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The woman who found and returned Paul McCartney’s long-lost bass guitar is now hoping that she may be in store for a reward.

Paul McCartney was reunited with his 1961 electric Höfner bass guitar -- which he played with The Beatles -- more than 50 years after it was stolen.

Paul McCartney's 1961 Höfner electric bass, which was missing for decades, has been returned. The bass was found after Beatles fans launched a search known as The Lost Bass Project.

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Paul McCartney's 1961 Höfner bass, which was stolen decades ago, has been returned, the former Beatles member confirmed on his website.

Paul McCartney’s long-lost Höfner bass guitar, dubbed “the most important bass in history," has been found over 50 years after it first went missing.

Sir Paul McCartney has been reunited with the bass guitar he used on Beatles hits including Love Me Do and She Loves You, 51 years after it was stolen from the back of a van in London.