About this episode

In this episode, Paul and Mark review the documentary 'McCartney: The Hunt For The Lost Bass' and discuss the mystery surrounding Paul McCartney's lost Hoffner violin bass.

The Hoffner violin bass is an iconic symbol of Paul's days with The Beatles. Sometime during the 60's, or was it the 70's Paul's original 1961 Hoffner disappeared. Lost for 50 years, until some pure detective work by a few individuals discovered where it was hiding. In this episode Paul and Mark review the documentary feature 'McCartney: The Hunt For The Lost Bass'. If you enjoy reading Agatha Christie whodunits, or watching repeats of Columbo, you need too watch this documentary. To find out why, listen to episode 51 of Fixing A Hole. The Beatles Podcast You Didn't Know You Needed. An extended version of this podcast is available on our Patreon channel: http://patreon.com/fixingahole You can contact Paul and Mark via: Email: info@fixingahole.co.uk Facebook: Fixing A Hole The Beatles Podcast https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61562724166069 All previous episodes are available via all major podcast platforms, or our website: http://fixingahole.transistor.fm Fixing A Hole YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@fixingahole62_70 Fixing A Hole is a 1386 Audio production https://www.1386audio.com

People in this episode

Hosts: Paul Humbley, Mark Wakely

Topics covered

• McCartney
• lost bass
• documentary
• The Beatles
• detective work
• music history

Keywords

• Hoffner bass
• The Beatles
• documentary review
• music history
• Paul McCartney
• lost bass

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Fixing A Hole, 1386 Audio

Books & works: McCartney: The Hunt For The Lost Bass

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