New Mark Hoppus Bass

[.Anfield]

Well, here it is...

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That is the one that he plays/posted on his myspace. I'm guessing that if they release a new one, it will look similar to that.

 

[Dr. Funk]

Not too shabby!

 

[boonerstreet]

I think that's the same as his "old" model just with a different paint job and pickguard. I've seen him use many basses that are the same exact model but with different paint and pickguard combos, so I don't think this is anything new.

 

[Pennydreadful]

The new model is just paint, pickguard, and flipped pup if I remember correctly.

 

[punkbassistfc]

that looks nice. Hoppus gets a nice tone on the blink records but have not payed to much attention to plus44.

 

[Valerus]

The new model is just paint, pickguard, and flipped pup if I remember correctly.

Sounds about right.

 

[Vic Winters]

And a steep price increase.

 

[Will and Matt]

least it's a Fender

 

[lowrider5]

ash body too

 

[steve21]

I'm personally not one for the one-piece pickguard (or tort, for that matter) but he made a smart choice flipping the P.

 

[Showdown]

I'd like it if it had the regular Jazz chrome control plate. I've never liked the one piece pickguard/control plate. Early MIM Jazzes had them, and I think it makes them look cheap.

Edit: oops, Steve 21 beat me to it by a couple of minutes.

 

[Parabolic Box]

Looks like it allows stringing through the body now, too.

edit: Oh wait, it's always been like that. But they've changed the headstock logo, and truss rod hole.

 

[southshoreconor]

dumb question.. what does flipping the P pickup around do?

 

[Siegy]

make the p/g black an i'm all over it.

I'm a slut for black pickguards.

 

[not_jason]

dumb question.. what does flipping the P pickup around do?

I'd imagine it would darken the tone on the higher strings ever so slightly, but I'm not sure if it would have any benefits beyond that.

Mark Hoppus's bass seems specifically designed to make me hate it (which is fitting, considering I've often thought the exact same thing about his playing [i kid, it was too good a joke to pass up.]), but it looks alright in that color combination.

 

[Parabolic Box]

Now that I look more at it, it doesn't look like they even switched the position of the pickups around, but, rather, only moved the coil serving the D and G strings. The one serving the E and A string is still in the normal position.

Compare:
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Well, to be fair, Mark Hoppus isn't known for his cutting bass tone.

And I agree that the design is odd. J body with P neck?

 

[jcuesta]

Not too bad, I'll have to play it when it comes to my nearest GC

 

[moomoocajoo]

Hate that damn logo on the first pic...

also the reverse PUP just looks plain odd, as does the lack of a tone knob, and I ain even gonna start on the body/neck thing, but if it works for you...

 

[cowsgomoo]

Well, to be fair, Mark Hoppus isn't known for his cutting bass tone.

no, he's not, but it does have a fair amount of grind and high mid in there... the bass in the opening of 'Online Songs' is reasonably cutting, as I recall

 

[Alex Xander]

I'd imagine it would darken the tone on the higher strings ever so slightly, but I'm not sure if it would have any benefits beyond that.

Mark Hoppus's bass seems specifically designed to make me hate it (which is fitting, considering I've often thought the exact same thing about his playing [i kid, it was too good a joke to pass up.]), but it looks alright in that color combination.

LMAO! Too funny