Carl and Al's guitars
MeeMaw:
My apologies if this has been covered before. As a guitar player, I've always been fascinated by the guitar choices in the band. Regarding Carl's Fender Jaguar, it seems as though after about '65/66 he stopped using it live. Around that point he's then seen more with his Rickenbacker and white Telecaster. Then in the early '70s, it's the Epiphones and Gibsons that he stuck with throughout the duration of his career. Was he ever seen with his Jaguar after that point? I don't think I've seen any photos of him with it after around 1966. What ever happened to it? Did he sell it? I loved the sound he got with it (though he sounded great regardless of what he was playing).
Something else I've wondered - what was the reason for the switch from Fender to Gibson in the early 70s? Was it to get a more modern (for the time) rock sound? Have any of them ever explained or acknowledged why both Al and Carl, seemingly around the same time, abandoned Fender for Gibson?
Finally, while we're at it, with the exception of the Grammy's (in 2012?), did Al ever bust out a Les Paul after the mid/late '70s? It seems like it was all his white Stratocaster after that.
Mikie:
I can only contribute this. I think it needs to be updated. Updates would be appreciated:
Carl Wilson
* Kay single cutaway acoustic w/pick-up (his first)
* Fender Jaguar
* Fender Telecaster, w/Bigsby, yellow
* Fender Stratocaster, white
* Fender Stratocaster (Old Yeller) his favorite
* Fender Stratocaster, blonde
* Rickenbacker 360 12-string “Fireglo”. Limited edition (500) repros were made by Rickenbacker of the CW 6-string and 12-string varieties in both Fireglo and Jetglo finishes.
* Gibson ES-335 (Custom made in 1962, it had a blonde finish and gold hardware with a Bigsby B-7 tremolo. In 1983, the original guitar neck was broken and replaced with a neck from an ES-355).
* Gibson ES-335, red
* Gibson Epiphone Sheraton 6-string (used for the '72 In Concert album)
* Gibson Epiphone Casino
* Gibson Epiphone Riviera 12-string, tobacco sunburst
* Gibson Les Paul, black
* Gibson Les Paul, sunburst
* Gibson Les Paul Jr. (2)
* Gibson Firebird
* Gibson J-200 acoustic
* Baldwin 712 12-string, red
* Martin Bicentennial D-76 acoustic
* David Russell Young custom acoustic
* Fender Band Master amp
* Fender Concert amp
* Fender Princeton amp
* Fender Dual Showman amp
* Fender Twin Reverb amp (Cerwin Vega speakers)
* Fender Twin Reverb amp (Gauss speakers)
* Fender Bassman amp
* Mitchell amp
* Peavy amp
* Orange amp
* Fender, Ernie Ball Slinkys, Extra Light strings
Al Jardine
* 1956 Gibson Les Paul
* 1962 Fender Stratocaster (offered to Fender for repro)
* 1964 Fender Stratocaster
* 1962 Fender Jaguar repro (2012)
* Fender Precision bass
* Epiphone Casino
* Gibson ES-335
* Fender Bassman amp
Brian Wilson
* Fender Precision bass
Dave Marks
* Sears Silvertone acoustic
* Carvin electric
* 1957 Fender Sunburst Stratocaster
* 1962 Fender Sunburst Stratocaster (used on the studio albums and on the road)
* Fender Jaguar
* 1962 Fender Jaguar repro (2012)
* Rickenbacker 12-string
* Fender Showman amp, blonde (w/ Fender Spring Reverb)
* Fender Super Reverb with custom Howard/Alexander Dumble Mod
Dennis Wilson
* Gretsch drums
* Camco drums
* Ludwig drums
* Yamaha Drums
Bruce Johnston
* Fender Precision bass
* Keyboard (Fender Rhodes, Farfisa?)
Mike Love
* Saxophone
* Tambourine
* Moog ribbon controller
Mikie:
Another good thread about the guitars used on 1974's Good Year's Rockin' Eve:
http://smileysmile.net/board/index.php/topic,16748.msg415822.html#msg415822
HeyJude:
Quote from: allthisisthat1 on April 08, 2015, 08:41:12 PM
My apologies if this has been covered before. As a guitar player, I've always been fascinated by the guitar choices in the band. Regarding Carl's Fender Jaguar, it seems as though after about '65/66 he stopped using it live. Around that point he's then seen more with his Rickenbacker and white Telecaster. Then in the early '70s, it's the Epiphones and Gibsons that he stuck with throughout the duration of his career. Was he ever seen with his Jaguar after that point? I don't think I've seen any photos of him with it after around 1966. What ever happened to it? Did he sell it? I loved the sound he got with it (though he sounded great regardless of what he was playing).
Something else I've wondered - what was the reason for the switch from Fender to Gibson in the early 70s? Was it to get a more modern (for the time) rock sound? Have any of them ever explained or acknowledged why both Al and Carl, seemingly around the same time, abandoned Fender for Gibson?
Finally, while we're at it, with the exception of the Grammy's (in 2012?), did Al ever bust out a Les Paul after the mid/late '70s? It seems like it was all his white Stratocaster after that.
One tiny bit I can add is that, especially in the 2000's, you can sometimes see Al with different guitars when he is just dropping in and doing quick sets. He played a sunburst Strat when I saw him in 2005 with Stevie Heger's band. I got the sense Al just came down for the show and played one of the other guys' guitars.
Al can be seen playing a Gibson ES guitar (can't remember if it was a 335 or 345 or 355) at the July 4th, 1984 televised show. I think he popped up with some random guitars here and there, but usually stuck to the white Strat (which I believe is his red one repainted white?).
I believe he *may* currently sometimes if not usually be playing a newer Fender repro of his white Strat. As Mikie mentioned, Fender took his white Strat and measured it and whatnot for a signature edition, but I don't think they ever released one. But when I saw Al in 2007 with Brian, his Strat had that "new but antiqued" look, so I wondered if they had run off a few "antiqued" repros and gave one to Al.
Emdeeh:
Strictly from memory, but wasn't Carl's Jaguar stolen?
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