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Fender Blink 182 Mark Hoppus special edition

#21
fretless Bob said:
a guy at my college has one and i never liked, i dont like the p bass neck because it is to chunky and i find the tone very limited, i would rather buy a nice fender jazz bass instead of, you probably will be happier with it as you grow as a player and want to experiment with different sounds.

but then again if you really want one and think that its the bass for you then do it, no body else knws what you really want, but im sure we might advise against it.


Dave
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This was my impression as well. Jazz sound with a P neck. Now if it were the other way around?? At the time I already had a Jazz and was going for a second instrument with the P sound. This ain't it. But the one particular bass I was playing was one of the best playing and built MIMs that I have ever played. I guess that's the main reason I was considering. Plus, like stated above, I think the no tone knob deal is great. :smug:
 
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Speaking of the Hoppus, these are both priced the same and I am wondering if you can tell me which is the better of the two. I am going black on either one.....I do not like the solid p/guard on the active bass though.....feature wise and everything and both being listed at the same price which one is the way to go. :bassist:
 
#25
Eric Killinger said:
Nothing gets on my nerves more than mark hoppus, he is a hack, And I cant beleive he got his own fender signiture.

Anyone can play what he plays.
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...and nothing gets on my nerves more than people that insult other players for unknown/"I don't like their music" reasons. Eric, did Hoppus put sugar in you car's gas tank or something? ;) Perhaps "anyone can play what he plays", but not everyone can sell the amount of albums he sells. People need to realize that a "Signature" instrument has little, if nothing to do with your quality as a player.

As for the Hoppus bass, it's quality for what it is - I too wish it had a tone control and if given one I'd install on concentric pot, but I doubt I've ever pay for one if not an absolute steal or a gift - I like my P pickups in Precision-shaped bodies, and my Jazz setups in Jazz bodies. The whole mixing-up does nothing for me, as well as the pastel colors.
 
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JacoLesFlea said:
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Speaking of the Hoppus, these are both priced the same and I am wondering if you can tell me which is the better of the two. I am going black on either one.....I do not like the solid p/guard on the active bass though.....feature wise and everything and both being listed at the same price which one is the way to go. :bassist:
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Whilst I admit I havent played the Hoppus, I have played the other, and I really liked it. Good sounding but I cant get used to the P neck. If theyre your cup of tea, Id vote deluxe.
 
#29
Alot of people may not like Mark Hoppus or Blink, and at this point fender doesn't really care weather Mark is a virtuoso or not, all Fender sees is the record sales which translates into bass sales. Bottom line if the bass speaks to you, then you should buy it, if you feel the need to do some mods in the future, so be it. My 2 cents.
 
#30
Ian Perge said:
...and nothing gets on my nerves more than people that insult other players for unknown/"I don't like their music" reasons. Eric, did Hoppus put sugar in you car's gas tank or something? ;) Perhaps "anyone can play what he plays", but not everyone can sell the amount of albums he sells. People need to realize that a "Signature" instrument has little, if nothing to do with your quality as a player.
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I didnt say "I dont like his music"- I said hes a horrible bassist, Excuse me for having an opinion.
 
#31
heres what I should have said, actually:


Take a look at this:

Fred durst doing a guitar solo, now, would it be right if gibson or whoever made that guitar gave him a signiture model? No, because despite him might having inspired kids, and having a crapload of money, he does not deserve it. Mark hoppus does not deserve to be held up there with the likes of marcus miller and other magnificent bassists that have fender signitures.


And its not even about skill anymore, look at lemmy, he and motorhead are pushing almost 30+ years, and look how long it took him to get a signiture rick! and even then, you cant hardly find it in any stores, but all of a sudden, mark hoppus and blink 182 who are just pushing the 12+ mark are already getting signitures? Sounds a little crazy too me.

There are TONS of better players out there than him, whos dreams are probably to have a signiture bass named after them, "having money" shouldnt be an issue.
 
#32
Eric Killinger said:
I didnt say "I dont like his music"- I said hes a horrible bassist, Excuse me for having an opinion.
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You're excused.

...and while he's certainly not in the Victa/Jaco/Myung class, he gets what's needed for Blink's songs done, as I've never heard of him being ghosted. If he can play his band's songs adequately, I wouldn't put him in the League of Horrible Bassists. There are many others out there with much worse technical.

...and I'm not even a fan, I simply think he's a adequate bassist who gets ragged on due to his band's mainstream popularity, much like Fieldy, who not only gets the job done but has come up with some interesting lines. You just have to get past his "unconventional" tone first.
 
#34
Eric Killinger said:
I could not care less about popularity, thats stupid.
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Again, and not to be harping on the same point, but your not caring about popularity is fine and/or dandy. An artist promotions staff at a major manufacture cares a great deal about it, as it means numbers and sales. In a sense you do care about popularity, just in that you'd like the popular instrumentalists and technical bassists to gain a signature model.

Signature models have extremely little to do with Art, and much more to do with Commerce.

The only reason why I happen to not like mark is because anyone can play the exact same thing over and over again, minus them sometimes being in a different key.
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And yet Tony Levin does the same thing, says he does the same thing and gets praise for it. :smug: Again, I'm not comparing Hoppus to TLev, but Hoppus is hardly Sid Vicious, who is the shining example of a "bad bassist".

Fieldy gets ragged on because all you hear is "click click click".
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...and does it fit within the confines of KoRn? Most fans would say yes.
 
#35
I've never been compelled to post here previously (or anywhere else particularly), but this little "discussion" about Mark Hoppus got under my skin. What's with the elitist attitude? As somebody that used to be a major elitist snob, I can state from experience that the sooner one gets over their own self righteousness and snobbery, the sooner they'll become a better musician. Who cares who's fastest or smoothest or has the best gear? It's all relative. If it's not your cup of tea, so be it. At the end of the day, the rest of the world could care less about your opinion. Do what you do and let others do what they do and never forget that you can learn something from everybody you hear/see play and one must never underestimate the achievements of those that actually got out there and "made it" while so many of us are still noodling in the bedroom and lest we forget that nobody ever hooked up with a chick because they can play the whole Rush catalog note for note. Just my two cents.
 
#39
nash_aki said:
passive tone controls are pointless. i always have my vol full and tone full. i use my ebs head for shaping my tone. even with 2 band eq basses i whack it all on full.
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Pointless for you, not for everyone else!

If I am playing motown, blues or country, I need that tone rolled off.

If I am playing punk pop or rap rock or any other type of music that requires no experience or lessons, I might as well just kill myself! ;)
 
#40
ajwest said:
Okay, the SO is a Rush fan... I stand corrected! Hilarious!!! I love it!
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And a hottie as well - the bass gods were smiling upon me that day she first IM'd me (yes, a true modern-day romance as well). Why she's seen with a bassist of all people for 6+ years is beyond my understanding.

It also gets worse: for Halloween in her early teens she and her best friend dressed up as 70's "Geddy" and "Alex", and our cats are named "Petrucci" (Dream Theater) and "Rael" (lead character in Genesis' "The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway") - we are the quintessential prog-geek couple. :bawl: ;)

Also, very nice post on elitism! (Sorry I lapsed and missed that) That's something I've had to overcome a while back, and I'm absolutely a better bassist, musician, and music lover for it.
 

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