Close to 70 years after German instrument company Höfner started selling an electric bass that looked like a violin, the ...

Beatle popularized the Höfner violin bass - an instrument he picked up during the band’s early days playing club’s in Hamburg ...

They found the Höfner in an attic in Sussex, England. It was returned to McCartney and he played it on the final show of his ...

We can’t confirm that one, but the supporting evidence is getting pretty strong here. Let’s go back to October 2010: "In the third quarter, we had looks, but we couldn't hit a bull’s ass with a bass ...

The firm was founded in 1887, and designed the legendary Violin Bass that became Macca’s go-to in the Beatles and beyond ...

POPLAR BLUFF, MO-- Luke Medley is a master of the Bluegrass bass fiddle. He not only plays them, he makes them too. He's an architect of sorts, still working to design and build the perfect bass ...

When Gene LaBrie was 15 years old in Stamford, Conn., a traveling evangelist began teaching him to play the bass fiddle. He started by playing country and bluegrass music. He worked diligently at ...

Music has been a large part of Bruce Dundas' life, and now he is able to share his experience with a larger audience. The former Midlander published his first book, "Learn Bass Fiddle" earlier this ...

From his rambunctious, early be-bop days with Dizzy Gillespie to his current, elder statesman period, Brown has been an inspiration to jazz improvisers in general and aspiring bassists in particular.

A piece of Central Missouri musical history is now on display at the Missouri State Museum in the State Capitol. Lee Mace's famous bass fiddle now resides at the Missouri State Museum. For more than ...

Höfner, the German instrument company responsible for Paul McCartney's iconic violin bass, has filed for bankruptcy.