Close to 70 years after German instrument company Höfner started selling an electric bass that looked like a violin, the company has filed for bankruptcy. The news has hit Paul McCartney, who has made ...

Ever since the early Beatles days, Paul McCartney's signature instrument has been the Höfner 500/1 violin bass guitar. In 1961, an 18-year-old McCartney bought the instrument in Hamburg for £30. That ...

For Paul McCartney, stardom appeared to follow him wherever he went. While a member of the legendary Beatles, the musician also produced a timeless solo career. Thanks to his talents, he entered the ...

It didn’t take long after Paul McCartney took the stage Friday night at U.S. Bank Stadium, that the 83-year-old proved why he can still pull a crowd. He opened with his trademark violin-shaped Hofner ...

Before Paul McCartney stepped into view Saturday at Allegiant Stadium, two giant video boards flanking the stage offered a vision worthy of an overture: his iconic Hofner bass guitar suspended in a ...