Jaco Pastorius’s bass guitar
Few artists have been as monumental to the direction of electric bass guitar than Jaco Pastorius. Born in Florida in 1951, Pastorius began playing double bass after losing the ability to play drums following a wrist injury, before turning to the dark side –...
Paul McCartney’s bass guitar
1963 Höfner 500/1 violin bass d Paul McCartney The Beatles played a series of concerts in Hamburg, Germany, in early 1961, and while there, the Beatles ‘ original bassist Stu Sutcliffe decided to leave the band. Paul McCartney, then 18, was chosen to switch...
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