McCartney's replica Rock Band bass looks awesome, backwards
by Griffin McElroy 
on May 12th 2009 12:25PM
Regardless of your feelings towards the mop-topped British rock sensation upon which the next
Rock Band game is based, you have to admit -- The Beatles had them some
lovely instruments.
Two of these six-strings, Lennon and Harrison's Rickenbacker 325 and Gretsch Duo Jet, will be coming as $99 add-ons to
The Beatles: Rock Band -- however, a third replica guitar will be coming in the game's Limited Edition Premium Bundle: Paul McCartney's Höfner bass guitar, pictured above.
According to
a recent Harmonix press release, this wireless periph will work with all versions of
Rock Band. It certainly looks gorgeous, but as our well-read colleagues at Engadget point out, this Höfner controller was designed for a right-handed player.
McCartney, of course, was a Southpaw. Man, the game isn't even out yet, and already Harmonix is taking outrageous liberties with history.
Unbelievable.
[Thanks, MarkHawk!]
