I was in Applebees one Saturday morning back when they still served breakfast. This was in Covington, WA. The bartender asked what I had been doing that morning. I told her I had been listening to the greatest guitar music of all time. She asked who, and I told her, "The Ventures." There was an older man wearing a hat on the other side of the room. I did not see his face. When I was leaving, he had already left. When i was ready to leave, the bartender told me Don Wilson had paid my bill.

I'm 76 years-old in 2025 and grew up listening to The Ventures.  They were the best of the best.  The Japanese really LOVED the Ventures!

The Ventures was the reason I took up the guitar as a kid.  I'm 74 now and still playing Ventures tunes.

I listened to the Ventures’ music since childhood when my eldest bro. and uncle played their vinyl LP. The melodies and forms were deeply planted in my mind as I grew up. Now I’ve been collecting their Vinyls for 2 decades. Their music is ever attractive n memorable.

Who is enjoying this fast beautiful instrumental music🎶❤2026

When I was in viet nam in 68 in my spare time I was a DJ. I wrote several groups and ask for some albums or singles and the only group that responded was the Ventures. They sent me I guess it was 6 or 8 albums and boy was I happy. We had new music to listen to, music that we all new and grew up with. I cant say Thank You and tell you what a difference you made to some guys that really needed something different in their lives to get their minds on something else..........Thank You to all the VENTURES     And May God Bless!!!!!

I have listened to them my whole life and never get tired of it.

The Ventures play the  guitar fast , fantastic, fabulous , fun , fully equipped forever melodious❤ so great to watch and enjoy🎉

I learned a great deal about playing guitar in time playing with that Ventures album. They, in my opinion, kick started what we called " SURF MUSIC." They sound GREAT!!!! At 71 I now play light jazz on guitar and Slap funk on bass. Thanks for giving me the DESIRE !!!!

Still an outstanding group and the music will live forever.

This is such pure excellent talent.  No computer synthesizer crap.  Just brilliant technique and innovation.  60 to 90's music will live forever.

Their music sounds as good as it did in the 60,s when I was a teenager

I 80 years old and every Friday night I would sit outside my GTO and listen to the fantastic music that they had back then

Many rock groups throughout the 20th century attribute their music starts by being motivated by the Ventures

彼らベンチャーズの日本に於ける新しい音楽のイノベーションは正に勲章を与るに十分な活動をしてくれました。
ありがとうベンチャーズ❣️ありがとうアメリカ🇺🇸‼️

I miss the ventures

I HAVE ALWAYS LOVE SURF GUITAR MUSIC, AND THE VENTURES!!!!!!!!    "SURF MUSIC IS "PURELY AMERICAN MUSIC"!!!!!!!!!  :face-blue-smiling::face-green-smiling::face-red-heart-shape::face-red-heart-shape::face-red-heart-shape::face-red-heart-shape::trophy-yellow-smiling::trophy-yellow-smiling::trophy-yellow-smiling::trophy-yellow-smiling:

ギター弾くきっかけが・ベンチャーズでした…中１の時です・やがて３年後には・晴れてプロデビューできました…
遠い青春の想いでです…

I  am  a  fan  of  Ventures  since  1969  .

Like an historical monument, the Ventures music will always be with us. 🎸🎸🎸