Ian Allison needs to be included on Bass Tales with all the basses he owns

I started playing in 1964 and these Basses were new at the time, thing is I don't remember seeing a lot of them. But remember no internet or anything like that. As far as local players at the time, there were Airline Basses and a few Gibson's also Rickenbacker but mostly no name Basses at that time.....No round wound strings BTW

"The greatest bass collection on Earth?" Geddy Lee wants to have a word with y'all....

Every time I hear talented bass players like this, I'm filled with envy because I didn't study the instrument with the same passion. Ray makes it look so easy, casual even. Huge respect. Also, 1966 must have been a good year for bass guitars - I was six years old.!

Beautiful collection! This video should never end… I could watch him talk about these basses non-stop.

Yeah, Ray!!! I love this guy...and I am pretty jealous about his bass collection, this is pure awesomeness! 😍👍👍👍

Beautiful in all ways. I love the sounds of all those 65 and 66 basses. I'm glad you just talk about the basses and not the prices. So you were born in 66. You are so humble to let the basses speak for themselves. Their little bits of history. Thank you for a great program.

Ray recorded with Rob Halford a few very good albums. And one legendary gig from Germany ,something about 2000-2001.Always with Fender👍🤘 volcano of energy. True, mighty metal with fenomenal voice of Halford🤘👍

I owned a '71 Musicmaster bass. Long story, but gone long ago. My fave now is a 2021 Squier Classic Vibe Mustang bass. The best bass I've ever owned!! No dead spots, and just a string change to LaBella flats will do it. Great video!!

Ray is awesome. He taught me how to slap back in the early 90's! 🤣

I remember reading about him in Bass Player magazine in the 90s - he had a headless Modulus back then.

The 63 with matching headstock is just magnifico.

Talking about birth YEAR basses, I can beat that. I was born on the 17th of January 1967, and both pickups on my Jazz bass are dated, hand written on the back, 1/17 1967. So I have my birth DAY bass. You're just not meant to find stuff like that! I had no plan to buy a vintage bass, but when I saw that, I just had to, and have absolutely no regrets, for it is a magnificent thing, that is awesome to play.The neck is dated Dec 66, but the pickup date means it was assembled in early 1967.

I owned a 75 Fender Mustang in sunburst for about 2 months. It was beautiful, but I took it back to the shop to sell on consignment because I am just not skilled enough to do it justice. That bass belonged on a stage. I'm told the purchaser is a regular on the local and regional music scene, so it went to a better place.

That 66 Jazz Bass is amazing! omg what a dream. Surf Green and matching headstock? wow

Really enjoy these bass tale episodes. Thank you!

My friend Dave plays a 73 music master with a 61 p pickup in it... I love that bass and have tried too buy it many time lol

Killer collection of basses. Something to bear in mind though Ray for future bassplayers; more 70s Fenders ✌

That's a swell collection....and holy smokes what a great bass player!

That CAR jazz bass sounds amazing. Exactly like a vintage jazz bass sounds in my head.

Beautiful collection.

Is this his basses?? Man I wish I could afford a 70s Jazz and a 78 stingray 😍😍 dream bass for sure!! One day maybe that Brazilian rosewood is absolutely beautiful!!! Love the clay dots!!

Wow, great collection! all sound great too

Incredible tone and sound with all the basses...these are true gems

This is one of the best Fender bass guitar videos I have ever seen. This was some of the most entertaining content I have enjoyed on Fender basses. Many thanks!

Thanks, that worn red J-bass did it for me!

Sean Geist, you are absolutely right! Maybe Scott should go visit Mr. Lee, film "The greatest bass collection" and correct this title to "One of the greatest bass collection on earth".... no offense, just kidding!! Without a doubt a beautiful collection of great basses!! But a visit to Geddy Lee is overdue!!! I love this channel!!!

Love your playing, Ray

'66 is my birth year, too. Beautiful basses and great playing.

lollipop tuners should go well with my guitar with lipstick elements those old names for kit are pretty cool

Loved his playing in Halford

Nice collection. Interesting thing about those pre cbs clay dots. I once read they were punched out of some old left over composite flooring tiles. The composite tiles back then would have been constructed out of asbestos. Only dangerous if you drill or sand them and breathe in the particulate dust.

So much awesomeness in the sound of these basses! Oh my!!!

Whats the bass line from at 7:44? Sounds amazing!

What music did you play with jazz bass 66 surf green? Where Can I listen more this? Congrats!!! Beautiful basses!!!! Awesome!!

What a beautiful collection. You said the NYC area? There’s hope. I’d love to play one of these sometime. My birth year came in at the end but the ‘65 and ‘66 really did it for me. On such vintage instruments I wouldn’t want to alter much and you don’t seem to. Very nice. Cheers!

my first bass was a musicmaster in 1976. i still have it

dude the bass line on the 66 fender was out of this world like scott you got to start teaching these bass lines

I have a 1967 CBS p bass completely original put stripped to natural... so punchy and warmy signature sound... a great instrument !

Cool information! I learned a lot. Beautiful collection.

Ray, awesome collection dude!!! Sounds like you are a Rocco Prestia enthusiast! 😎😎😎😎

Ray is the shit. Just saw him here in Phoenix last night with his regular gig, Marble Heart. Solid AF... Always.

