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Paul McCartney ‘s second band, Wings, isn’t seen as transformative as his tenure with the Beatles. Though the outfit kept McCartney’s career afloat, they aren’t seen as indelible as The Fab Four when ...
The Beatles duo Paul McCartney and John Lennon had differing accounts on the writing of the song Do You Want to Know a Secret ...
All images are 1:1 scale, meaning shots of everything from Paul McCartney’s iconic Höfner bass to Dave Grohl’s Gibson Trini Lopez, Joan Jett’s embattled Melody Maker and Keith Urban’s ...
For more on Macca’s relationship with the violin bass, check out our history of Paul McCartney and the Höfner 500/1 bass guitar.
Brian Ray has spent the last 23 years as a member of Paul McCartney’s band, playing bass and guitar — so who better to assess Macca’s musicianship? In the new issue of Guitar World magazine ...
After watching the Beatles' iconic rooftop concert, Paul McCartney was inspired to revisit his iconic Höfner bass.
In 1961, Paul McCartney was tasked with taking over bass guitar duties for The Beatles even though he had never played bass before.
Although he started out as a guitar player, Paul McCartney took on bass guitar duties for the Beatles in July 1961, while the group was performing in Hamburg. Until then, he’d been one of the ...
In a recent podcast interview, Mr. Big bassist Billy Sheehan explained why he feels Paul McCartney is “probably the greatest” bass player.
Why so long? The bass, the one that started it all, was stolen out of the back of a van in west London, 1972. McCartney has had many other Höfner basses in that time, but there is nothing quite ...
Earlier this year, Paul McCartney’s favorite bass guitar was returned to him after it was missing for 54 years. On Thursday (Dec. 19), the former Beatle performed his first show with the beloved ...