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Prince, Slash, Muse: The Coolest Guitars In Music

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21. Paul McCartney's Hofner 500/1 – The left-handed 'violin' bass was made famous by Sir Paul in the early sixties. He used two different models of the left-handed German instrument before he settled for the 500/1 in 1964. Hofner bass's have since been dubbed 'Cavern Guitars' because Paul used them in the famous Liverpool club.

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