At Paul’s show in London tonight, he used his original Hofner that he recovered last year after being stolen in 1972. It was reportedly in pretty rough shape when he got it back, so it’s nice to see that it has been restored.
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Paul McCartney using his stolen Hofner tonight
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Who's he hugging in that picture in the OP? Looks like Keith Richards...~30+ years ago.
And he had Ringo play on Helter Skelter, so that’s pretty cool, too.
Is it just me, or does that Mesa cab behind him look massive?
songwriter21
I have an obsession for wood. The musical kind.
Looks like the giant Ampeg cab that I saw at NAMM years ago. Needed a ladder to plug in a cable.
songwriter21
I have an obsession for wood. The musical kind.
The king bassist/vocalist of pop-rock, he'd be the most normal dude to have a pint with, and he's STILL touring with long shows.
I love Paul.
A Stone and a Beatle on stage together? Doesn't that violate some law or other in the UK? 
I think that is on a big screen
I know he is famous and all, but he really shouldn't steal instruments.
Not cool McCartney!
Not cool McCartney!
He obviously doesn’t know that restoring a vintage bass decreases the resale value of it.
I am not sure you really understood the story....
I think he makes way more money doing other things.He obviously doesn’t know that restoring a vintage bass decreases the resale value of it.
And he probably doesn't care about the resale value of that bass since it was his.
That is awesome, love to see it.
Not gonna lie, I think a combined band of surviving original members of each band would have been pretty cool.
A Stone and a Beatle on stage together? Doesn't that violate some law or other in the UK?
Not gonna lie, I think a combined band of surviving original members of each band would have been pretty cool.
I deliberately misinterpret the headline, and ignored the OP, for comic effect.
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We need a sarcasm emoji. Bad.
Will Sir Paul ever play his Ric again?
Didn’t they do sone tracks for an album together recently?
