After 51 years, Paul McCartney s stolen Hofner bass guitar, used in recording The Beatles early albums, has been found and returned. Dubbed the "most iconic lost musical instrument of all time," the guitar was instrumental in launching Beatlemania. The instrument was stolen in 1972 and recently returned after a global hunt by The Lost Bass Project.
A guitar string once used by McCartney is set to be auctioned in the U.K. The artifact is aiming to sell for more than $6,000, according to early estimates.
A global hunt has been launched by a guitar expert and two journalists to find Paul McCartney s missing bass guitar, which they consider to be "the greatest mystery in rock and roll."
The project, which has launched the hunt for McCartney’s original Höfner, said on its website, "We need your help, tracing the bass and getting it back to where it once belonged."