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Paul McCartney of English pop group The Beatles pictured with his Hofner 500/1 'violin' bass guitar during rehearsals the day before the band's first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show at CBS's Studio 50 in New York City on 8th February 1964. (Photo by Popperfoto via Getty Images/Getty Images)

Paul McCartney of English pop group The Beatles pictured with his Hofner 500/1 'violin' bass guitar during rehearsals the day before the band's first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show at CBS's Studio 50 in New York City on 8th February 1964. (Photo by Popperfoto via Getty Images/Getty Images)