Brian Wilson's Keyboards and Synthesizers

In this photograph you can see Brian Wilson in the studio playing an ARP Odyssey Mark 1 Analog Synthesizer.

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Wilson can be seen playing a purple Mellotron M400 at 1:37 in this video.

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Brian Wilson used the Roland SH-1000 synthesizer during the recording of "Love You," an album notable for its heavy reliance on synthesizers alongside contributions from his brothers on guitar and percussion. This period reflects Wilson's creative yet tumultuous years before his conservatorship. A Twitter post by user fredgriego provides photographic evidence of Wilson's connection to this synth, highlighting its role in the album alongside other synthesizers, primarily from Moog.

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In this photo, Brian Wilson can be seen playing a RMI Rock-Si-Chord with the Beach Boys, as Wilson joined the band for a surprise appearance at the Whiskey a Go Go in 1970. Several other photos from this show have surfaced, which can be found here, here, and here.

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According to this Beach Boys recording archive, Brian Wilson played a Baldwin Electric Harpsichord on “When I Grow Up (To Be a Man).”

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In this photo from 1967, Wilson can be seen playing a Farfisa Combo Compact organ backstage with the Beach Boys in Hawaii.

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Korg Triton Studio in this post.

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Brian Wilson is confirmed to use the Yamaha DX7 synthesizer, as evidenced by a photo posted by @brianwilsonlive on Instagram, showing him performing in 1988.

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Brian Wilson was seen using a Roland RD-700NX during his appearance at the Rock N Roll Fantasy Camp in Las Vegas, as documented by photographs available on Getty Images.

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Brian Wilson is confirmed to use a Wurlitzer 200A, as evidenced by a photograph of him playing the instrument featured in the article "Brian Wilson Was The Sound Of Something Just Out Of Reach" on Defector.

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In a photo accompanying the article "Brian Wilson Was The Sound Of Something Just Out Of Reach" on Defector, a Moog Minimoog Model D can be seen on the right side next to Brian Wilson, confirming its use by the artist.

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According to the liner note he used the synth on the beach boys album “Love you”

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