Paul McCartney using his stolen Hofner tonight

[Azari]

Oh, are we dreaming up British supergroups? I'll bite:

Paul McCartney
Jimmy Page
Bill Ward
Rick Wakeman
Ian Gillian

How about a new psychedelic Beatles album featuring Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Robert Fripp, and Brian Eno?

 

[Spectrum]

How about a new psychedelic Beatles album featuring Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Robert Fripp, and Brian Eno?

I'm down for that.

 

[Malak the Mad]

A Stone and a Beatle on stage together? Doesn't that violate some law or other in the UK?

Only if a member of “The Who” and “The Kinks” are up there, too.

 

[mikeswals]

Is it just me, or does that Mesa cab behind him look massive?

As a Mesa Player, they are massive!

(Yes I know it's a big screen)

 

[Skokiaan]

Probably not, it's too heavy for him. He's in his 80's.

He plays a 12 pound Les Paul on stage. Weight isn't the issue. He just prefers the Hofner.

 

[Gluvhand]

He plays a 12 pound Les Paul on stage. Weight isn't the issue. He just prefers the Hofner.

To be fair, he is only playing the Paul for a song or two but I don't doubt he prefers the Hofner.

 

[MAJOR METAL]

Rock & Roll Sir Paul!

 

[rockinrayduke]

He plays the Hofner because the people want to see it. Like Chaplin with his cane.

 

[Flaked Beans]

Now imagine Lennon, Harrison, Entwistle and Moon

Just come to the strawberry fields and imagine all of them plus james brown, elvis presley, wes montgomery etc.

 

[nutdog]

To be fair, he is only playing the Paul for a song or two but I don't doubt he prefers the Hofner.

IIRC, in the Get Back documentary the engineer is trying to get him to play a Ric but he prefers the hofner and specifically mentions the light weight.

 

[Gluvhand]

IIRC, in the Get Back documentary the engineer is trying to get him to play a Ric but he prefers the hofner and specifically mentions the light weight.

You remember correctly. Also, in some of the clips of his most recent shows, he's playing an ES335 looking Gibson. I don't know if it replaced the Paul entirely but when I saw him seven years ago, when he played a six string, it was exclusively the Paul, IIRC.

 

[SDC1-ClickClack]

To be fair, he is only playing the Paul for a song or two but I don't doubt he prefers the Hofner.

And here I thought Macca is always playing the role of Paul.

 

[Gluvhand]

And here I thought Macca is always playing the role of Paul.

More or Les.

 

[Skokiaan]

You remember correctly. Also, in some of the clips of his most recent shows, he's playing an ES335 looking Gibson. I don't know if it replaced the Paul entirely but when I saw him seven years ago, when he played a six string, it was exclusively the Paul, IIRC.

That's his original 1964 Epiphine Casino. On some tours he would break it out for "Paperback Writer" saying this was the guitar used on the record. He aslo used it on several Wings tours.

The only other electric guitars he's used live are:

Circa 2007 "Crowd Goes Wild" Les Paul
1959 Les Paul Flame Top
1960 Les Paul Gold Top
Circa 1992 Music Man Albert Lee (two shows only)