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Mark Hoppus - New Basses

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4StringLoser

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Sep 26, 2011
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Redruth, Cornwall, UK
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EDIT: NOW WITH MORE BASS!

Just looked through my friends pictures of last night, and he has a few pictures of the basses I didn't get as I was up front, so enjoy :)

PREFACE

I put this thread up because I wanted to share some pictures of Basses, not because I feel like dealing with trolls hating on Mark Hoppus. There are plenty of other places to discuss that, but I'd like to keep this thread just to the basses themselves.
Now, on with the show!


Last night, I had the pleasure of being front row at Blink-182's Eden Sessions gig (it kicked all kinds of derriere) and I noticed Mark Hoppus had a few new basses, I think he played 6 in total.

1: Olympic White Octopus Bass
2: Stealth Black MH signature
3: White Blonde and Tort MH sig
4:Natural Finish MH Sig with Custom faded Navy Octopus
5: Roadworn 3T SB MH Signature, worn in neck.
6: Fluorescent Pink MH sig (Pinky MKII, reversed pickup, glows under blacklight!)

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I only got pictures of 3/4 of his basses (rocking out too hard), but thankfully I have an awesome friend who was kind enough to give me some of his photos:hyper:
 
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When listening to Hoppus I am always amazed how he gets to work with such a fantastic drummer.( IMPORTANT: I do NOT 'hate on' M.H! :) )
As to the basses...P's with various spray jobs. No?
 
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cnltb said:
When listening to Hoppus I am always amazed how he gets to work with such a fantastic drummer.( IMPORTANT: I do NOT 'hate on' M.H! :) )
As to the basses...P's with various spray jobs. No?
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Well, they're J-Bass bodies - Reversed P-Pickup and a P-Neck, but he played basses with both reversed and older non-reversed Split-P's.

Either way, the basses sounded awesome!
I don't know what distortion pedal he used, but it was sick.
So much growl, and it really brought out the low end of his sound.
 
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4StringLoser said:
Loving the sarcasm ;)

Though to be honest, he did play note-perfect every single song, not one slip-up.

I think they've really upped their game when it comes to live performance.
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I don't want this to turn this into a flame war, but M.H is not a good bassist. I'd expect someone with his experience to slightly improve over the years, but he still plays these boring bass lines. And not having slip ups when playing 4 notes is not so amazing..
 
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Nihilism said:
I don't want this to turn this into a flame war, but M.H is not a good bassist. I'd expect someone with his experience to slightly improve over the years, but he still plays these boring bass lines. And not having slip ups when playing 4 notes is not so amazing..
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He's probably made enough money to never have to work again as long as he lives (By being a professional bassist), and he's pretty well known the world over.

I can't say that I'm a huge Blink 182 fan, but he is apparently successful in his chosen career path.

Just sayin.
 
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Nihilism said:
I don't want this to turn this into a flame war, but M.H is not a good bassist. I'd expect someone with his experience to slightly improve over the years, but he still plays these boring bass lines. And not having slip ups when playing 4 notes is not so amazing..
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To be entirely honest, no, he doesn't have the technical ability of 99% bassists on Youtube, I know that, you know that and I'm 100% sure he knows that.

What he does have is a passion for his music and the music of others, and I for one will always respect that.

I could understand the hate for him if he were arrogant, but he openly admits he's not a great bassist.
 
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I personally really like M.H. I feel his bass lines fit perfectly in the songs they create and last time I checked, that's the purpose of the bass player. Not every song (or even band) needs a Wooten-Sheehan-Jaco-styled bass line. There's a enough music in the world for all types and styles.
 
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4StringLoser said:
To be entirely honest, no, he doesn't have the technical ability of 99% bassists on Youtube, I know that, you know that and I'm 100% sure he knows that.

What he does have is a passion for his music and the music of others, and I for one will always respect that.

I could understand the hate for him if he were arrogant, but he openly admits he's not a great bassist.
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I'm not saying he needs extreme bass lines, but he could improve them. He should.
 
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bassguppy said:
Are there any clips of his noodling around at soundcheck? Sometimes, the bassist laying down that lame line you here on your favorite tune is a very different bassist in real life.
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It is hard not to get quite good if you play nearly every night for a few hours and have plenty of time for noodling around during the day.
I would think he plays within himself when writing and for shows as he knows what sounds his fans like, plus he has got an awesome drummer to jam with, personally I think he would have to be at least a fair skill level as he gets to play so often.
Just my thoughts....
 

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