Paul McCartney was tasked with taking over bass guitar duties for The Beatles even though he had never played bass before.

The former Beatle gave Guitar Player insights into "Taxman" and "Blackbird," as well as John Lennon's previously unknown ...

McCartney also revealed how he came to understand the bass guitar's transformational power while recording the Beatles' ...

McCartney seemingly summoned the eponymous track out of thin air armed with his Hofner bass, in front of a rapt George Harrison and Ringo Starr. Paul then relentlessly pursues the idea - and we ...

He might have been best known as the bass guitarist with The Beatles, but Paul McCartney was probably the most talented multi-instrumentalist within the group. Turning his hand to guitar, piano, and ...

Lennon and Harrison both purchased Hofner Club 40 models as teens ... The 1950s Rex was the guitar on which Paul McCartney learned to play. He bought or borrowed the Rex from his school friend, Ian ...

While you’re reading, listen to our Best Bass Guitar Riffs playlist here ... a novelty the minute she picked up the instrument. Paul McCartney made a trademark out of the supple, lyrical ...

Pizzarelli’s tasteful guitar work has graced recordings by musicians as diverse as Stephane Grappelli, Rosemary Clooney, and Paul McCartney ... which added lower bass notes and allowed him ...

Paul McCartney knew how to write hit songs without The Beatles — he just struggled to write good hit songs without The Beatles! Only one of his solo No. 1 singles is genuinely worthwhile.

Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da' was written by Paul while The Beatles were in India in early 1968 and he was inspired by the growing popularity of reggae music in the UK. The song follows characters Desmond ...