The Lost Bass Project, a group of Beatles fans, launched a global search to help find Paul McCartney’s famous Höfner 500/1 electric bass, which has been missing since at least January 1969.

How Paul McCartney’s Lost Bass Guitar Was Found Five Decades Later The Höfner violin bass that accompanied the Beatles to fame went missing more than 50 years ago.

Sir Paul McCartney has been reunited with the bass guitar he used on Beatles hits including Love Me Do and She Loves You, 51 years after it was stolen from the back of a van in London.

Paul McCartney's 1961 Höfner bass, which was stolen decades ago, has been returned, the former Beatles member confirmed on his website.