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Paul McCartney reunited with long-lost Hofner bass guitar

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2024 ж. 15 Ақп.
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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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  • Just waiting for the 10 part Netflix drama about this Bass. We know it's coming.

    @leokimvideo@leokimvideo3 ай бұрын

    • I probably would watch that.

      @MiguelFerreyraGuitar@MiguelFerreyraGuitar3 ай бұрын

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

      @geartweaker8518@geartweaker85183 ай бұрын

    • @@MiguelFerreyraGuitar HAHA nuff said! Ditto

      @phatato@phatato3 ай бұрын

    • I'm there for it.

      @omnipop4936@omnipop49363 ай бұрын

    • That would be cool

      @OfficerTurnip@OfficerTurnip3 ай бұрын

  • I can't believe someone at NBC misspelled bass.

    @johnharvey5381@johnharvey53813 ай бұрын

    • I can.

      @gcvincent3989@gcvincent39893 ай бұрын

    • @@gcvincent3989Bassed response

      @bderrick4944@bderrick49443 ай бұрын

    • 😅😅😅

      @dianewilliams1125@dianewilliams11253 ай бұрын

    • Hahajaha😂😂😂

      @ChrisChiappini@ChrisChiappini3 ай бұрын

    • ALL YOUR BASE ARE BELONG TO US!

      @rafbass@rafbass3 ай бұрын

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

    @ronlokk@ronlokk3 ай бұрын

    • hey

      @EnergeticSpark63@EnergeticSpark633 ай бұрын

  • Glad it was found in his lifetime

    @roberth1700@roberth17003 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.

      @stockholm1752@stockholm17523 ай бұрын

  • Wow! When media can't spell bass

    @nickmoloney9820@nickmoloney98203 ай бұрын

    • Or 'loose' that's everywhere.

      @MrMjolnir69@MrMjolnir693 ай бұрын

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

      @Stefan-@Stefan-3 ай бұрын

    • All your bass are belong to us.

      @rodrigodelprat@rodrigodelprat3 ай бұрын

    • That's sad..

      @Greenballoffire@Greenballoffire2 ай бұрын

  • It got back to where it once belong😊

    @America395@America3953 ай бұрын

    • 😊😊😊

      @dianewilliams1125@dianewilliams11253 ай бұрын

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

      @Shaun.Stephens@Shaun.Stephens3 ай бұрын

    • Tomorrow I’ll miss you

      @chazchuckyboyz4733@chazchuckyboyz47333 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

      @dantana5774@dantana57743 ай бұрын

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

    @cactustree505@cactustree5053 ай бұрын

    • more like MAGICK for the son of the magician

      @user-fu2mi1nd5l@user-fu2mi1nd5l3 ай бұрын

  • Bassed on a true story

    @wantspizzadaily1316@wantspizzadaily13163 ай бұрын

    • no really

      @skylarkeene773@skylarkeene773Ай 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).

    @erickleefeld4883@erickleefeld48833 ай бұрын

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

      @eugenemccool3579@eugenemccool35793 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*

      @PandaThiefChannel@PandaThiefChannel3 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.

      @shaund.2273@shaund.22733 ай бұрын

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

      @erickleefeld4883@erickleefeld48833 ай бұрын

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

      @user-fu2mi1nd5l@user-fu2mi1nd5l3 ай бұрын

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

    @rachelthompson7487@rachelthompson74873 ай бұрын

  • It must be worth millions

    @guillermorocha6661@guillermorocha66613 ай бұрын

    • At this point, PRICELESS!

      @HeywoodJeblomey@HeywoodJeblomey3 ай бұрын

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

      @stockholm1752@stockholm17523 ай бұрын

    • Will it be another charity auction piece now?

      @davidb2206@davidb22063 ай бұрын

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

      @rupe53@rupe533 ай бұрын

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

      @davidb2206@davidb22063 ай бұрын

  • Reunited and it feels so good 🎶

    @randywilson944@randywilson9443 ай бұрын

    • Clever!...lol.

      @broadcasttttable@broadcasttttable3 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.

    @ingridfong-daley5899@ingridfong-daley58993 ай бұрын

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

      @stepbro7850@stepbro78503 ай бұрын

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

      @juju1896@juju18963 ай бұрын

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

    @kit4akat@kit4akat3 ай бұрын

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

    @napsahtava@napsahtava3 ай бұрын

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

    @johnsradios484@johnsradios4843 ай бұрын

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

      @profile2047@profile20473 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.

      @IgnorancEnArrogance@IgnorancEnArrogance2 ай бұрын

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

    @larryg.9187@larryg.91873 ай бұрын

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

    @America395@America3953 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.

