Ian Martin Allison

In this Instagram post Ian Martin Allison shows his pedalboard where the Noble Tube DI is seen. This board is regularly used in Ian’s videos for Scott’s Bass Lessons.

In this Instagram post Ian Martin Allison shows his pedalboard where the Cali 76 is seen. Ian states in this interview with Origin Effects (https://origineffects.com/2021/02/26/an-interview-with-origin-effects-artist-ian-allison/) that's he is using the Cali76 TX-LP with the Lundahl transformer. This board is regularly used in Ian’s videos for Scott’s Bass Lessons.

In this Instagram post Ian Martin Allison shows his pedalboard where the Octabvre is seen. This board is regularly used in Ian’s videos for Scott’s Bass Lessons.

At 40:55 in this podcast Ian shares his recently build travelboard. It is a scaled down version of his main pedalboard. The pedals on this board is the Cali76 Compact Bass, the Line6 HX Stomp with the external Pedalnetics Helauxy Duo switch pedal, and the Jad Freer Audio Capo Multiple Preamp. All pedals routed with EBS flat cables. To power the pedals he uses a Cioks DC7. He also got a Dunlop Gator Grip pick hidden underneath the board.

At 40:55 in this podcast Ian shares his recently build travelboard. It is a scaled down version of his main pedalboard. The pedals on this board is the Cali76 Compact Bass, the Line6 HX Stomp with the external Pedalnetics Helauxy Duo switch pedal, and the Jad Freer Audio Capo Multiple Preamp. All pedals routed with EBS flat cables. To power the pedals he uses a Cioks DC7. He also got a Dunlop Gator Grip pick hidden underneath the board.

Ian has also been using this pedal on his previously main pedalboard (https://www.instagram.com/p/CWL1TkdrNWu/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link).

This Instagram post shows three of Ians Fender Jazz Basses. Two of these are 78s:

The Blonde with maple fretboard, pearl block inlays, ash body and black scratchplate. As he states in this post (https://www.instagram.com/p/ChAWa3DswNA/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=) all is 100% stock.

The Antigua with rosewood fretboard, block inlays and matching scratchplate. It wears rounds exclusively. Ian states in this post (https://www.instagram.com/p/CXJa4BeOELi/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= ) that it was purchased in 2005. He also demos this bass in a Youtube video concept for "10 Classic Basses You Need to Play Before You Die" (https://youtu.be/9EMtT0RRppI?t=668).

He can be seen using both basses, among other things, when making content for Scott Bass Lessons.

This Instagram post shows two of Ians Fender Jazz Basses. One of these is a 68 Sunburst which he bought in 2008. The finish is aged, rosewood fretboard with block inlays and tort scratchplate. It wears flats exclusuievly.

In this Youtube video Ian plays through 10 different basses for the concept "10 classic basses you need to play before you die". The seventh one is his red 66 Guild Starfire I. It is a 30" scale length, brazilian rosewood fingerboard, stringed with flat wounds. He used this for recording the song Monday, you’re not so bad by Jeremy Messersmith, as well as Verskotzis Talking to Myself (https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cfccjm4lbtn/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=).

In this Youtube video Ian plays through 10 different basses for the concept "10 classic basses you need to play before you die". The fifth one is his 93 Mapleglo Rickenbacker V63. He is crushing through some signature Ric-sounds on Yes´ Roundabout and The Beatles´ Come Together. Among other things, he uses this bass when making content for Scotts Bass Lessons.

In the YouTube video titled "10 Classic Basses You Need to Play Before You Die," Ian Martin Allison showcases a Fender Custom Shop ‘63 Precision Bass. He plays this bass, featuring a sunburst finish, maple fretboard with black dot inlays, and a gold pickguard, while demonstrating the bassline for The Clash's "Rock the Casbah." Ian frequently uses this instrument in his content for Scott's Bass Lessons.

This instagram post shows Ians 74 Gibson Les Paul Signature. It is gold finish and wears flats (stated in this Instagram post: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cjl0T9fO2TG/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=). He uses this, among other things, when making content for Scotts Bass Lessons.

In this Instagram post we se Ian unbox his Gibson Thunderbird Non-Reverse.

This Instagram post shows Ian do some serious tapping on his 5 string Dingwall D-Roc to the Meshuggah tune New Millenium Cyanide Christ.

In this Instagram post Ian plays his 67 Fender Coronado II. He has used it, among others, when tracking bass for artist Frederick, the first. In this video he states using tapewound strings.

