Right!
Don't want to suggest I have the ultimate answer here but I am a bass guitarist, I've met the beatles, sat with them on recording sessions, played on the same stage with them and am entitled to an opinion.
It's close to call but my feeling is that this bass is played by a lead guitarist.
Vic

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