# California Girls guitar solo

> Carl Wilson's guitar solo on California Girls by The Beach Boys (1965) starts at about 0:57. From the album Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!).

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The Beach Boys, 1965, from *Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!)*. Solo by *Carl Wilson*.

Carl's orchestral-sounding guitar introduction sets the stage for one of Brian Wilson's grandest productions.

California Girls by The Beach Boys is #13 in our ranking of the best The Beach Boys guitar solos. The solo is played by Carl Wilson and the song was released in 1965.

## In our lists

- [The Best The Beach Boys Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/the-beach-boys-guitar-solos/) — #13

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on California Girls?

Carl Wilson played the solo on The Beach Boys's California Girls (1965).

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