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punchy sound
it beckons to be played
It is widely believed that Paul custom ordered this bass to be left handed - a relatively simple task
Neck Colour: Brown
Hofner 500/1 Beatle Bass - Sunburst - 1966 Gibson SG punchy soundFew basses are more instantly recognizable than the Hofner 500 1 or "Beatle Bass". The melodic low end pulse that defined a new breed of rock and roll and some of the most recognizable bass lines of the 1960s were produced by an unexpected source. When the four lads from Liverpool got their first break, scoring a regular gig in Hamburg, Germany, a young Paul McCartney scraped together about 30 pounds to purchase a 1961 Hofner 500 1 bass. At the time,