Paul McCartney's fans have set up an effort to search his missing Höfner bass and finally, new details about his lost instrument have emerged which is a great starting point in order to solve the mystery.
According to the official website, The Lost Bass Project is an effort to search what they deemed as "the most important bass in history" which was owned by the legendary musician himself.
It was the same instrument that the singer used to play at the Top Ten Club in Hamburg, in Liverpool, as well as some few recordings at the iconic Abbey Road studios.
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The bass was also used in some of the Beatles' most popular songs such as "Twist and Shout," "Love Me Do," and "She Loves You."
The last time the bass was seen was in January 1969 when the group filmed the "Get Back/Let It Be" sessions and it went missing ever since.
Since then, fans have wondered where the instrument went.
Paul McCartney The Lost Bass Project Updates
The Lost Bass project started in early September 2023 and there have been new updates about the missing instrument, which could be a key to its whereabouts.
The Telegraph reported that there were over 600 people who submitted their information about the missing item within 40 hours after the project was launched.
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In one of the e-mails, a man named Ian Horne, a sound engineer for the Wings, revealed that the last time the bass was seen was not in 1969, but rather in 1972.
He mentioned that the bass was one of the instruments that got stolen when a truck carrying the items was parked in the Ladbroke Grove area of Notting Hill, West London.
Paul McCartney Was Aware That His Bass Was Stolen
In a statement, he said, "I knew it was Paul's original Höfner bass that had been stolen, and I knew what it meant to him."
Horne also noted that he and other people went door to door around the area in hopes of getting information about the bass, but they were unsuccessful.
The sound manager noted that McCartney had been informed about the matter at the time and he told the team to not worry so they kept their jobs and worked for the legend over the course of six years.
"I worked for him for six years after the bass went missing. But I've carried the guilt all my life," he added.
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