Paul McCartney Höfner bass (Sound test)

I just love that bass and i love the sound... Can you hear the songs? Please give a comment!

Karl Höfner GmbH & Co. KG is a German manufacturer of musical instruments, with one division that manufactures guitars and basses, and another that manufactures other string instruments.
Much of Höfner's popularity is attributed to Paul McCartney's use of the Höfner 500/1 bass throughout his career. This violin-shaped model is commonly referred to as the "Beatle bass."

The company was made famous through its association with The Beatles, principally through their Höfner 500/1 model hollow-body electric bass, first manufactured in 1956.
Paul McCartney played two left-handed 500/1 basses during most of the group's career, one from 1961 with the pickups mounted close together towards the neck, and a 1963 model, with the second pickup mounted closer to the bridge.

He used the 1961 bass up through the recording of With the Beatles and, after having some repair work and a refinish to the bass in 1964, used it as his backup bass throughout the rest of the Beatles' touring career. It was also seen in the promo film for the Beatles single "Revolution," and during the filming of the Beatles' documentary Let It Be (though only as a backup). This particular bass was stolen shortly afterward. His most famous bass, though is the 1963 bass, which was used almost exclusively during the band's touring career (1962-66), as well as their rooftop performance in London in 1969 (as featured in Let It Be), and has used it extensively throughout his solo career. McCartney still uses the 500/1 today.


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[tricia7773]

i know nothing about music except what i do and dont like......u really showed with this video how important bass is....very talented

[Christophee123]

@tricia7773 Thanks a lot friend! Peace and love

[bauersnarky]

Ah man, I loved watching this, you're having a fucking awesome time cranking out those tunes.

[Christophee123]

@bauersnarky Thanks a lot, i like it!!!

[nicholasomesfilms]

Since when did john Paul Jones play hofner

[HannahHypnotize96]

You sound just like Ringo! :DD

[tricia7773]

love it

[GabrielSTNG]

the bass...... is porn for my eyes

[Turbo5Turtle]

HOW MUCH WAS IT?

[LPainter12]

i really want one any advice for a beginner

[schimmelpenninq]

A few tunes you played where played on the Rackenbicker bass...

He mostly used that one after 1965 in the studio

[basslifeable]

but i had to say , very nice!!!