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Mark Hoppus Tone???

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I'm IN LOVE with Mark Hoppus's tone from his Blink 182 days.

A great example of the sound I'm talking about is their 2000 private show in San Diego. (http://youtube.com/watch?v=yYxq-r77Y1o)

Does anyone know what settings i need to get this tone?

I'm using a 1998 Fender Jazz and a KUSTOM PA system, the exact model I'm not sure of. There is no bass input on said PA so its just through one of the regular inputs.

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I honestly don't understand how anyone could be "in love with" that so-called "tone". You can't even hear him except when the guitarist stops playing. It's just plain P bass through an average PA with nothing at all helping it tone-wise. If you have a PA amp you're already there. Maybe scoop your mids a bit so that you can't be heard in the mix, just like in that video clip. Oh yeah, and play with a pick.
 
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bongomania said:
I honestly don't understand how anyone could be "in love with" that so-called "tone". You can't even hear him except when the guitarist stops playing. It's just plain P bass through an average PA with nothing at all helping it tone-wise. If you have a PA amp you're already there. Maybe scoop your mids a bit so that you can't be heard in the mix, just like in that video clip. Oh yeah, and play with a pick.
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I'm not a fan of the band, but I thought maybe the problem was just that it was a live clip. But here's the video with the album track, where it's still buried in the mix.

But to answer the OP's question, it's his custom Fender (a Jazz Bass body with an SD P-bass pickup and neck) played with a pick through an Ampeg and EQ'd to be bass heavy, mid scooped and light on the treble. Personally I think it's like a muffled version of Mike Dirnt's tone.
 
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TheBigO said:
I'm not a fan of the band, but I thought maybe the problem was just that it was a live clip. But here's the video with the album track, where it's still buried in the mix.

But to answer the OP's question, it sounds like either a Jazz Bass with a pick through an Ampeg and EQ'd to be bass heavy, mid scooped and light on the treble. Personally I think it's like a muffled version of Mike Dirnt's tone.
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This might just be me, but to get his tone you need a p bass with the tone knob on full, dunlop tortex .60 picks, and keep the eq pretty much flat.
 
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TrevorOfDoom said:
my favourite is still "If You're into It."


"In the buff being rude
Doin' stuff with the food
Getting lewd with his food
We heard thats what you are into"
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Then on our next date
Well, you could bring your roommate
I don't know if Stu is keen to
But if you want we could double-team you

How about you
And two dudes?
Him, you and Stu
In the nude
Being lewd with two dudes with food
Well, that's if Stu's into it, too
 
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BassistSVT said:
I'm IN LOVE with Mark Hoppus's tone from his Blink 182 days.

A great example of the sound I'm talking about is their 2000 private show in San Diego. (http://youtube.com/watch?v=yYxq-r77Y1o)

Does anyone know what settings i need to get this tone?

I'm using a 1998 Fender Jazz and a KUSTOM PA system, the exact model I'm not sure of. There is no bass input on said PA so its just through one of the regular inputs.

:help: :help: :help: :help:
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All you need for the Mark Hoppus tone is a P Bass with Seymour Duncan Quarter Pounder Pickups and roundwounds (newer is better with regards to the strings) , then boost the treble a little
 
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