(Updated in December, 2017)
*Bob Bogle (Jazzmaster 1959 and Bass VI)
*Don Wilson (Jazzmaster and Stratocaster 1959)
*Nokie Edwards (Precision Bass)
THE YEARS OF MOSRITE 1963-1968*Nokie Edwards (Joe Maphis Model and The Ventures Model customized)
*Don Wilson (The Ventures Model customized)
*Bob Bogle (Bass The Ventures Model customized)
The change to Mosrite guitars came after Nokie's visit to Bakersfield, California, City of the Legendary Buck Owens with whom he played as a guitarist early in his career. There he met the "Guitar Builder" Semie Mosley and the guitar manufactured by him (Joe Maphis Model), and after plugging in the amplifier and playing, he heard that strong sound. At the time, the Stratocaster pickup coils had 6,000 turns and the Mosrite pickups had 10,000 turns. The group used "custom" guitars with 12,000 turns.
And then ... Gibson and Fender were used too.
In the mid-1990s, Fender Japan produced the "Limited Edition The Ventures Signature Series", consisting of a Jazzmaster, Stratocaster and Jazz Bass, with all the specifications determined by the group.
Below is the photo from the 1998 Fender Japan Catalog which also includes a Nokie Edwards Signature Model Telecaster (with Seymour Duncan PICKUPS and Schaller SCRUGGS TUNER (D-TUNER), preferred Nokie accessories). (click for link to "Fender Japan Catalog 1998")
*Gerry McGee (Fender Japan -Stratocaster Gerry McGee Signature Model)
*Nokie Edwards (HitchHiker Guitars - Exclusive design and configuration)
*Don Wilson (Aria Guitars - The Ventures Model 2001 and in the U.S.A. - Wilson Bros. Guitars)
*Bob Bogle (Aria Guitars - The Ventures Model 2002 and Bass Model 2001 and in the U.S.A. - Wilson Bros. Guitars)
*Bob Spalding (Aria Guitars - The Ventures Model 2002 and Bass Model 2001 and in the U.S.A. - Wilson Bros. Guitars)
The silhouette design of the guitars that symbolized the group The Ventures, were the Jazzmaster of Fender. And currently The Ventures Model from Wilson Bros. Guitars.
