One for Bassist Barry..

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Heres me in 1971 with my 500/1

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Here you go, Kev.  I tried fixing that picture up for you a bit, mate...




You've been playing for quite a while!

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Thanks once again guys!

I know many musicians are associated with one particular instrument, or at least one brand of instrument, but I doubt any musician is so closely identified with an instrument than Sir Paul and the Hofner bass. This is a man who has had a music career spanning more than half a century, and the violin bass was only used for a relatively short period of that (until it was resurrected for touring from the 90s onwards), yet it is still the first instrument that comes to mind when you think of him, and he is the first (and probably only) musician that comes to mind when you think of the Hofner violin bass. I think Hofner should make him honorary chairman or something - where would they be without him?!

It looks like he used it in the Coming Up video...

Paul McCartney - Coming Up-HQ
...with his strap tied to the headstock.



And, finally, we have a Making of the Coming Up Music Video by Paul...

Making of the Coming Up Music Video (Paul McCartney)

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I love that video!

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Here you go, Kev.  I tried fixing that picture up for you a bit, mate...




You've been playing for quite a while!

Hey thats great Barry, its not orange now !! thanks mate

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I'm Looking Through You

I'm Looking Through You Isolated Bass

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you were too

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You don't look different but you have changed.

You're not orange anymore!     

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Kev, that's one beautiful bassline he came up with for I'm Looking Through You, complex and harmonic.  Amazing how his mind and fingers work!

I'm one of those who believe this is a solo effort by Paul.  I know Cor feels that way too.



The Beatles- I'm Looking Through You (2009 Stereo Remaster)



What do you think, Kevin?

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I think its the next song of the week Barry

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Have you noticed Baz they use the same necks for left & right handed models

so on the left handed the "Hofner' decal is upside down and the top curve on the machine head is opposite too

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I noticed that when I went to try out both the Hofner and Ric, Kev.  They had a lefty 500/1 V62 Bass there.

I also bought this book...

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Ahh so Rics as well !

I notice also on Pauls bass there is no gap between bridge pickup and bridge (see above pic)

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Right, Kev.  A very small gap:  1962 Hofner 500/1 Bass Guitar 

Even when Paul had the pickguard on...







The gap is a bit wider on my Vintage '62...





And there is no Hofner logo on the guitar top.