Prescott Niles (born May 2, 1954) is an American rock bassist. He is best known as bassist with

the Knack The Knack was an American rock band based in Los Angeles that rose to fame with its first single, " My Sharona", an international number-one hit in 1979. History Founding (1977–1978) Singer Doug Fieger was a native of Oak Park, Michigan, a ...

, who had a No. 1 US / No. 6 UK hit with "

My Sharona "My Sharona" () is the debut single by the Knack. The song was written by Berton Averre and Doug Fieger, and it was released in 1979 from their debut album, '' Get the Knack''. It reached number one on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 singles chart, ...

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

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. Prescott Niles mostly played a

Rickenbacker 4001 The Rickenbacker 4001 is an electric bass that was manufactured by Rickenbacker as a two- pickup "deluxe" version of their first production bass, the single-pickup model 4000. This design, created by Roger Rossmeisl, was manufactured between 1 ...

and a

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bass during his tenure with The Knack.

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Prescott Niles
NAMM Oral History Interview (2007) 1954 births Living people American rock bass guitarists American male bass guitarists American new wave musicians The Knack members 20th-century American guitarists {{US-bass-guitarist-stub