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Solo forums => Paul McCartney => Topic started by: nimrod on September 10, 2023, 01:22:18 AM
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There is a worldwide search for this missing Bass.
https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-66700300 (https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-66700300)
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This, from the article...
How to spot McCartney's bass
There are a couple of tell-tale signs any amateur sleuth should be aware of if trying to identify the bass.
A dead giveaway is the Höfner logo, which is written vertically on the headstock of the original model but was horizontal on later versions played by McCartney.
The missing bass also looked very different last time it was seen to how it did in older pictures, because it had to be renovated after extensive touring.
McCartney's missing bass was given a darker paint job, had the pearl pickguard removed and had the two pickups mounted in a single piece of black wood.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGLGzRXY5Bw# (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGLGzRXY5Bw#)
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Also, from the article...
It is not clear what happened to the instrument, which was put away presumably after the Beatles finished filming Get Back in 1969, he said.
"It's not clear where it was stored, who might have been there.
It might have been Yoko...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=saMcW3ZjF0w# (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=saMcW3ZjF0w#)
;D
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Is there a statute of limitations on theft in the UK? Fifty years on whoever nicked it might be able to just ‘ fess up.
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Also, from the article...
It is not clear what happened to the instrument, which was put away presumably after the Beatles finished filming Get Back in 1969, he said.
"It's not clear where it was stored, who might have been there.
It might have been Yoko...
[url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=saMcW3ZjF0w#[/url] ([url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=saMcW3ZjF0w#[/url])
;D
;D
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Is there a statute of limitations on theft in the UK? Fifty years on whoever nicked it might be able to just ‘ fess up.
They're saying no questions asked if it's returned.
Unless it's Yoko.
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They're saying no questions asked if it's returned.
Unless it's Yoko.
ha2ha
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Unless it's Yoko.
(https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/35/590x/secondary/The-Beatles-john-lennon-2844374.jpg?r=1610295507109)
Oh, it was Yoko alright
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This is where Sherlock Holmes would be handy ;D
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(https://i.postimg.cc/nZ5760Gn/Sherlock4.jpg)
Elementary, my dear Watson. It was Yoko.
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Hope she didn’t use it in this.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Half-A-Room (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Half-A-Room)
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Hope she didn’t use it in this.
[url]https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Half-A-Room[/url] ([url]https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Half-A-Room[/url])
Haha, so that is art ?
I thought the "Half A Wind" title was referring to Yoko eating too many beans..
Elementary, my dear Watson. It was Yoko.
“Crime is common. Logic is rare. Therefore it is upon the logic rather than upon the crime that you should dwell.”
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[url]https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Half-A-Room[/url] ([url]https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Half-A-Room[/url])
That looks a bit like one of the apartments I had in grad school. ha2ha
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From 2016:
https://ottawacitizen.com/entertainment/books/paul-mccartneys-stolen-violin-bass-may-be-in-ottawa-new-biography-reveals (https://ottawacitizen.com/entertainment/books/paul-mccartneys-stolen-violin-bass-may-be-in-ottawa-new-biography-reveals)
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There is now an entire website dedicated to the search: https://thelostbass.com/ (https://thelostbass.com/)
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https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/paul-mccartney-reunited-famous-bass-stolen-50-years-ago-online-campaig-rcna139146 (https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/paul-mccartney-reunited-famous-bass-stolen-50-years-ago-online-campaig-rcna139146)
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rrviOb-hg8# (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rrviOb-hg8#)
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(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/94/bd/f7/94bdf72cbda12ca631f49a5d7a23f709.jpg)
(https://www.notreble.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/J2RIkY-wI5s.jpg)
Some modifications in the early 1960s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGLGzRXY5Bw# (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGLGzRXY5Bw#)
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I wonder if the guy got anything for handing it in. I haven’t seen anything about that
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The story is still unfolding, Moog. I wouldn't be surprised if Paul showed his gratitude.
The Lost Bass Found! (https://thelostbass.com/the-lost-bass-found)
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I've read that Paul's 1961 Höfner 500/1 bass was returned to him a couple of months ago. It has been authenticated by Höfner as indeed his bass, still in its original case (lower left)...
(https://i.postimg.cc/t4gcBdsc/Paul-s-Hofners.jpg)
Paul must be ecstatic.
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Wow that's awesome news. icon_good
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I've read that Paul's 1961 Höfner 500/1 bass was returned to him a couple of months ago. It has been authenticated by Höfner as indeed his bass, still in its original case (lower left)...
Paul must be ecstatic.
It's good that Hofner have authenticated it as fake Paul could never know if it was real. ;D
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It's good that Hofner have authenticated it as fake Paul could never know if it was real. ;D
Good point! :)
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It's good that Hofner have authenticated it as fake Paul could never know if it was real. ;D
ha2ha