Omg, the tone.

I'd love to have a collection where I'm also surprised by what's in the case lol. Some beauties in there for sure. And your chops... so tasty!

PEOPLE WANT PINO Great video by the way :)

Can you do a Bass Tales episode with Glenn Hughes from The Dead Daises (ex. with Deep Purple and Black Sabbath), please?

I could watch this all day

That 66 jazz is beautiful 🤩

That red relic jazz sounds amazing 😁

Before the internet, arond 2003-2004 I saw you first in the Fender Bassstreet catalog. When I received a CD from my fellow bass player friend, mixed with all other great bassists (Patitucci, Bailey, etc..) I saw your name on the CD (I think it was your ZON period, because the sound was sharp and hifi) Now I see you here, and still, you are the reason I pick up the instrument every day. You are one of my all time bass hero. Thank you! :)

You should try and get Peter Hook on bass tales! Legendary bassist with a great collection of basses! Would love to see him on here

Great basses and one hell of a player!!

Just got a 56 Duo Sonic. It did rely not have the entirely plastic pup covers, but six Strat magnets with the two center ones higher than the others. I wondered if they were original or added later.

This is my jam..love this stuff

Great vid, such an awesome collection. I love and hate the end of this video :-)

That 66j groove was killing

Awesome!

Great demo & great playing

from 8:02 I automatically started to sing along a fokin' Oasis song, it's Biblical! Love the video

Beautiful collection, but greatest collection....hmmmmmm ? The post 1965 basses are real "vintage" in my eyes, so nice to see a '63 in there :)

This is my first time to see your program. Vintage Basses

Ray is a great player

Ray is the real deal. Rare that there’s a legit player that knows the history in and out

Great collection and player !

As soon as this video was over, I watched it again

I love Ray...Awesome gent

Now that is a treasure collection.... : ) I started playing on a 1979 Musicmaster bass I received Christmas of 1980 Black/Rosewood very basic but I loved that bass until like an idiot I felt I "outgrew" it and traded it in for a Peavey T40 "boat anchor" lol ! Also a great bass but OMG was it heavy. Later....much later in life I acquired from an estate sale a Squire reissue MusicMaster bass in Pepto Bismol pink. It was in a basement,(out of a case) so long it had mold on it. I stripped it and refinished in TV yellow and installed a custom wound Arrow pick up and a blackout SD tone system. Sounds better than my 76 "P" bass : ) all it needed was a little love.....

Ritchie Blackmore has a great story on one of his guitars where he added an extra button on the headstock just for to mess with the guitar enthusiasts.

Love me a fender p bass..love the lolipop tuners too!

We need a list of songs these licks are from! I'd have immediately gone to listen to all of these, but I have no idea how to find any of them.

This dude is killin

Beatiful !

Wish I could find my Candy Apple Red ‘64 Jazz bass I bought new in ‘64!!! Sold in Wisconsin about 1974?

Daphine Blue? I always thought it was Daphne

Wow 🎸🎸

sick collection.

NICE JOB RAY

Not to be a negative Nancy, but the stingray in the beginning of the video was the most exciting thing here. I just don't get vintage fenders I guess

I have a '76-'77 Fender Musicmaster that was my first bass. It is still totally stock with the original strat. pickup in it. I go back and forth on what (if anything) I should do with it, modding wise. I really don't like the tone now and rarely (if ever) actually play it.

great player!

Amazing, Amazing collection and great playing on these beautiful basses!

Someone deciding to sand the entire back of their bass is still more authentic than intentionally beating up brand new instruments to give them a 60's costume.

That dud is bad ass it makes me want it to learn to play Bass 😂

"66' is my birth-year" Didn't think he was a day over 43, damn basses must have de-ageing properties

Awesome work ray, although I have got more basses than you 😂

some bass player use their gear to dig in the garden ?

Later!

Wasn't the L series standing for "leftover" for when CBS took ownership of Fender and wanted to use up the parts Fender already had in stock? So 65 at the earliest? Would also explain why other 65s aren't L series.

>has a 1966 Fender Jazz Bass with a matching headstock and binding on the neck >doesn't change the pickups to SD Quarter Pounds and the bridge to a Badass Bass II in order to blast Dead Kennedys tunes through a Traynor Mono Block B and a 2x15" cab loaded with JBL's smh 🙄 🙄 🙄 🙄 🙄

Could someone name all the songs he' playing?🙏🙏🙏

It looks like someone's dog used some parts of that Fiesta Red 1963 J-Bass that was at the end of the video as a chew toy.

:: I notice the Musicmaster pickup is closer to the neck on the ad. Is that an error or another model? ::

what are Ray's favourite rounds and flats for those vintage beauties? thanx

have pino on the next one or sean hurley

Does anyone know the name of the song he’s playing on the musicmaster?

nice hommage to wootens "sex in a pan" with the '66 Jazz there :)

FYI, vintage bass vault has a KZfaq channel. Only 77 subs? We all need to fix that.

No blonde telecaster

Beautiful! anyone know what song he was playing on the surf green jazz bass?? sounds similar to “sex in a pan” by the flecktones!

"Dafeen Blue"? It's "daphne", pronounced "daff-nee", like the Scooby-Doo character, or the deciduous shrub. Lovely basses and playing though!