Paul McCartney‘s original Höfner bass guitar.The Lost Bass project is appealing for information about “the most important bass in history” – the first bass the Beatles star ever bought – which he purchased in 1961 for £30 ($38) in Hamburg, Germany.However, it disappeared in January 1969 when The Beatles were in London recording the ‘Get Back/Let It Be’ sessions.According to The Lost Bass Project, the missing Höfner 500/1 Violin Bass is the one that can be heard on ‘Love Me Do’, ‘She Loves You’, and ‘Twist and Shout’.Heading up the search is Höfner’s Nick Wass, who has partnered with husband and wife team Scott and Naomi Jones, who are journalists and TV producers.Welcome to The Lost Bass Project – the global search for Paul McCartney's original Höfner bass. Between 1961 and 1969 this bass changed the world.