Carl Wilson
Beach Boys
Carl Wilson's Gear
At 0:34 Carl can clearly be seen playing his jaguar, which became his signature guitar. The video was from a movie which The Beach Boys performed the title song with Annette Funicello called "The Monkey's Uncle."
The photo from Smileysmile shows Carl Wilson playing an Epiphone Riviera 12-String guitar.
In this photo you can see Carl with the rest of the Beach Boys playing his Rickenbacker 360.
During this live video of "I Can Hear Music" Carl Wilson of The Beach Boys can be seen playing a Fender Telecaster with a Bigsby.
In this photo of Carl, he can be seen playing 1 of two of his Gibson ES-335's.
In the 1965 photograph titled "beachboysSMILECARL.jpg," Carl Wilson is seen with a Fender Electric XII 12-String Guitar. It is rumored that this was a prototype model used during Beach Boys performances that year, although it reportedly disappeared from public view and may have been sold later in 1965.
In this photo you can see Carl Wilson playing his Fender Lucite Prototype.
In this photo from Fender's website, along with all of his Jaguars he is holding a Fender Stratocaster. He can also be seen playing Stratocasters in very early concert photos.
In this photo you can see Carl and the rest of the touring band with his Guild Starfire VI. Here another shot live with the band: http://oi29.photobucket.com/albums/c296/Azmo/BeachBoysPittsfield66001.jpg
He used it from 1965 for over 30 years on many Beach Boys songs.
In an interview with Carl, he states he has a Black and Sunburst Gibson Les Paul. "...a black Les Paul, a sunburst Les Paul...".
In this video for "Good Vibrations" at 1:43, Carl Wilson can be seen playing a Fender Precision bass.
In a 1966 performance of "God Only Knows," Carl Wilson played a Höfner 500/1 Bass, as seen in a video by Matt Laufenberg.
He played Gibson Byrdland at 1:23 in the video.
Carl used Epiphone Sheraton borrowed from Billy Hinsche in 1972-1973. For example it is used on The Beach Boys live album 'In Concert'.
In a live performance, Carl Wilson can be seen playing a 1965 EKO 995 Violin Bass, as documented by @columnatedruinsdomino on Instagram.
According to the Hard Rock Café Memorabilia Archivist, Carl Wilson used the Emperador E-200 guitar for rhythm playing during the Beach Boys concert at Wembley Arena on June 6, 1980, as verified by Reverb.com.
Carl Wilson is frequently seen playing the Rickenbacker Rose Morris 1993/12, notably during performances on the Ed Sullivan Show and the TAMI Show. The guitar is identifiable as the 1993 model due to the distinctive f-hole on its body, as evidenced in the footage found in the YouTube video titled "The Beach Boys Dance, Dance, Dance Live - The TAMI Show" by 50s and 60s.
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