Documentary to Detail 51-Year Mystery of Paul McCartney‘s Missing Höfner Bass
A new documentary, “The Beatle and the Bass,” from the producers of “Super/Man: the Christopher Reeve Story,” will chronicle the decades-long search for Paul mccartney’s original Höfner bass guitar, stolen in the early 1970s. The disappearance of the instrument-purchased in Hamburg in 1961 for £30 when McCartney was 18-became one of rock ‘n’ roll’s most enduring mysteries, remaining lost for 51 years.
The film features an interview with McCartney himself, who expressed his desire for the bass’s return, stating, “I think anything that’s nicked, you want back, especially if it has sentimental value. It just went off into the universe and it left us thinking, where did it go? There must be an answer…”
“The Beatle and the Bass” also includes interviews with McCartney’s brother, Mike; artist Klaus Voormann, a contemporary of the Beatles; and collaborators such as Elvis Costello.The documentary will follow the work of fans, experts, and journalists involved in The Lost Bass Project, a dedicated effort to locate, rescue, and restore the instrument.
The production is a Passion Pictures production,in association with Footprint Media Partnership,with Emily Jeal and Hamish Fergusson serving as executive producers,and Scott and Naomi Jones as associate producers. Fremantle is handling acquisitions.
the documentary arrives as McCartney is also the subject of Morgan Neville’s Amazon Prime Video documentary “Man on the Run,” which premiered at Telluride and focuses on his post-Beatles career.
