The Lost Bass

Goodbye and Thank You

As everyone knows by now, Paul McCartney’s “Lost Bass” was found and returned to him in September 2023. That’s three years ago now! For us, there is nothing more to be done except live with our memories of the search and the subsequent media explosion.

Therefore, we are closing this website soon. Before we go, we want to thank everyone who helped with the search. Many people contacted us, hundreds in fact, with ideas, leads, support and much more. We were amazed at just how much the Lost Bass meant to so many people; we had no idea! So, again, thanks to all of you for everything.

All of our search was paid for entirely by us. This website, our email, our travel, all of it. We didn’t ask for or receive any reward. We did this because we wanted to; it was never about financial or material gain.

Paul with the “Lost Bass” on Dec 19th 2024 at the O2 in London

The Love you take is equal to the Love you make.

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