Prescott Niles

Prescott Niles
Background information
Born (1954-05-02) May 2, 1954 (age 70), United States
GenresRock, power pop, pop rock, new wave
OccupationMusician
InstrumentBass guitar

Prescott Niles (born May 2, 1954) is an American rock bassist.[1] He is best known as bassist with the Knack, who had a No. 1 US / No. 6 UK hit with "My Sharona".

Since 2013 he has played bass with Mike Pinera's Classic Rock All-Stars and Missing Persons.

Prescott Niles mostly played a Rickenbacker 4001 and a Guild M-85 as well as Vigier Guitars bass during his tenure with The Knack.[2]

References

  1. ^ Michaels, Randolph (2005-09-22). Flashbacks to Happiness: Eighties Music Revisited. iUniverse. pp. 339–. ISBN 978-0-595-37007-8. Retrieved 21 May 2011.
  2. ^ "The Knack's Prescott Niles looks back on 5 of his best albums". Guitar World. 19 September 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2024.


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