    @MashaT22@MashaT223 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 :)

    @nintony2994@nintony29943 ай бұрын

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

    @charlesjirkovsky14@charlesjirkovsky143 ай бұрын

  • Glad to hear it, congrats Macca

    @TOASTERBOI_2004@TOASTERBOI_20043 ай бұрын

    • toaster_boi spotted‼️

      @tatteryt@tatteryt3 ай бұрын

    • @@tatteryt Mhm

      @TOASTERBOI_2004@TOASTERBOI_20043 ай бұрын

  • what a guitar what a band

    @djizzah@djizzah3 ай бұрын

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

    @America395@America3953 ай бұрын

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

    @richardsemuta1089@richardsemuta10893 ай бұрын

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

    @vanrose9857@vanrose98573 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.

    @yellyman5483@yellyman54832 ай бұрын

  • Sounds like a great story or tale.

    @rob9340@rob93403 ай бұрын

  • Welcome home 🏡

    @420thebass@420thebass3 ай бұрын

  • Yay! That’s awesome!

    @67beatlefreak@67beatlefreak3 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.

    @Edward1312@Edward13123 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.

      @whichgodofthousandsmeansno5306@whichgodofthousandsmeansno53062 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.

      @Edward1312@Edward13122 ай бұрын

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

    @scribbybibby694@scribbybibby6943 ай бұрын

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

    @user-ty9ho4ct4k@user-ty9ho4ct4k3 ай бұрын

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

      @91dodgespiritrt@91dodgespiritrt3 ай бұрын

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

    @craigofadelaide4960@craigofadelaide49603 ай бұрын

  • PART OF HISTORY.

    @glenngarofano@glenngarofano3 ай бұрын

  • Good on you Paul

    @user-rj3gw4km2t@user-rj3gw4km2t3 ай бұрын

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

    @boredtemplar@boredtemplar3 ай бұрын

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

    @Askryllix@Askryllix3 ай бұрын

  • LOVELY news …Happy Paul’s got it back.

    @walterevans2118@walterevans21183 ай бұрын

  • It came back 2 u ❤

    @thatswhatusdovesdo@thatswhatusdovesdo3 ай бұрын

  • Get back to where you once belonged! ❤‍🩹

    @jeffforbes8488@jeffforbes84883 ай бұрын

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

    @jaramillochris7702@jaramillochris77023 ай бұрын

    • i hope they share a story about the ukalele!

      @tatteryt@tatteryt3 ай бұрын

    • Very gritty tone

      @jsullivan2112@jsullivan21122 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!

    @erivers71@erivers713 ай бұрын

  • Well done!

    @spockboy@spockboy3 ай бұрын

  • Nice BASE, I must say

    @rafbass@rafbass3 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 . . . 🎼 )

    @user-vo7wr7es2p@user-vo7wr7es2p3 ай бұрын

  • EXCELLENT!

    @PirateRadioPodcasts@PirateRadioPodcasts3 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.

    @michaelfranklin4276@michaelfranklin42763 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.

      @mjanovec@mjanovec3 ай бұрын

  • They found the rebel base! Lol.

    @quayevano@quayevano3 ай бұрын

    • 😅😅😅

      @dianewilliams1125@dianewilliams11253 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.

    @broadcasttttable@broadcasttttable3 ай бұрын

  • I'm glad Paul got his bass back😁

    @sunsetsuperman74@sunsetsuperman743 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.

    @kingstumble@kingstumble3 ай бұрын

  • HOORAY.

    @RoSaWa386-33@RoSaWa386-333 ай бұрын

  • I love bass

    @Aiden819@Aiden8193 ай бұрын

  • Bass is the greatest instrument in the world.

    @ciaronsmith4995@ciaronsmith49953 ай бұрын

  • How cool was that?!

    @user-ms5ed6kd2j@user-ms5ed6kd2j3 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❤❤❤

    @peterlewis3715@peterlewis37153 ай бұрын

  • Fantastic

    @JosephMcKenna-he7ps@JosephMcKenna-he7ps3 ай бұрын

  • suddenly he is whole the man he used to be

    @stefankrause5138@stefankrause51383 ай бұрын

  • Nice ribbon & bow moment.

    @micolsen9824@micolsen98243 ай бұрын

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

    @pat5882@pat58823 ай бұрын

  • *YES*

    @aaronvicente5028@aaronvicente50283 ай бұрын

  • Good News ❤

    @indyanna1423@indyanna14233 ай бұрын

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

    @Randydaudt@Randydaudt3 ай бұрын

  • My grandma had it all the time

    @JustinCase-ld4ih@JustinCase-ld4ih2 ай бұрын

  • I noticed they spelled bass as base.

    @daveowenmusic1749@daveowenmusic17493 ай бұрын

  • Finally!!

    @TheScepticalThinker@TheScepticalThinker3 ай бұрын

  • WOW!

