Violin-shaped Höfner vanished around the time the Beatles split up but has now resurfaced after a global appeal

A guitar bought by Paul McCartney for £30 in 1961 has been returned to the former Beatle after a global search to find the distinctively shaped Höfner bass.

The instrument, bought by McCartney before his rise to stardom and reportedly his favourite, was last seen when the Beatles were recording their final album to be released, Let It Be, 54 years ago.

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