The Höfner 500/1 Violin Bass (sometimes nicknamed the "Beatle Bass") is a model of electric bass manufactured by Höfner under several varieties. It was...

bows for stringed instruments. Much of Höfner's popularity is attributed to Paul McCartney's use of the Höfner 500/1 electric bass guitar throughout his...

from C. F. Martin & Company. McCartney custom-ordered a left-handed Höfner model 500/1 "violin" bass during one of the group's early residences in Hamburg...

other companies followed with similar electric fretted basses, like the Höfner 500/1 of Beatle Paul McCartney, which looked like a viol but with frets. The...

a light blue Fender Stratocaster similar to George Harrison's, and a Höfner 500/1 bass. Musical instruments from India are also used in their performances...

EB-1, but the Höfner 500/1. Eastwood Guitars produces and sells their own version of the EB-1, virtually identical to the original in design. The EB-1 had...

(Very rarely used) Fender Vintage Precision Bass Guild Starfire Bass Höfner 500/1 During the recording of Hot Fuss, Stoermer had been using a Fender Geddy...

on both this session and Day 3 was Paul McCartney – lead vocal, 1963 Höfner 500/1 bass guitar through Vox AC-100 bass amp John Lennon – Harrison's 1962...

lighter Höfner, which inspired him to play more sensitively, something he considers fundamental to his playing style. He changed back to the Höfner around...

Frankfurt" the distinctive Höfner 500/1 violin-shaped bass first appeared, constructed using violin techniques by Walter Höfner, a second-generation violin...