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FOUND PLAYED LAST NIGHT! WOO! For the record it was last seen in Apple Studio (see Get Back by PJ) NOT Twickenham (Let it Be movie) as mentioned here.

anyone know where can still buy one of these now? or hofner will make more? and if so when?

Hmm? No sound samples???

And, now we know that Paul’s ‘61 ‘Cavern’ actually has a curved back which is unusual for this era of Hofner. There is some speculation on other channels as to why it was constructed this way. Isn’t great that after all these years , his ‘61 bass was discovered and returned. Thanks for the video!

I believe that Paul favored his Hofner tone to have more bass emphasis. The 1961 Cavern Bass pickup positions would lend to that. This is why on the 1963 he only had the Bass On switch engaged. This essentially cuts off the bridge pickup. You can see in countless photos that Paul never changed that setting on his ‘63.

The third syllable of Rickenbacker should be pronounced as "back", not "bok".

Sir Pauls bass they discovered actually had a back that is curved or arched and not flat as that year usually is for some reason.

Thanks for the great video. Happy to stand corrected but this guitar is basically a re-issue of a 1965 Rickenbacker 360/12. It is not officially called a 360/12 GH by Rickenbacker. This guitar was produced by Rickenbacker in a limited edition run for Guitar Centre USA. Guitar Centre gave it the GH model designation. However it is not a George Harrison signature model and is not different to a standard vintage 1965 360/12. Approx 50 units of this guitar were produced for Guitar Centre. And an unknown number of units were produced exclusively for the Japanese market. Most had a FireGlo finish. However, a few were produced with the Fire Engine Red finish. I believe that Rickenbacker did not give this model a "C" prefix because it isn't technically a Beatle guitar in the way the "C" models are. It's just a vintage re-issue of a standard 1965 360/12. Personally, I don't think they are as aesethically pleasing as the 360/12C63, but they are wonderful guitars nevertheless. Cheers from the Land Down Under.

Now we know most likely that the George Tennessean was destroyed off the back of Their moving Vehicle, and one of the Tuning pegs would be put on Paul's Cavern hofner bass. I really wish someone would ask Paul or Ringo while they are still alive and confirm that George's favorite Gretsch was destroyed. That Guitar sure has that BEATLES Sound for sure.

He didn't even turn it down just jerk the jack out and plug it back in

Hi, I finally found a true Beatles enthusiast who knows the history of their guitars well, I have a doubt that has been nagging me for some time, what strings did George use on his guitars? Flatwound or roundwound? There are those who say Flatwound but if that was the case, what scaling? I've tried various brands and scales but they all have a wound G and I can't do the bends, it is said that George used Flatwounds but you changed the G with a non-wound one, is that right?

Actually this guitar was destroyed. It fell off their touring car and was run over by multiple trucks (or lorries, as they say in Britain). Mal Evans picked up the pieces, the neck and headstock. But that’s not all one of the tuning keys from it is reused on Paul McCartney’s Hofner Cavern bass, and after analyzing some photos George reused the Silver Gretch selector switch knob on his Lucy Les Paul for a brief period.

I wonder, and hope they make a new one with a rounded back (like they discovered his was). But then I’d have to pay 3-4 thousand or it. Which sucks.

Can you please do pauls rickenbacker 4001s bass from the sgt pepper and the white album

Now it's easy to understand the "so high" price (historical value) of this bass, mainly because it made history in great hands. But in its time it was an instrument of average quality. The "Cavern" bass can't match a 59' Fender Precision or a 1961 Gibson EB-3. At this point (and in 1964, we can assume, Paul was a rich man): Why go about repairing a "normal" instrument instead of hanging it on the living room wall, like a trophy, and buying a new one? A new one?...dozens of new ones!!! Made especially for him, with fine woods, Australian pearl inlays, etc... Everything Paul deserves, and paid for by Hofner for his enormous past patronage. I said "paid for by Hofner", because I think The Beatles (in general) were "pocket slow". I am from a working middle class, I have little fame and at a local level...but I have 25 guitars (Gibsons, Gretschs, Fenders, Ricks etc..). Why was it so difficult for The Beatles to buy instruments? Remember the gift of the Epi casinos: They used them a lot and they were for free!. If I had been John in 1968, I would order 20 custom Gibsons!!! Maybe it's that I like instruments too much and they used them as tools. Well, that's life.

Anybody noticed? On every picture of thé Lost bass, the bridge pick UP cover seems to be gold. Why? In sound city they put a gold cover on only one pick UP? Strange.

He recently recovered it, in decent condition.

THAT BASS IS BACK!

The bass has finally been resurfaced.

Its rickenbacker not rickenbocker !

I did my best on this jewel 😎 ua-cam.com/video/mmkGgj1nFh0/v-deo.htmlsi=qaArLb9X5MZByRS4

didn't he also use a Ludwig Supraphonic on the Revolver album ?

Wow, I never knew they did a GH reissue of his 2nd 12 string. I own the Carl Wilson model, it looks pretty much identical.

Hi, nice version, I also have a Gretsch Tennessee Rose, what strings do you use on yours? are they Flatwound? If so, what brand and scaling, thanks

Can you please do the history of the Beatles amplifiers

It's a 320/12 .....John didn't use it on stage much. He owned 4 Ricanbackers....the original black refinished 325 bought in Hamburg in 1960, the replacement Jetglo from the second Ed Sullivan show. The above mentioned Jetglo 12-string and a Rose Morris supplied sunburst 6-string.

