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...
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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...
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was crushed by a lorry. However, with the rediscovery of McCartney's Höfner 500/1 bass, which has a mismatched tuning key (replaced a few days after the...
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other companies followed with similar electric fretted basses, like the Höfner 500/1 of Beatle Paul McCartney, which resembled viol but with frets. The first...
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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...
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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...
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Lucy" pick-ups made at Ray Cooper Guitars. He currently also plays a Höfner 500/1 violin bass. Yo! (2001) Leg Room Soul Rider (2002) Leg Room Light of...
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And I Love Her (section Day 1)
Instrumentation on this session was Paul McCartney – lead vocal, 1963 Höfner 500/1 bass guitar through Vox AC-100 bass amp. John Lennon – 1964 Rickenbacker...
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(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...
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Frankfurt" the distinctive Höfner 500/1 violin-shaped bass first appeared, constructed using violin techniques by Walter Höfner, a second-generation violin...
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