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"After soundcheck, Paul gathered the band and proudly held up the bass. 'There she is, boys', he said, beaming. Then, looking down at the guitar like an old friend, he simply said, 'Hi, baby!' ...
In addition to the longtime musician’s instruments, Kolstein Music in Baldwin and its owner, Manny Alvarez, allegedly took on consignment a Mateo Goffriller bass violin worth $255,000 from a ...
A violin made in 1714 by the legendary luthier Antonio Stradivari sold for $11.3 million at an auction in New York on Friday, short of estimates that would have made it the most expensive ...
Eventually, McCartney bought a Höfner Violin bass guitar. While McCartney was initially reluctant to play bass, he took to it quickly and expertly. He started out rough and rudimentary ...
You can’t rush a painstaking artist like Iowa City's Chris Threlkeld-Wiegand. Known for years in prominent nationwide orchestral circles for his exquisitely crafted string basses selling for $ ...
A short-scale bass shortens the neck by around 3.5 inches, which makes the guitar lighter and easier to handle, especially for those with shorter arms. The Höfner 500/1 violin bass made famous by ...
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BEATLES legend Sir Paul McCartney strummed his beloved bass guitar for the first time in ... the first being the Höfner violin bass which graced so many iconic Beatles records.
There are other references too, including piano notes chosen by McCartney, his famous Höfner Violin Bass guitar, the logo of his post-Beatles band, Wings, as well as his signature. “This feels ...
The coin’s design features Sir Paul’s “magic piano” as well as references to his record-breaking career – including piano notes personally chosen by Paul, a Hofner violin bass guitar and ...