Well now, that could have changed everything(Macca content)…

[Michedelic]

Paul McCartney was meant to be the Beatles’ lead guitarist – then stage fright led him to George Harrison — Guitar World

McCartney explains how Harrison became the band’s primary soloist in this exclusive extract from The Beatles Anthology

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[Pdaddy1978]

Yikes!..
So George on bass?...John??...God help us, Stu?
And what would that have meant to Hofner sales???
Oh the humanity!

 

[Michedelic]

While my Nu-Sonic/EB-2/Jazz gently weeps.

 

[Pimpernel Smith]

They could try having 2 bass players.

 

[Michedelic]

They could try having 2 bass players.
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I think Stu was bailing at that point, which necessitated somebody taking over.

 

[Pimpernel Smith]

I think Stu was bailing at that point, which necessitated somebody taking over.

Yes, we are looking at exactly that point. McCartney just got his first of a kind left-handed violin Hofner bass from Steinway's music. And the rest is history.