After a half-century long and winding road of mystery, an iconic stolen bass has found its way back in the hands of Sir Paul.
经过半个世纪漫长而曲折的神秘之路，一个标志性的被盗贝斯终于回到了保罗爵士的手中。

Fans from The Lost Bass Project have successfully recovered Paul McCartney’s 1961 Höfner 500/1 bass guitar from his earliest days with the Beatles . The bass had been stolen out of the back of a van in 1972, and its whereabouts remained a mystery for decades.
“失落的贝斯计划”的粉丝们成功地找回了保罗·麦卡特尼在披头士乐队早期使用的1961年Höfner 500/1贝斯吉他。1972年，这把贝斯从一辆货车的后面被偷走了，几十年来，它的下落一直是个谜。

“The guitar has been authenticated by Höfner and Paul is incredibly grateful to all those involved,” says a statement on McCartney’s website.
“这把吉他已经通过Höfner认证，保罗非常感谢所有参与其中的人，”麦卡特尼在网站上发表声明说。

Beginning in 2018, The Lost Bass Project searched here, there, and everywhere for the missing instrument, and finally received the first insightful lead last year. The group discovered that the bass was stolen from the Notting Hill area of London, and after identifying the thief, they found that the instrument had sold the item to a pub owner. 
从2018年开始，失落的低音项目到处寻找丢失的乐器，终于在去年收到了第一个有见地的线索。该小组发现这把贝斯是从伦敦诺丁山地区偷来的，在确认了小偷的身份后，他们发现这把贝斯卖给了一家酒吧的老板。

After receiving hundreds of potential leads from around the world, the group eventually connected with “someone living in a terraced house on the south coast of England” who realized that they’d had the bass in their attic for years. The group then retrieved the bass and made sure it got back to McCartney.
在收到来自世界各地的数百条潜在线索后，该组织最终联系上了“住在英国南海岸连栋房子里的人”，他意识到他们的阁楼里已经有贝斯多年了。然后小组取回低音，并确保它回到麦卡特尼。

The instrument had been played by the “Let It Be” songwriter for hundreds of performances during the band’s tenure at the Cavern Club in Hamburg, and was used in the recording of the Beatles’ first two albums. Massive songs like “I Saw Her Standing There,” “She Loves You,” “Twist and Shout,” and many more were recorded with the bass. McCartney moved on to other equipment for later performances and recordings, but still used the Höfner sporadically until it went missing.
在乐队在汉堡的洞穴俱乐部任职期间，《Let It Be》的词曲作者曾在数百场演出中演奏过这把乐器，披头士乐队的前两张专辑也使用了这把乐器。像“我看见她站在那里”，“她爱你”，“扭动和呼喊”等大量歌曲都是用贝斯录制的。麦卡特尼在后来的演出和录音中使用了其他设备，但仍然偶尔使用Höfner，直到它失踪。

Though it’s now slightly damaged, it “will be repaired and made playable again,” according to the group’s website.
根据该组织的网站，虽然它现在有轻微的损坏，但它“将被修复并再次可玩”。