Although he started out as a guitar player, Paul McCartney took on bass guitar duties for the Beatles in July 1961, while the group was performing in Hamburg. Until then, he’d been one of the ...

George Harrison’s eye-catching Futurama guitar was bought so he could mimic his hero Holly at a time when Fender Stratocasters hadn’t yet made it to the U.K. Paul McCartney often doffed his ...

Paul McCartney and John Lennon on The Ed Sullivan Show. Getty Images “We had this gig and it was like, the first thing I ever played, and I was lead guitar player. John was rhythm,” he recalled.

Ray describes how he and Anderson are joined by McCartney on third guitar for the Beatles’ classic The End. “At the end of the show, we do the guitar shoot-out on The End with Paul, Rusty and ...

Beatles history is full of stories about Paul McCartney’s dual life as a bassist and guitarist. After getting saddled with the instrument when Stuart Sutcliffe left the group in July 1961 ...

He explained that it would have made little sense to ask if he could re-string someone's guitar. "And at a party, you only want to play it for 15 or 30 minutes or so, and by the time you've goofed ...

Paul McCartney’s stolen bass guitar returned after more than 50 years FILE - Paul McCartney performs during his "Got Back" tour on June 16, 2022, at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J.

Paul McCartney’s stolen bass guitar returned after more than 50 years FILE - Paul McCartney performs during his "Got Back" tour on June 16, 2022, at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J.

LONDON (AP) - Paul McCartney no longer gently weeps for his original bass guitar. A five-year search by the manufacturer of the instrument that was aided by a husband-and-wife team of journalists ...