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Prescott Niles
Background information
Born	(1954-05-02) May 2, 1954 (age 70), United States
Genres	Rock, power pop, pop rock, new wave
Occupation	Musician
Instrument	Bass guitar

Prescott Niles (born May 2, 1954) is an American rock bassist. 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.

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.

External links

• Prescott Niles NAMM Oral History Interview (2007)

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