Which one to get?

[McRibnNugget]

Growing with a lot of punk and rock I'm currently consider either a 1) Fender Mark Hoppus' Jag bass and 2) Fender Player II LE (with Seymour Duncan pickups).

Despite the like for punk and rock I don't generally play the hard rock stuff.

So which one do you recommend?

 

[jd56hawk]

Out of those two, the Jaguar looks nice, but I'd go with something that looks punk.

 

[ardgedee]

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Out of those two, the Jaguar looks nice, but I'd go with something that looks punk.
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meh. Anything can be punk when you play punk on it. That's the whole point. Here's Black Flag in concert in 1984 with Kira Roessler playing an Alembic:

 

[Polfuste]

I would go for the Mark Hoppus. Pretty cool bass.

 

[Pdaddy1978]

When I was playing punk, the ethos was "play what you got".
I had a Pbass....so I played a P.
But I saw other guys playing everything under sun. Hand me downs and pawn shop guitars and basses were common. Unlike other genres punk didn't really have instruments that were specifically associated with it. It was more about how you played instead of what you played.
Sling it low...play with a pick.

 

[JIO]

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Out of those two, the Jaguar looks nice, but I'd go with something that looks punk.
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I dig the additional red perimeter

 

[dland]

Growing with a lot of punk and rock I'm currently consider either a 1) Fender Mark Hoppus' Jag bass and 2) Fender Player II LE (with Seymour Duncan pickups).

Despite the like for punk and rock I don't generally play the hard rock stuff.

So which one do you recommend?

I am a little biased. I have never played the Hoppus Jag bass, but I do have/play an Oxblood Player II LE with SD Apollo pickups (noiseless). The Oxblood neck is nice, roasted with rolled edges, comfortable and fast. The pickups have a nice dark, punch with the stock strings, sort of a more rounded sound compared to the Dimarzio Model J pickups in my 60's jazz bass. Fit and finish from the factory was good, quarter-ish turn on the trust rod, small drop of the strings, stock intonation was good from factory. Overall, very happy with the purchase.

 

[McRibnNugget]

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Out of those two, the Jaguar looks nice, but I'd go with something that looks punk.
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Well I don't play much punk I play but of everything. I like the look of the Mark Hoppus', but I don't necessarily need to tone of it. What would you say it's more important, the tone or the lol and feel of it?

 

[McRibnNugget]

When I was playing punk, the ethos was "play what you got".
I had a Pbass....so I played a P.
But I saw other guys playing everything under sun. Hand me downs and pawn shop guitars and basses were common. Unlike other genres punk didn't really have instruments that were specifically associated with it. It was more about how you played instead of what you played.
Sling it low...play with a pick.

Tossing up between the tone or the look and feel of the two.

 

[jd56hawk]

Well I don't play much punk I play but of everything. I like the look of the Mark Hoppus', but I don't necessarily need to tone of it. What would you say it's more important, the tone or the lol and feel of it?

These days, with so many good-playing, great-sounding basses, I don't even bother trying out something unless I like the way it looks.
The Jaguar looks pretty good and I simply don't like Player Series P or J basses that much, especially anything burst-related.
I'm pretty sure I can change the tone of the Mark Hoppus bass with the right strings, so I'd grab it instead.
Other than that, which MH Jaguar are you considering?

 

[Polfuste]

I am a little biased. I have never played the Hoppus Jag bass, but I do have/play an Oxblood Player II LE with SD Apollo pickups (noiseless). The Oxblood neck is nice, roasted with rolled edges, comfortable and fast. The pickups have a nice dark, punch with the stock strings, sort of a more rounded sound compared to the Dimarzio Model J pickups in my 60's jazz bass. Fit and finish from the factory was good, quarter-ish turn on the trust rod, small drop of the strings, stock intonation was good from factory. Overall, very happy with the purchase.

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This color is just.. incredible !!!!

 

[dbsfgyd1]

Growing with a lot of punk and rock I'm currently consider either a 1) Fender Mark Hoppus' Jag bass and 2) Fender Player II LE (with Seymour Duncan pickups).

Despite the like for punk and rock I don't generally play the hard rock stuff.

So which one do you recommend?

Both. This is TalkBass you know. Seriously, I can’t make a make that choice for you because I don’t have those specific basses in front of me.

 

[ToddB1963]

My recommendation:

 

[McRibnNugget]

So is everyone saying look and feel is more important than tone???

 

[ardgedee]

So is everyone saying look and feel is more important than tone???

tbh once your signal goes through a couple effects pedals nobody's going to be able to tell what model of bass you have.

 

[mambo4]

So is everyone saying look and feel is more important than tone???

It’s punk the only tone that matters is disrespectful

 

[blr2]

Punk? Get a white P with a maple board and a black pickguard. Put several stickers on the body. The strap should be at least 5 ft. Play with a pick only.

 

[ctmullins]

Get the one that feels better in your hands.

 

[McRibnNugget]

Get the one that feels better in your hands.

I need to try the P Bass with the Seymour Duncan...see what the new Modern C neck is like compare to the Mark Hoppus...Jazz bass neck....Thanks.

 

[FugaziBomb]

The Hoppus Jag is essentially a P Bass with added cost from having Hoppus' name on the head stock. Given the option between the two, I'd be grabbing for the Jazz Bass all day long. The Hoppus bass is a cool color, but it's missing evening that makes a Jag bass a Jag bass. It's just a P Bass shaped like a Jaguar.