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Originally Posted by God of Thunder
The way I've always heard it was that Paul's original Hofner was still right handed, but due to it's violin shape, it simply looked better when flipped over.
I believe Hofner later made him a left-handed version.
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This is the more accurate version. Paul's first Hofner was not a left-handed bass, strictly speaking, but as it was a symmetrical design it looked pretty much the same either way. He simply chose the instrument that looked best when flipped over.
Of course, then Jimi came along a few years later and made a statement by flipping his strat over, but that's neither here nor there.
I didn't know Hofner made him a left handed one later, but it wouldn't surprise me. Anyway, that's your question.