A short-scale bass shortens the neck by around 3.5 inches, which makes the guitar lighter and easier to handle, especially for those with shorter arms. The Höfner 500/1 violin bass made famous by ...

The Höfner violin bass that accompanied ... me more than 10 seconds to know it was the right one,” he said. Mr. Wass pointed to the left-handed guitar’s distinctive parts and color.

The Beatles took Lovely Rita into Studio Two of Abbey Road on February 23rd, 1967 – McCartney’s faithful Höfner came along ...

The bass guitar, featured on the band's early breakthrough smashes, including Love Me Do, She Loves You and I Wanna Hold Your Hand, disappeared in 1969 when McCartney's 1961 Höfner 500/1 Violin Bass ...

By Isabella Kwai Reporting from London Before Beatlemania, there was the distinctive Höfner violin ... s missing bass guitar? “It’s a hugely significant instrument in its own right ...