Comments on: The Beatles: Guitar Heroes 17 – Paul McCartney’s ’63 Hofner 500/1 Bass

By: david bailey

david bailey — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 18:13:51 +0000

hi i own a hofner violin bass dad bought it for me in 1972 it cost about 90 pounds i have gigged with it in the 80s i hada a 1980s wb but sold it in 1998 i also have a gibson eb1 violin bass from the earky 70s sir macca was abig influence in the 60s when i was akid

By: Mickey Richardson

Mickey Richardson — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 15:21:39 +0000

Hi Paul, Interesting about the set list! I guess all things begin to break down with time (myself included) I hope that list ends up in a museum at some point back on the hofner. I checked out the pic of you with Paul… and the Hofner, awesome! Thanks for the info and hope all is well in Liverpool.

By: Peter Hodgson

Peter Hodgson — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 10:47:06 +0000

Hello there, Paul removed the set list from the Hofner Bass in 1997.
It had started to go yellow, he has put the set list away in storage.

Peter Hodgson
Liverpool

ps Do an image search on google peter hodgson/paul mccartney There you will see a picture of me with Paul, with me holding his Hofner Bass

By: Rugby Blog

Rugby Blog — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 20:19:38 +0000

That 63 Hofner looks great. That is one awesome setlist taped to its back too.

By: John Crowley

John Crowley — Fri, 21 May 2010 18:36:58 +0000

Yes, I pointed all that out in the above article.

By: Sonny Crockett

Sonny Crockett — Fri, 21 May 2010 15:22:40 +0000

The Hofner that Paul uses now wasn’t his first. If I am correct and I think I am, his first Hofner was a 1961 model with pickups mounted close together towards the neck, than the 1963 model, with the second pickup mounted closer to the bridge. This bass was sidelined for the 63 model but resurrected for the “Revolution” video and was used during the filming of “Let It Be” when it was stolen. The 63 was brought in (bassman label) and used till this day.

“No….I DON’T know where Tubbs is!”
Sonny Crockett

By: Ros Stean

Ros Stean — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 20:05:37 +0000

I love my ’63 Hofner 500/1 Reissue. For the last three years, I’ve tied the strap under the fretboard and used the strap button on the bottom of the bass. I thought I’d see how the clip would work, and found that I like it a lot more than using the button. It makes the bass rest against my body a lot better, and also helps me see the freboard better. You ’63 owners know what I mean.

By: SAM THONAS

SAM THONAS — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 17:29:15 +0000

Have an unusual artist oil painting on canvas of Paul McCartney dated 1956.
The pose in abstract pose form shows the lefty with his Hofner, but wait, I don’t believe
he had a guitar in 1956. His father gave him a horn. It seems as if the artist
had some sort off ESP or vivid imagination to put on canvas this abstract
similarity. [TOP PHOTO]
Tried to contact Paul’s publicist in England and did, but he did not return a call
for Photo reprint permission. Want to show the similarities of the two.
If anyone out there can help please contact me at st2166@sccoast.net
THANKS SAM

By: Mickey Richardson

Mickey Richardson — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 02:24:40 +0000

It doesn’t get much cooler than Macca and the hofner 500/1…