PAUL MCCARTNEY BASS MODS

Paul McCartney: The Biography by Philip Norman is published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson at £25. “Out!”Īs I made my ignominious exit, I consoled myself that at least I had a Beatles angle none of my rivals did: how Paul let me play his bass and told me he was a skinflint. This was their roadie, Neil Aspinall, one of whose main functions on the road was saying to journalists what the lovely, cuddly Fab Four couldn’t possibly say themselves… “You,” he said with a jerk of his thumb. Just then, a hollow-cheeked man in a yellow shirt entered the room and noticed me. I asked whether violin-shaped basses were more expensive than regular ones. For a few moments I found myself thumbing the same steel-wound strings that Paul McCartney did. “Here… try it.” With that, he picked the bass up and tossed it over to me. I asked him if it was heavy to wear onstage. On a nearby sofa lay the Hofner “violin” bass that had become Paul’s particular trademark.

I started talking to Ringo, who was sitting in an armchair, then John, perched on one arm, joined in. At least I had a Beatles angle none of my rivals did: how Paul let me play his bass and told me he was a skinflintĭespite the endless floods of journalists the Beatles had to endure, they were astonishingly friendly and obliging. So, scarcely believing our luck, we followed him.

As he opened the dressing-room door, Dave said: “I know that face” and, as he paused with a grin, I managed to ask: “Can we come in and talk to you?” Paul McCartney teaches bass 4,499,535 views Rickdd2 7.27K subscribers 52K Dislike Share The Bass Master himself teaches a little of his playing technique in this 'fair use' excerpt from. Then suddenly Paul McCartney came along the passage. In those more innocent days, the Beatles’ dressing room was without any security protection, yet no one dared knock on the door, let alone barge in. And with the Hofner 500/1 Violin Bass he made famous in hand, McCartney elevated the role of the bassist in traditional rock groups with his innovations in both. Initially a guitar player, he switched to the four-stringed instrument to fill a spot in his band. Opinions vary as to whether the bass, which was purchased in Hamburg, was custom-made left-handed for Paul.A few minutes before showtime, I was loitering backstage among a crowd of other would-be interviewers, including my friend Dave Watts from the Echo’s evening stablemate, the Northern Despatch. How Paul McCartney began playing bass is a rather common story among bassists. Paul playing his 1961 Hofner in the Cavern. Paul started out on 6 string but it was said he was kinda 'forced' onto Bass when Stuart left the band in Hamburg, however, This picture adds further proof to the fact that Paul had his bass BEFORE Stuart left the band. This is a very early GUITAR of Paul's - a Rosetti Solid 7 - it is being played upside down and he has removed the pick-guard - a trend he continued throughout the sixties! Note the number of strings - just three, probably stolen from a piano!! Was this Paul's first attempt at playing a bass?! The picture was taken at Pete Best Mum's 'Casbah Club'.

PAUL MCCARTNEY BASS MODS

I Think Ive put this in the right place if not mods please move it, Paul for me was a very important bass player, his style and skill on the bass developed over the Beatle years from the early basic root stuff too the melodic bass lines we can hear on tracks like Something & Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds etcĪnyway Ive done some research and Paul basically played 5 bass guitars during his Beatle years.

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