Paul McCartney no longer gently weeps for his original bass guitar, The Associated Press reported. A five-year search by the manufacturer of the instrument that was aided by a husband-and-wife team of journalists helped reunite The Beatles star with the distinctive violin-shaped 1961 electric Höfner that went missing a half century ago and is estimated to be worth 10 million pounds ($12.6 million).
It turns out the bass was stolen from a roadie's van in 1972 in London and then sold to a pub landlord. A woman came forward after word spread last year.