Which one to get?

[_One//Man//Mutiny_]

Are you talking about the Player 2 P or J? Because either way, I’d probably pick the player 2 over the Hoppus. The P2s are really nice, they feel really good to play, can’t speak on the LE models with the upgraded pickups but the regular P2s sounded great to me. I also think the reverse P sounds best when it’s paired up with a pickup in the bridge position, which is missing on that Jag.

 

[McRibnNugget]

Are you talking about the Player 2 P or J? Because either way, I’d probably pick the player 2 over the Hoppus. The P2s are really nice, they feel really good to play, can’t speak on the LE models with the upgraded pickups but the regular P2s sounded great to me. I also think the reverse P sounds best when it’s paired up with a pickup in the bridge position, which is missing on that Jag.

So P2 ok? My choices really breaks down to Playability vs Tonal versatility.

 

[Nuisance]

So P2 ok? My choices really breaks down to Playability vs Tonal versatility.

You are completely missing the point.

It's punk. The only rule is that there are no rules.

Play something you WANT to play. Not what others think you should play.

You WANT a certain sound. Go for it.

You WANT a certain look? Go for it.

You want something else? Go for it.

 

[Ritter667]

 

[McRibnNugget]

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If GhostRider played bass

 

[McRibnNugget]

You are completely missing the point.

It's punk. The only rule is that there are no rules.

Play something you WANT to play. Not what others think you should play.

You WANT a certain sound. Go for it.

You WANT a certain look? Go for it.

You want something else? Go for it.

You're missing my point. I like punk but I don't necessarily play punk. I play but of anything and everything. So what I'm after is whether I should go for tone (the LE P Bass with Seymour Duncan's) vs playability (the Mark Hoppus')?

 

[GTHintz]

You're missing my point. I like punk but I don't necessarily play punk. I play but of anything and everything. So what I'm after is whether I should go for tone (the LE P Bass with Seymour Duncan's) vs playability (the Mark Hoppus')?

I'd go playability. If you don't like your pickups then the world is your oyster with getting ones that'll sculpt a tone for you.

 

[McRibnNugget]

I'd go playability. If you don't like your pickups then the world is your oyster with getting ones that'll sculpt a tone for you.

They both have Seymour Duncan QTR pounders. Only the MH has no tone knob but it has a Jazz bass neck. The LE version has the QTR pounder and tone knobs to vary tone.

So I feel like MH might be nicer to play...but the LE might be more versatile to my playing repertoire...

 

[GTHintz]

Put a tone knob in the mark hoppus and you'll have the happy medium.

 

[McRibnNugget]

Put a tone knob in the mark hoppus and you'll have the happy medium.

Which means I should just get the LE one which has the Seymour Duncan and the tone adjustments. The neck is probably still thinner than my Mike Dirnt P Bass, just not as thin as the Mark Hoppus'

 

[GTHintz]

The nice part about bolt on necks are that you can get a different neck to work. Or you can pull a Doug Wimbish and sand off some material on that neck.

 

[Barton Lee]

I have a Hoppus Jag, despite my dislike for the band back in the day (my then-teenage son was a huge fan) and my not really needing another Fender bass. That said, I've been happy enough with it and it is different enough from my other P and J basses. The reverse P split coil does have a slightly different tone than a standard split coil P. I notice it most on the D and G strings which sound fuller. It has a real bark to it as well, more aggressive than the usual. The neck feels to me like a slightly larger J neck, very nice. The QC on mine was flawless.

It was an adjustment getting used to no tone control and I'd prefer to have one, but it doesn't really matter much once you set the EQ as desired at the amp. Supposedly, turning the volume knob down also tempers the tone for the quiet parts of your punk rock anthem, and rolling it back from full-on does help tame the SD QP a little. I dig the surf green w/matching head stock, too. Yes, it's overpriced though it might hold its value a wee bit better than the Player. If "punk" was my main goal, I'd prefer the Jag.

 

[_One//Man//Mutiny_]

Which means I should just get the LE one which has the Seymour Duncan and the tone adjustments. The neck is probably still thinner than my Mike Dirnt P Bass, just not as thin as the Mark Hoppus'

That’s exactly where the Player 2 P neck sits. I used to have one of those Mike Dirnt Ps and that’s a great bass!