A Höfner bass guitar bought by Paul McCartney in 1961 has been returned to the former Beatle after a global search to find the stolen instrument.
The distinctively shaped guitar, bought by McCartney before his rise to stardom and reportedly his favourite, was last seen around the time the Beatles were recording their final album to be released, Let It Be.
McCartney paid £30 for the bass guitar 63 years ago, equivalent to about £800 at today’s prices.
A search to find the missing violin-shaped bass, a German-made Höfner 500/1, was launched by the Lost Bass Project last year, and on Tuesday a student, Ruaidhri Guest, shared a photograph on social media of the elusive instrument.
Guest claimed he had inherited it, adding that it had since been returned to its original owner.
“To my friends and family I inherited this item which has been returned to Paul McCartney. Share the news,” he posted on X.
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