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John Lennon’s lost Help! Framus acoustic has been found in an attic after 50 years
By Matt Owen published
The 12-string acoustic guitar was used on a number of classic Beatles tracks, and is tipped to rival Kurt Cobain’s $6m Martin D-18e when it hits the auction block next month

“John Lennon said, ‘Girls don't play guitars’”: The Liverbirds on meeting The Beatles
By Janelle Borg published
The trailblazing Liverpool group later wondered if Lennon’s jibes were intended to push them to make a success of the band

Why Klaus Voormann’s bassline on John Lennon’s Whatever Gets You Thru The Night is a must-listen
By Chris Jisi published
The German musician and artist was John Lennon's bass guitarist of choice for two decades

“I bought a right-handed Hofner, re-strung it and learned to play like a lefty, which was a nightmare”: How The Bootleg Beatles’ Steve White became a carbon-copy Paul McCartney
By Joel McIver published
Think you can play a bit like Sir Paul? It’s not as easy as you think, says Bootleg Beatles bassist Steve White

“Sir Paul has expressed his gratitude to Cathy and the family”: Paul McCartney hands six-figure reward to the family that found his iconic Höfner bass in their attic
By Phil Weller published
Paul McCartney’s “favorite bass guitar” was returned to him over 50 years after its theft, with the Beatle offering a substantial thank-you fee as a reward for its return

“The Beatles connection aside, this is an excellent fuzz pedal in its own right”: Aclam The Mocker review
By Trevor Curwen published
Aclam revives a rare fuzz circuit from a vintage Vox amp used by The Beatles

“I think Sgt Pepper was a ‘prize period’ when I was playing my best bass”: Paul McCartney’s 10 best basslines with The Beatles
By Nick Wells published
Paul McCartney is, to state the obvious, a bass guitar legend – and these are his 10 best basslines

“George owned many, many instruments, and all of them were in storage – with the exception of the ones I made for him”: How Bernie Hamburger’s Hamburguitar became a favorite of George Harrison
By Bill DeMain published
In the Beatles’ mid-’90s Anthology era, George Harrison’s guitars were built by a man named Bernie Hamburger – and one of his creations features in the video for the band’s final single, Now and Then. But what do we know about these guitars?

The history of Paul McCartney and the Höfner 500/1 bass guitar
By Nick Wass last updated
What made the violin bass Macca's number one through the Beatles years and beyond – and how he was reunited with his original Höfner, over 50 years after it disappeared

“Paul wants it to be fixed up, so he can play it… He was excited as a school boy”: Paul McCartney’s long-lost Höfner violin bass has been found after 50 years
By Nick Wells published
Paul McCartney has been reunited with “the most important bass guitar in history”, which vanished after the Beatles split up – and was unearthed in an English attic
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