Maccas Lost Hofner 500/1 - I know it's a bass but thought it would get lost in there...

rossi

My friend has a P bass he bought  used in 64 .It had all the  visible paint stripped off so he just sprayed with Holts white .it must be very early  .I have seen the receipt and also known him since the late 70's .He still hasnt put new strings on and it still sounds good .

drofluf

Has anyone asked @HarrySeven to check if it's in a dusty recess of his warehouse?

ManWithoutSkin

I've posted this before, either here or on the old musicradar forum, but my Auntie's now ex husband always said he owned one of John Lennon's guitars.

He apparently bought it in auction back in the 80s, kept it in a vault ever since and said the plan was to pass it on to his children at some point. Not sure if he was telling the truth or not, but he's a Beatles nut, their house was full of other memorabilia, his 7 of his 8 children have Beatles related names and he certainly has enough to cash to be able to afford something like that.

RichAC

ManWithoutSkin said:

his 7 of his 8 children have Beatles related names 

It’s little Ringo I feel sorry for.

HarrySeven

drofluf said:

Has anyone asked @HarrySeven to check if it's in a dusty recess of his warehouse?

Hmmmm...I'll have a look!

p90fool

RichAC said:

ManWithoutSkin said:

his 7 of his 8 children have Beatles related names 

It’s little Ringo I feel sorry for.

I bet Egg Man and Walrus were bullied even more. 

DB1

I wouldn't be surprised if Egg Man was beaten 

Boromedic

RandallFlagg said:

CavemanGrogg said:

I actually don't think his 61 Hofner is his iconic instrument, that was stolen from Pinewood Studios during the filming of Help in 63, and then replaced by a 63 Hofner - the difference being different pickup spacing, which to me is his is iconic instrument as he's not only owned it for longer than the 61, but played it a hell of a lot more, been seen and photographed with it a lot, and recorded more with it.

As for who owns it, that's simple, Paul does, he never sold it, it was stolen off of him

It is reported that the '61 went missing in 1969, it had been refinished and repaired after the early years of touring with the 2 pickups installed in a wooden mounting ring.

The difference between the '61 and '63 is the pickup positions and Hofner logo orientation on the headstock, with the '63 having the pickups spaced bridge/neck and the '61 neck and neck/middle. You can see pics of Paul McCartney using the restored/modified '61 in the Get Back sessions although he used the '63 on the rooftop gig. 

Trace The Bass: Paul McCartney's lost Höfner guitar | The Beatles Story, Liverpool

Ayeeee, this is how I understood it too, it's the original that went missing post Get Back sessions thanks for clearing it up

Boromedic

Well, well, well....

https://www.paulmccartney.com/news/statement-on-hofner-bass

victorludorum

CavemanGrogg said:

I actually don't think his 61 Hofner is his iconic instrument, that was stolen from Pinewood Studios during the filming of Help in 63, and then replaced by a 63 Hofner - the difference being different pickup spacing, which to me is his is iconic instrument as he's not only owned it for longer than the 61, but played it a hell of a lot more, been seen and photographed with it a lot, and recorded more with it.

As for who owns it, that's simple, Paul does, he never sold it, it was stolen off of him

Help was 1965.