The Latest Breaking News from Hofner

“Even at nearly 80, he was still creative and highly motivated, looking forward to what his next range of guitars might be”: Remembering the late Alan Entwistle – pickups guru, guitar electrics whiz and repairman to the British blues boom

The great electronics designer has died at 79, leaving his retro-modern pickups to echo his genius in countless electric guitars

Guitar World · Jul 29

“Höfner offered me this weird-shaped guitar. I said, ‘What the hell is that?!’ They said, ‘It doesn't have a name yet, but we want you to try it’”: Hugh Cornwell on The Stranglers’ biggest hit, hating Twin Reverbs, and his bizarro Höfner

The punk/new-wave icon admits he’s never been certain about his guitar playing, although he’s proud of the legacy he’s left in music – and he’s not finished yet

Guitar World · Jul 14

“I saw a kid holding that guitar out for me to sign it. But the train was already moving… I’m thinking, ‘Man, I gotta get the kid’s number to see if I could buy it back’”: Joe Perry on the one guitar he regrets selling

It's not a rare vintage instrument by any means, but for Perry, the sentimental value of the long-gone guitar is priceless

Guitar World · Jul 2

“My heart skipped a beat. Shock, horror, horrendous feelings. Yeah, it was traumatic, really. It was like someone passing away": Paul McCartney’s driver on how he felt when Macca’s beloved Hofner was stolen

But it turned up 51 years later

MusicRadar · Apr 27

“50 years since you last played that”: Watch the moment Paul McCartney was first reunited with his long-lost Höfner bass – half a century after it was stolen

Stolen in 1972 and off the radar for half a century, it’s now back in McCartney’s grateful hands after a huge restoration job

Guitar World · Apr 15

TV tonight: Paul McCartney reopens a great Beatles mystery

What happened to his disappearing Höfner bass? Plus: Jack Whitehall helms Saturday Night Live UK before it takes a break. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK · Apr 11

“It felt like the worst moment of my life. I walked up to the truck, saw the padlock on the ground, and my heart sank”: The moment Wings’ former sound engineer had to tell Paul McCartney his priceless Höfner bass guitar had been stolen

The 500/1 violin bass was a cornerstone of the Beatles’ early successes, but went missing for 50 years after it was stolen in 1972

Guitar World · Apr 8

“The phone rang. It was Paul McCartney. That’s when I knew we’d found it”: We meet the man who reunited Paul McCartney with his long-lost Beatles bass

Stolen in 1972, Paul McCartney’s missing Höfner resurfaced in a family’s attic 51 years after it disappeared. But it took some tracking down…

Guitar World · Apr 1

McCartney: The Hunt for the Lost Bass review – amiable tale of how Macca’s Höfner was finally found

Dogged detective work tracked down the instrument that had vanished more than 50 years ago, but the true story behind its theft injects a note of sadness

The Guardian - UK · Mar 30

“I bought my first Höfner bass in the ’60s. I have loved it ever since”: Paul McCartney pays tribute to Höfner as the legendary German brand’s future hangs in the balance

Having played a Höfner 500/1 Violin Bass since 1961, the Beatles icon is saddened to learn of the German brand's plight

Guitar World · Dec 19, 2025