Paul McCartney finds bass guitar missing for more than half a century. instrument did not disappear in 1969, but was stolen in 1972.
The bass was found "complete", but its original case "requires repairs", said in a press release The Lost Bass Project, which launched an appeal to find the instrument in 2018. The instrument, a violin-shaped Hofner purchased for £30 (around 600 euros) in Hamburg, Germany in 1961, has been authenticated and "Paul is incredibly grateful to all those who participated in the research"