen-beatles-bass-guitar-found-after-51-years\/"},"modified":"2024-02-18T00:52:09","modified_gmt":"2024-02-18T00:52:09","slug":"paul-mccartneys-stolen-beatles-bass-guitar-found-after-51-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/paul-mccartneys-stolen-beatles-bass-guitar-found-after-51-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Paul McCartney’s stolen Beatles bass guitar found after 51 years"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A stolen Hofner bass guitar belonging to Paul McCartney and used to record The Beatles\u2019 first two albums has been found and returned after 51 years following a global hunt.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The guitar dubbed the \u2018most iconic lost musical instrument of all time\u2019 by the team behind the search, The Lost Bass Project, was used in Beatles singles including 1963 hits \u2018She Loves You\u2019<\/em> and \u2018All My Loving\u2019<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s the bass that started Beatlemania,\u201d Nick Wass, one of the founders of the search team, told Reuters.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s why it\u2019s important, it\u2019s the one that got it going.\u201d<\/p>\n

A public appeal by the project last year was shared around the world.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs a result of the publicity someone living in a terraced house in Hastings on the south coast of England contacted Paul McCartney\u2019s company and then returned the bass to them,\u201d the Lost Bass Project said. The instrument was returned last year, but this was only announced on Thursday.<\/p>\n

The instrument was stolen from a van in the Notting Hill area of London in October 1972, the search team said, citing information received during their investigation.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe guitar has been authenticated by H\u00f6fner and Paul is incredibly grateful to all those involved,\u201d a spokesperson on McCartney\u2019s website said.<\/p>\n

Wass told Reuters the bass guitar was \u2018somewhat damaged\u2019 with a crack in the neck, a damaged bridge that would need replacing and pickups that did not work anymore.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut they can be sorted out, the neck can be repaired and we can make it playable again,\u201d Wass said.<\/p>\n

In 2015, a guitar stolen from the late John Lennon in the 1960s sold for $2.41 million at an auction in Beverly Hills, California. The person in possession of it said he originally bought it without knowing its connection to Lennon.<\/p>\n

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