Is lost! Paul McCartney's bass guitar from 1961, whose whereabouts are still a mystery to this day

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This original Hofner brand bass guitar was used in several of The Beatles' iconic early songs, including 'Twist And Shout', 'Love Me Do', and 'She Loves You'.

McCartney bought this musical instrument for around USD37 or Rp. 563 thousand in 1961 from a shop in Hamburg, Germany.

This search was initiated by The Lost Bass Project, which is currently looking for information regarding this guitar.

The group describes the guitar as "This is the bass that McCartney played in Hamburg in 1961, at the Cavern in Liverpool and on the first Abbey Road recording – it cemented Beatlemania and shaped the sound of the modern world," as stated on their website.

This guitar was last known to have been used by McCartney in 1969 when The Beatles were recording an album, and after that, its whereabouts became mysterious.

"No one knows exactly where the bass was kept and no one has ever told me what happened to it," the website said.

Regarding this project, the group stated Paul McCartney has contributed greatly over the past 62 years.

Netizens have reliable information about this bass, are asked to inform it and become part of the history of music.

The Lost Bass Project has posted photos of the actual guitar along with pertinent information, including the dates of purchase and loss, and how to distinguish true information from false rumours.

It is also reminiscent of another guitar that John Lennon used to write the song 'I Want to Hold Your Hand'.

The guitar disappeared during a Christmas gig the band was attending and eventually resurfaced 51 years later, selling for $2.4 million at auction