Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE (born 18 June 1942) is the most commercially successful songwriter in the history of popular music, according to Guinness World Records. When McCartney became the bass player for the Beatles, he was taking over an instrument that was usually handed to the least talented guitarist. Bass was simply not a cool instrument to play. McCartney changed all of this, with his violin shaped Hofner right up front and in the hands of a guy who made bass playing look like fun. On the records, the Beatles allowed Paul's bass parts to be a big part of the song.
It should be pointed out that if you haven't got as much ability as McCartney, the bass player can still tend to be the worst guitarist in the band...
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