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By Janelle Borg Published
The musical instrument retail giant is one-upping itself by offering a coupon that's eligible to use on over 13,000 products

By Phil Weller Published
Masterminded by Australian photographer Kane Hibberd, Scale invites attendees to see some of the most famous guitars in the world up close and personal like never before

By Karl Coryat Published
The Beatles took Lovely Rita into Studio Two of Abbey Road on February 23rd, 1967 – McCartney’s faithful Höfner came along for the ride

By Phil Weller Published
Macca’s original Höfner violin bass had been missing for half a century, but recently marked its return to the stage in style

By Janelle Borg Published
Khruangbin’s Laura Lee says a “limitation” in her technique led to Khruangbin's “fun and bouncy” basslines

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

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

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

By Matt Parker Published
The organizers, including GW contributor and Höfner expert Nick Wass, say they have already received hundreds of emails about the iconic instrument

By David Mead Published
How a little known and short-lived guitar from Höfner found its way into the hands of The Stranglers’ Hugh Cornwell around the time of the band’s hit Golden Brown
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