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Macca's orignal bass is a Hofner 500/1 bought in 1961 in Hamburg. Only three of this exact configuration (left handed) were made and Paul owns two. Although the bass was bought in '61 it's considered a '62 model since similar basses were made in '62, but with some differences. I happen to know the owner of the third copy and Paul has called him numerous times offering to buy the bass. There is a rumour about the existance of a fourth bass, but that is unconfirmed.
It's interesting to note that Hofner claims only one of these were made, and Paul never mentions the second copy in interviews. He also claims, wrongly as one can see in pictures, that the bass is 'right handed'. Paul stopped playing the bass live somwhere around the Rubber Soul album, but took it out again for the '98 tour IIRC and has used it on tours since.
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