Fender Mark Hoppus Jazz Bass
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| Mark Hoppus Jazz Bass | |
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| Manufacturer | Fender |
| Period | 2000 — present |
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| Body type | Solid |
| Neck joint | Bolt-on |
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| Body | Alder(2000-2006), Ash(2006-present) |
| Neck | Maple(Precision Bass width) |
| Fretboard | Rosewood, 9.5” Radius (241mm) |
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| Pickup(s) | Seymour Duncan SPB-3 Quarter Pound P-Bass |
The Mark Hoppus Jazz Bass was introduced by Fender Musical Instruments Corporation in 2000. It was first seen in the blink-182 music video for "Adam's Song". It has a Fender Jazz Bass body with a string-through body design and bridge system and Fender Precision Bass neck and pickups. The model uses only a single volume knob and no tone knob.
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[edit] Bass Colors
With Blink-182:
- Metallic Red (As seen in the music video "Adam's Song" and is arguably the first prototype Mark Hoppus Signature Bass. Has custom fish-shaped inlays on the fretboard.)
- Surf Green
- Daphne Blue
- Hot Pink (With Skull and Crossbone inlays.)
- Olympic White (With black pickguard.)
- Black (With black pickguard.)
- Shell Pink (As seen in the First Date music video and has been discontinued making it harder/rarer to find.)
- Red/Pink/Yellow/White Plaid Design (Later used for the recording of the self-titled album and live performances from 2003 until the hiatus of blink.)
- Graffiti Yellow (Used on AOL Sessions)
With +44:
- Hot Pink (With Skull Inlays. Same Bass from Blink-182 Era, but eventually retired from use in the early days of +44.)
- Honey Blonde Ash (With a tortoise shell pickguard as seen on the music video "When Your Heart Stops Beating".)
- Olympic White (With a tortoise shell pickguard.)
- Sunburst (With a tortoise shell pickguard.)
(Note: This is not a complete list of signature basses used and/or owned by Mark Hoppus.)
[edit] Design
After having extensively used Ernie Ball MusicMan Sting Ray basses in the early years of Blink-182, Mark Hoppus began to rely more on Fender Precision Basses towards the late Dude Ranch - early Enema of the State period. The first custom Fender Precision Bass was the Metallic Blue Precision Bass with one volume knob as seen in the music video "All The Small Things" and "What's My Age Again?". Mark Hoppus later collaborated with Alex Perez of the Fender R&D Department and developed the his signature model consisting of the distinct Jazz Bass body, first seen in the music video "Adam's Song". The first prototype that Mark used was slightly different back then, having a 2 piece pickguard, with the covering around the volume knob being chrome. Now the bass is produced with a one piece pickguard.
[edit] New Model
In 2006, after the hiatus of Blink-182 and with the start of +44, some changes were made on the bass model. The pickups are still the familiar Seymour Duncan Precision Bass Quarter Pound pickups, but they have been reversed in order to give a thicker sound to the D and G string as according to Hoppus. The body on the new model is lighter because it is made of Ash instead of Alder. The Fender decal used on the headstock is no longer the decal found on American Basses but are that of the decals used on 1970s-era Fender Basses.
[edit] Appearances
Here are some appearances in music videos:
| Music Video | Band | Year |
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| Adam's Song | Blink-182 | 2000 |
| Man Overboard | Blink-182 | 2000 |
| The Rock Show | Blink-182 | 2001 |
| First Date | Blink-182 | 2001 |
| Feeling This | Blink-182 | 2003 |
| Violence, Stockholm Syndrome. [Bonus Video's on Enhanced Cd] | Blink-182 | 2004 |
| Down | Blink-182 | 2004 |
| Always | Blink-182 | 2004 |
| When Your Heart Stops Beating | (+44) | 2006 |
| 155 [Band Made Tour Video] | (+44) | 2007 |
