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Stanley Clarke performs onstage at the 36th Anniversary Playboy Jazz Festival
When Stanley Clarke met Paul McCartney: “Paul asked me to show him how to slap!”

By Nick Wells Published

Stanley Clarke made a key assist on Paul McCartney's early-80s albums Tug of War and Pipes of Peace

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(from left) Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr and John Lennon perform at the Saville Theatre in London in 1968
“There it was, John’s voice, crystal clear. It’s quite emotional. And we all play on it – it’s a genuine Beatles recording”: The final Beatles song, Now and Then, has been released at last – but is it any good?

By Jackson Maxwell Published

Built from a John Lennon demo, Now and Then features newly recorded contributions from Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr, with additional guitar work from the late George Harrison

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“It was complete carnage... Keith and Ronnie were on their feet. The roof left the building”: Andrew Watt gifted Paul McCartney a ‘64 Höfner with a built-in Univox Super Fuzz circuit – and the Beatle used it on the new Rolling Stones album

By Matt Owen Published

Once McCartney released the full potential of his new Höfner, “his eyes widened, and he just started ripping on it”

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Paul McCartney's Guitar String
Is this the world’s most expensive guitar string? An Epiphone string Paul McCartney used to record the Beatles’ Rubber Soul is expected to fetch over $5,000 at auction

By Jonathan Horsley Published

We often talk about the over-heated vintage guitar market, but the madness has come for secondhand strings now Macca’s is headed to the auction block

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(from left) Krist Novoselic, Dave Grohl and Paul McCartney perform onstage at Madison Square Garden in New York City on December 12, 2012
“You know, I've never played slide before, but it just started doing things on its own – I didn’t even have to try”: That time Paul McCartney channeled his inner bluesman – with the help of Nirvana, and a wild 4-string cigar box guitar

By Jackson Maxwell Published

Matty Baratto's guitars have been played by Slash, Keith Richards, Zakk Wylde, Prince, Josh Homme, Joe Perry, and countless others. Seeing the Beatle use one of his four-string creations live with Nirvana, though, was a truly "surreal" moment for the luthier

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Paul McCartney Höfner 500/1 bass
“Someone somewhere knows what happened to this bass and where it is now”: The Lost Bass Project aims to reunite Paul McCartney with his missing Höfner 500/1 violin bass

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

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“Rocco Prestia could have held that 16th-note pattern in his sleep – it’s airtight” Halestorm bassist Josh Smith picks his top 5 bass albums

By Nick Wells Published

From Tower Of Power to The Beatles, Josh Smith reveals the influences that helped shape his heavy-riffing bass style with Halestorm

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The Beatles, performing at a rehearsal for the 'Round The Beatles' TV show at the Rediffusion TV studios in Wembley, London, 27th April 1964.
“I don’t think George was too pleased with what I did with the bassline; I mean, I had to sell it to him!” Did Paul McCartney overplay on this Beatles’ Abbey Road hit?

By Nick Wells Last updated

Listen to the isolated bassline on one of the most covered songs in the Beatles catalogue

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Paul McCartney says the “final Beatles record” is nearing release – and it’s been created using AI

By Matt Owen Published

McCartney called upon a process that was used to make Peter Jackson's Get Back documentary to complete the song

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Ringo Starr (playing Ludwig drum kit) and Paul McCartney (playing a Hofner 500/1 violin bass guitar) of English rock and pop group The Beatles perform together on stage during recording of the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) music television show 'Shindig!' at Granville Studios in Fulham, London on 3rd October 1964. The band would play three songs on the show, Kansas City/Hey-Hey-Hey!, I'm a Loser and Boys
In 1965 Elvis Presley was playing bass guitar, with a little help from Paul McCartney

By Nick Wells Published

Paul McCartney: “He was trying to learn bass, so I was like, ‘sit down, let me show you a few things’”

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