Brian Wilson's Fender Precision Bass

[ukulelelab]

Just out of curiousity anyone knows if it's still with him or if it's out there?

 

[HOOLIGAN]

He lost it in his sandbox in the living room.

 

[JimK]

...damn.

 

[Michedelic]

Carol Kaye borrowed it and never gave it back.

 

[MixBass]

God only knows...

 

[bassbrad]

It's in the corner of my studio.

 

[Skokiaan]

View attachment 2747500 It's in the corner of my studio.

I bought it.

 

[kesslari]

It's somewhere, picking up good vibrations...

 

[BassFishingInAmerica]

Wouldn't it be nice if we could find it?

 

[two fingers]

Just out of curiousity anyone knows if it's still with him or if it's out there?

This is just a guess. He played everything. So I imagine he wasn't a "bass dork" and didn't really care about keeping the same bass for decades. A bass was just a tool to get the job done. We here are mostly bassists only. So basses are really important to most of us. He probably went through several and didn't care what happened to the one that he recorded any given song with or toured with. In fact, probably a lot of their later stuff was recorded by The Wrecking Crew ....likely Carol Kaye.

All guesses on my part with zero evidence or particular knowledge of his history or gear. I could be 180 degrees wrong.

 

[nixdad]

Cool thread...it would be cool to find out if any solid info turns up.

 

[dtripoli]

This is just a guess. He played everything. So I imagine he wasn't a "bass dork" and didn't really care about keeping the same bass for decades. A bass was just a tool to get the job done. We here are mostly bassists only. So basses are really important to most of us. He probably went through several and didn't care what happened to the one that he recorded any given song with or toured with. In fact, probably a lot of their later stuff was recorded by The Wrecking Crew ....likely Carol Kaye.

All guesses on my part with zero evidence or particular knowledge of his history or gear. I could be 180 degrees wrong.

I would say that is highly likely.
In fact, any of us owning a 60's or 70's Fenders P bass on the west coast with an unknown origin may
actually possess a Brian Wilson hand me down. Who knows.

 

[Aberdumbie]

Glen Campbell replaced Brian for six months while he was on break in 1967-68ish. Played bass and sung Brian's parts. Wonder if he supplied his own bass or used Brian's?

 

[ukulelelab]

Looks like the same as Brian's. He prob used it

 

[ukulelelab]

Bruce Johnston replaced Glen Campbell and he played a similar pre-65 olympic white p with mint guard. Same one?

 

[Skokiaan]

Glen Campbell replaced Brian for six months while he was on break in 1967-68ish. Played bass and sung Brian's parts. Wonder if he supplied his own bass or used Brian's?

It was 1965 and he wasn't on break. He had a nervous breakdown and left the touring band permanently, only returning occasionally for special gigs.

 

[TN WOODMAN]

It's In My Room. I wish.

 

[grrg63]

Judging by the pics of Glen and Bruce with it, it really

round, round, got around,
it got around
round, round, ooh ooh ooh, oooh-ooh

 

[TN WOODMAN]

But it had flats...

 

[40Hz]

Last I heard, it's down in Kokomo.