Mark Hoppus Tone

[shaggysivirus]

listening to the intro of "Online Songs".......that really powerful bass tone.....am i right in thinking that is achieved by lots of compression/limiting???

i know its played with a pick and i know what bass he uses.

[Mojo-Man]

Mark Hoppus Sig. model.

[JustOpenYourMind]

In farct that tone is easy to achieve but you need the gear ...

Pretty much any good P-bass (MIA, MIJ)

Seymour-duncan quarter pouders pickups

Play with a pick

A svt with a ampeg 6x10 or 8x10, it's pretty much the only way youre gonna achieve exactly that sound...

[Bob Clayton]

and...

you gotta be punk rawk.

[misterspigot]

mark records twice: once directly into the recording gear, then he mics his amp and records that track. Plus playing with a pick.

[Mojo-Man]

Seen that Mark is playing a new custom shop bass.

Swamp Ash body.
Natural finish
Reverse p-pickup.

[cowsgomoo]

Originally Posted by JustOpenYourMind

In farct that tone is easy to achieve but you need the gear ...

Pretty much any good P-bass (MIA, MIJ)

Seymour-duncan quarter pouders pickups

Play with a pick

A svt with a ampeg 6x10 or 8x10, it's pretty much the only way youre gonna achieve exactly that sound...

I pretty much agree with that... but I reckon the pick and Quarter Pound pickup are the two most crucial factors...

and I would add 'brand new strings' too

there's a bit of grit in there that you could probably get close enough to with any decent tube/tube emulation preamp without having to shell out Ampeg SVT dollars

[chaosMK]

Originally Posted by misterspigot

mark records twice: once directly into the recording gear, then he mics his amp and records that track. Plus playing with a pick.

Does he record twice seperately, or just with two signals?

[misterspigot]

Originally Posted by chaosMK

Does he record twice seperately, or just with two signals?

i dont know, good question. i'll try to find out.