This post shows Ian playing his all white Serek Lincoln. He can also be seing using this when making content for Scotts Bass Lessons.

In this Instagram post Ian plays Cliff Burtons riff for Metallicas For Whom The Bells Tolls on a chrome red 95 Fender Jazz Bass Special through some pedals; the MXR M287 Sub Octave Bass Fuzz, a white CryBaby Wah, and the Way Huge WHE214 Pork & Pickle Bass Overdrive & Fuzz.

In this Youtube video Ians plays through 10 different basses for the concept "10 classic basses you need to play before you die". The second one is his 65 Fender Precision Bass, sunburst finish, tort pickguard, pickup cover, rosewood fretboard, stringed with flats. He plays through James Jamersons baseline for The Temptations tune Ain´t too proud to beg.

In this Youtube video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqMsNgPy2wg ) Ians tells about tracking bass on Eric Hutchinsons Miracle Worker, using this same bass. He says it was the first bass he played on tour (City in Sand) with Hutchinson.

In this Youtube video Ians plays through 10 different basses for the concept "10 classic basses you need to play before you die". The fourth one is his black Fender Bass VI with tort pickguard and rosewood fretboard. It's stringed with flats. Ian is laying down Glen Campbells iconic bass solo on Wichita Lineman.

In this Youtube video (https://youtu.be/gOuu1c2dXvQ?t=129) Ian is talking about tracking bass for Eric Hutchinsons New Religion.

In this Youtube video Ians doing a show off with a Spector NS Dimension 5 multi-scale bass. The body is made of ash with a poplar burl top, in the color super faded black gloss (https://www.spectorbass.com/product/dimension-5/).

In this Youtube video Ians plays through 10 different basses for the concept "10 classic basses you need to play before you die". The first one is his blonde 51 Fender Precision Bass (not sure if this is a reissue or not..) with maple fretboard, black pickguard and stringed with flats.

In this Youtube video Ian plays through 10 different basses for the concept "10 classic basses you need to play before you die". The sixth one is his 66 Fender Mustang Bass in Dakota Red. He demos it by playing Tina Weymouths baseline on Talking Heads´ Psycho Killer.

In this Youtube video Ian plays through 10 different basses for the concept "10 classic basses you need to play before you die". The eight one is his sunburst 67 Hofner Club, stringed with flats. He plays the baseline from The Beatles´Taxman.

In this Youtube video Ian plays through 10 different basses for the concept "10 classic basses you need to play before you die". The ninth one is his 76 Bicentennial Gibson Thunderbird in sunburst finish. He shows the classic Thunderbird sound for Sweet Emotion by Aerosmith, baseline by Tom Hamilton.

In this instagram post Ian shares his 80s Japanese made white Yamaha BB3000A. He states it`s stringed with Labella White Nylons

In this Youtube video Ian lessons Bernard Edwards iconic baseline on Chics tune Good Times, playing on his Pre-Ernie Ball 79 Music Man StingRay with maple fretbosrd, flat wound strings. The StingRays from this era did have the build-in mutes in the bridge. So did Ians, but he says that the material deteriorated. Therefore he uses the Nordy mute on the bridge. He uses this bass, among others, when making content for Scotts Bass Lessons.

In this Instagram post Ian shows his 2013 Woodstock era Spector NS-2 in Clara walnut and with EMG/Haz pickup/preamp.

This Instagram post shows Ian playing his gold colored 5 stringed Mike Lull M5V. He can be seen using this bass, among other things, when making content for Scott Bass Lessons.

This Instagram post shows an black Wilcock Mullarkey, which Ian got sent from Wilcockbasses.

This Instagram post shows Ians signature bass, which was build for him by the Finnish luthier Saku Vuori. The post states that the bass is a 30 inch short scale in the color Ice Blue Metallic over Shoreline Gold over White light relic finish. Further it says it has a chunky D neck, custom 7.25 to 9.5 radius, walnut board, reversed headstock, stainless frets, custom house wound JazzBar pickups, series parallel operation and a rotary tone switch. It combines the aspects of a Jazz bass, a Bass VI and a Jazzmaster.

Ian can be seen using this bass a lot both live and in studio.

In this Youtube video from around 41:00 Ian is hiding up what was his small traveling pedalboard for an ongoing tour. The Jad Freer Audio Capo Multiple Preamp can be seen at the left.