I habe a 1960 Royal Ace White Marine Pearl 14x4 snare, but I dont know which wood was used here? Birch?

The bass sounds fucking amazing on the new 2023 remixes of the Please Please Me tracks added onto the Red Album

Very impressive! Best yet!.

I just bought one. It hasn’t been delivered yet.

5:22 No, it wasn't stolen during the filming of Let It be (it can be seen at Savile Row in the Get back doc.). Some say it was stolen at Abbey Road, but it actually might have happened later in the 70s. I am making a video about this subject.

In 1966 until it was stolen, the bass had an all metal/chrome "D" string tuning key installed for some reason.

I have one of these, but it's not a German made premium line model. Mine is from the HCT line that has the center block. However, mine differs from most in that it was one of only 8 made during an early production test run. For that reason, mine has a much darker finish and slightly different headstock logo than the later full production run models. Mine also has a white control plate with the small black knobs instead of the tortoise shell with the large cream/brass knobs. Only the premium line models have the pickguard. Of the 8 units produced on the early production run, 4 were shipped to the US and 4 were distributed in Europe/Asia. I bought mine from Alto Music in Middletown, NY.

What impedance pickups?

Nice overview, but I'm a little disappointed that you didn't do a sound demo. It would be nice to know how the "Cavern" bass sounds different from the "Mersey" bass.

Can you please do amplifiers next

Can you please do amp’s next

Nice video, with a lot of interesting history. 01:19 - the closer a pickup is located to the neck, the more "thumpy" and deep round bass sound it has. The closer to the bridge, the more treble it produces. In all pictures of McCartney with either of the two Höfner basses, I see he has the swithes set to Solo = on, Bass = on (neck pickup on) and Treble = off (bridge pickup off). Also referred to as "The McCartney settings" on various web pages. The extra pickup on the Cavern bass would not have resulted in more bass in McCartney's early playing, as the pickup closest to the bridge would not have been switched on. To my ears, the sound example in this video does not give more deep bass when the bridge pickup is switched on either. It just ads the extra treble punch (making the sound more similar to the Rickenbacker bass for example). 01:55 - it's strange that McCartney chose to have the repairs done by Sound City rather than have the bass sent back to Höfner in Germany. I think the latter would have been happy to do the work for free for Macca as his use of the 500/1 is worth millions in free advertising for the German company. In either case they would have had the best knowledge about the instrument and the best prerequisites for doing the work. In my view, the end result was in either case not good looking. 04:00 - breaking a bass string is a rare event - they are thick! 05:01 - Paul experimented with string mutes, probably inspired by both his playing style with palm muting and playing with a pick, but also the bridge-mounted string mute in the 4001S Rickenbacker bass (foam pads that can be raised to press against the strings), which he received during the Hollywood Bowl concert in August 1964. I'm not certain if playing with palm muting to illustrate the sound of a foam pad under the strings is the best way to mimic the sound, but it comes close. 05:38 - the missing bass might resurfase one day, when the "collector" who has it now dies. It would be nice if McCartney and the bass were reunited, but then again he might not care that much. He has a lot of money and could have offered a big "finder's fee" if he wanted it back. I know for a fact that Höfner from time to time makes 500/1 basses for McCartney. He uses them as gifts to others, and in a documentary his guitar tech said he has a some new reproduction 500/1's as back-up-basses on concerts. In fact, I have a V'62 model that is one of five basses made for McCartney. He never played it, so it's not special in any way. Höfner made five basses, and McCartney's tech-guy picked one of them and brought it back to the man himself. In this music video (ua-cam.com/video/2oSmP3GtOBk/v-deo.html) at 03:08 we can see a bass that looks like the lost "Cavern" bass. Most likely it is a modern reproduction, since McCartney hasn't said anything about it, and Höfner's web page still has the e-mail-adress for tips on its whereabouts.

Check the wood on the neck of this stunning guitar! As much as I like the Old Style model, this gleaming beauty shows why the 360 is Rick's top standard model. You nailed the tone of "If I Needed Someone" and I agree, C65, for sure.

Would Pete Best have used muffling tape ? Didn’t those snares have internal muffling.

Ya need to do a bit of tuning on those. Crank up the snare heads! Also, the Ludwig and the Premier both have mutes built in which work better than a pack of ciggies! :P

Pretty cool site 🇬🇧

Hi. What brand of strings are you using with the Hofner Cavern bass ? Thanks.

Sorry, but I wouldn't call going from a 60's Premier kit to a 60's Ludwig kit an upgrade.

So how, mechanically, does this differ from McGuinn's?

Amp you're using?

Do this over with either "Revolution" or the Anthology "One After 909".

The Royal Ace snare drum is one of the best sounding snare drums ever made!

Thanks so much for this series. I'm a huge Beatles fan and guitar player, and I've got my own collection of about 19 Beatle guitars. I also follow a number of Beatles tribute bands including yours. Hope you come to Phoenix sometime so I can see you in action. In the meantime, please keep up this series on their (and your) guitars. Also interested in how you acquired some of them, like the Rick 325/12 which has been out if production for years. Would also be interested in behind-the-scenes of the band rehearsals, how you decide a set list, and so on. Great job, keep 'em coming!

So Ringo played detuned snares. That's how he got his sound....