Paul McCartney was tasked with taking over bass guitar duties for The Beatles even though he had never played bass before.

Paul McCartney has been reunited with his beloved ... who was currently in possession of the bass. The Höfner 500/1 Violin Bass is the first bass McCartney ever bought. He purchased it in 1961 ...

McCartney purchased the instrument—a violin-shaped Höfner 500/1 bass ... on violin Höfner basses” and “the expert on Paul’s bass,” as Scott tells the Washington Post’s Victoria ...