Apparently he had two at the same time, a '61 and a '63. Here is the Wiki account:
McCartney played two left-handed 500/1 basses during most of the group's career – a 1961 model with pickups mounted close together towards the neck, and a 1963 model, with the second pickup mounted closer to the bridge....McCartney has continued to use his 1963 Höfner extensively throughout his solo career and continues to use it today.
Hmm, then according to that description of the pick-up arrangement, the bass he played last night must have been the same bass he had played on the first Sullivan appearance - with the pick-guard removed.
The story goes that that bass was stolen around the time of the "Let It Be" sessions - sometime after the rooftop concert.
Apparently he had two at the same time, a '61 and a '63. Here is the Wiki account:
The company is most famous through its association with Beatles singer and instrumentalist Paul McCartney, who is a longtime user of the Höfner 500/1 model hollow-body electric bass, first manufactured in 1956.<4>
McCartney played two left-handed 500/1 basses during most of the group's career – a 1961 model with pickups mounted close together towards the neck, and a 1963 model, with the second pickup mounted closer to the bridge. McCartney used the 1961 bass until the recording of With The Beatles in late 1963, when he obtained his second 500/1. McCartney used his 1963 bass almost exclusively during The Beatles' touring career, using his 1961 bass (which was repaired and refinished in 1964) as a backup. Although by 1965 McCartney had begun using a Rickenbacker bass in-studio, he did bring out his 1961 model for the "Revolution" promo film in 1968 and for the documentary Let It Be the following year. During the shooting, however, the 1961 bass was stolen, and McCartney used his newer Höfner for the remainder of the film, including the famous rooftop performance. McCartney has continued to use his 1963 Höfner extensively throughout his solo career and continues to use it today.
I just called my mom to make sure she was watching the Beatle tribute airing tonight on the 50th anniversary of their performance at the Ed Sullivan theater in 64. She was such a hip mom and always loved them.
That's cool. My parents, bless 'em, hate all things rock. I missed the tribute - where was it aired?
I just called my mom to make sure she was watching the Beatle tribute airing tonight on the 50th anniversary of their performance at the Ed Sullivan theater in 64. She was such a hip mom and always loved them.
Q: "I'd like to direct this question to messrs. Lennon and McCartney. In a recent article, 'Time' magazine put down Pop music. And they referred to 'Day Tripper' as being about a prostitute..."
PAUL: (nodding jokingly) "Oh yeah."
Q: "...and 'Norwegian Wood' as being about a lesbian."
PAUL: (nodding) "Oh yeah."
Q: "I just wanted to know what your intent was when you wrote it, and what your feeling is about the 'Time' magazine criticizm of the music that is being written today."
PAUL: "We were just trying to write songs about prostitutes and lesbians, that's all."
My parents, bless 'em, hate all things rock. I missed the tribute - where was it aired?