    @erneliaoquickel547@erneliaoquickel5473 ай бұрын

  • Good when you get a precious lost item back. ❤

    @julianaylor4351@julianaylor43513 ай бұрын

  • All your bass is ours.

    @mistahcoughdrop@mistahcoughdrop3 ай бұрын

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

    @misterfunnybones@misterfunnybones3 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.

    @BobKnight-mm2ze@BobKnight-mm2ze3 ай бұрын

  • Maybe the person who " found it " actually stole it 50 years ago . 🎸🤫

    @trevorgwelch7412@trevorgwelch74123 ай бұрын

  • Billy Shears

    @mullhollandmace7271@mullhollandmace72713 ай бұрын

    • Ole billy gonna play his role right to the end

      @user-fu2mi1nd5l@user-fu2mi1nd5l2 ай бұрын

  • Nice story , Nice end .

    @connyradesson2631@connyradesson26312 ай бұрын

  • Höfner 500/1 (Violin Bass)

    @dummie4guitars@dummie4guitars3 ай бұрын

  • Base?

    @ErikPortland@ErikPortland3 ай бұрын

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

    @chuckshipley9917@chuckshipley99173 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!

    @rupe53@rupe533 ай бұрын

  • Great

    @Xxxxxrrr6464@Xxxxxrrr64642 ай бұрын

  • A much improved outro.

    @notintohandles@notintohandles3 ай бұрын

  • Can’t believe they found the base 🤑🔥

    @TheAnderson41011@TheAnderson410112 ай бұрын

  • BASS !

    @user-ww5wk9ll6h@user-ww5wk9ll6h3 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.

    @oojudg3oo@oojudg3oo3 ай бұрын

  • Heard it was in pretty bad shape. The guy who bought it from the jerk that stole it died. His brother then took possession and he died. His sister kept it in the attic. Now you mean to tell me 50 years has gone by and she never heard it mentioned McCartney’s bass was missing. Strange people…

    @bobrunge7594@bobrunge75943 ай бұрын

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

    @broadcasttttable@broadcasttttable3 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.

      @jsullivan2112@jsullivan21122 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!

    @kenthhogstrom3722@kenthhogstrom37223 ай бұрын

  • Someone walked off with a Stradivarius violin once, after a performance. When the thief died his wife turned it in. It was in terrible condition, as the thief had been afraid to have it professionally cleaned and turned for decades. But that was taken care of.

    @veramae4098@veramae40983 ай бұрын

    • Neat story thanks!😊😊😊

      @dianewilliams1125@dianewilliams11253 ай бұрын

    • You know it's really interesting the same happened to whoever lifted the original model of the starship Enterprise it ended up in some storage unit all crunched up. It's really sad that people feel entitled to take these One of a kind things that they can't possibly sell or use themselves without immediately being arrested and just end up squirreling it away in some dingy corner until they die it's just beyond pathetic. Some of these objects people have been looking for my entire life.

      @angelainamarie9656@angelainamarie96563 ай бұрын

    • I think that story the guy spray painted it black to “disguise” it so it wouldn’t be recognized. But was later fully restored, I believe it to be the same violin since not many were made or remain.

      @agcacustoms2852@agcacustoms28523 ай бұрын

    • @@angelainamarie9656 The Original Enterprise model was stored at Paramount studios after many years on display then crated and put in their storage. Within the last few years a team of restorers have work meticulously bringing it back to 60s production use. Right down to exact paint and wiring. It is now in the Boeing museum of flight. Your thinking of the Gallelio shuttle. That Original prop was actual size and yes it was showed at fairs and store openings after it was purchased at an auction, it eventually ended up in a backyard carport of some kind when it was finally found. I don't know if it's been restored of even if it could be. Yes I'm a 66 yr old women who loves all of Sci fy!

      @dianewilliams1125@dianewilliams11253 ай бұрын

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

    @Carlparishhonda@Carlparishhonda3 ай бұрын

  • ❤❤❤❤

    @lindawiley3112@lindawiley31123 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.

    @benw4409@benw44093 ай бұрын

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

      @Greenballoffire@Greenballoffire2 ай бұрын

  • ♥️

    @ryanellis4474@ryanellis44743 ай бұрын

  • News of the day!

    @eddieonmelrose@eddieonmelrose3 ай бұрын

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

    @joeseabreeze@joeseabreeze3 ай бұрын

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

    @JohnSutton-ij1hz@JohnSutton-ij1hz3 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 ?

    @ungmd21@ungmd212 ай бұрын

  • BASE

    @Normansongs@Normansongs3 ай бұрын

  • Hofner Based guitar

    @methampheminist@methampheminist3 ай бұрын

  • Sorry. Base?

    @PookBidault@PookBidault3 ай бұрын

  • Might be the happiest story of 2024. Enjoy it.

    @RodCornholio@RodCornholio3 ай бұрын
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