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From Paul McCartney’s Höfner to Dave Grohl’s Gibson – a 1:1 scale photography exhibition of famous guitars is heading to London
Masterminded by Australian photographer Kane Hibberd, Scale invites attendees to see some of the most famous guitars in the ...
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Was Paul McCartney singing while he recorded this bass track? There are audible cues in the final mix
Session bassist Will Lee has been singing even longer than he has been playing bass guitar. Still, the 1998 formation of the ...
Why Paul McCartney’s violin bass was essential in creating his most playful bassline on Sgt. Pepper’s
The Beatles took Lovely Rita into Studio Two of Abbey Road on February 23rd, 1967 – McCartney’s faithful Höfner came along for the ride ...
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“Why don’t you just play it the same way each time?” Paul McCartney asked Brian Ray why he performed a Beatles song like this. Here's what he said
When Brian Ray joined Paul McCartney’s band in 2002 ... I don’t use a Hofner or a Rickenbacker. I play a 1963 Fender P Bass that looks like it’s been dragged from behind a motorcycle.
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British bass legend Herbie Flowers, best known for his work with David Bowie and Paul McCartney, dies aged 86
Around this time, he discovered modern jazz and first heard an electric bass at a New York nightclub, leading him to acquire a $70 Lake Placid Blue 1960 Fender Jazz Bass from Manny's Music.