Along with Leo Fender, the late Anthony Jackson became one of the most important figures in the history of the electric bass ...

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Paul McCartney has been reunited with the original Höfner bass guitar he bought in the early 1960s that was stolen in the '70s, the former Beatles member confirmed Wednesday. "Following the launch of ...

Besides his work with pop stars and jazz greats, he is credited with helping to invent the six-string contrabass guitar.

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