Lindsey Stirling, the agile, high-kicking empress of contemporary violin who's amassed a huge social media following, makes her Benaroya Hall debut July 19.

For more on Macca’s relationship with the violin bass, check out our history of Paul McCartney and the Höfner 500/1 bass guitar.

The “artist-reporter” Allan Rohan Crite’s straightforward depictions of ordinary Black city life challenged simplistic assumptions.

Paul McCartney (playing a Hofner 500/1 violin bass guitar) and John Lennon (playing a Gibson J-160E acoustic guitar) perform on stage in 1964 (Image: David Redfern/Redferns) ...

An internationally-renowned Long Island music store sold valuable bass violins on consignment — and failed to give the owners the millions in proceeds, according to a pair of lawsuits.

After watching the Beatles' iconic rooftop concert, Paul McCartney was inspired to revisit his iconic Höfner bass.

The Höfner 500/1 violin bass made famous by Sir Paul McCartney, for example, has a 30-inch neck compared to the more usual 34-inch.

Taking place in six different music capitals around the world, these preliminary stages, each of which carries with it its own five-person jury board and €35,000 prize pool, are designed to ensure ...

The Canadian based musician, at only 21, is about to embark on a 6-country tour – The Contemporary Violin of Jack Campbell – across Canada, UK, Netherlands, Switzerland, Germany, and France ...

The woman who found and returned Paul McCartney’s long-lost bass guitar is now hoping that she may be in store for a reward.

Paul McCartney was reunited with his 1961 electric Höfner bass guitar -- which he played with The Beatles -- more than 50 years after it was stolen.