Fender Mark Hoppus Signature

Mexican Fender Jazz bass body, P-bass pickups, P-bass neck. Surf green, string through body (which I prefer.) Came with a free Fender gig bag. There was only one volume knob, and the solid plastic pickguard rather than with part chrome wasn't what I would choose.

Bright, punchy sound. I couldn't have made it any better.

The action was God-awful and the pickups were low, but i took it down to a local guitar shop and had them go over it and make the necessary changes. Also, the pickups were slanted and there was a tiny gunga embedded in the pickguard. Maybe it was a mistake buying a Mexican made, but I had no choice. Otherwise, she looked beautiful.

Looks very durable to me, yet again I'm no expert.

Never dealt with Fender, but I had to take her to a guitar shop to get her adjusted, and they were extremely friendly. They even gave me some complementary picks! How lovely.

Loved the sound, and the flaws were easily and inexpensively fixed. A fine bass for anyone who enjoys punk rock or alternative rock. It beat the crap outta my horrible Hondo bass that I bought for nothing to learn on. Oh, how I loathe that bass. It was worth the days of hard, back-breaking labor in the hot sun to earn the money for it.

Finish crack by neck plate due to overtightening. Neck did not sit well in pocket; failed 'credit card' test. You could slide a credit card between neck and body in the joint. Truss rod adjuster did not appear to work.

I'm sticking to Rics from now on. I have 2 4001s and 3 4003s and thought I'd get a Fender for fun. It wasn't any fun. I guess "Made in Mexico" was a dumb choice. The only thing they know how to make down there is margaritas.

NAME .......................Mark Hoppus Bass

MODEL NUMBER ...............013-8300-(Color #)

SERIES .....................Artist Series

BODY .......................Alder Jazz Bass Body

NECK .......................Maple Precision Bass Neck
FINGERBOARD ................Rosewood (9.5" Radius)

NO. OF FRETS ................20 Medium Jumbo Frets

SCALE LENGTH ................34.0"

WIDTH AT NUT ................1.625"

HARDWARE ....................Chrome

MACHINE HEADS ...............Standard

BRIDGE ......................Standard Series Parts on American Series Bridge Plate (String-thru-body Configuration)

PICKGUARD ....................4-Ply White Pearloid,
(Jazz Bass Shape that Includes Control Plate Area in a One Piece Pickguard)

PICKUPS ...................1 Seymour Duncanr Basslines SPB-3 Quarter Pound Split-Coil Precision Bass Pickup

PICKUP SWITCHING ........... None

CONTROLS ..................Volume Control

COLORS......................
(304) Daphne Blue,
(356) Shell Pink,
(357) Surf Green

STRINGS ...................Super Bass 8250M NPS, p/n 073-8250-006,
Gauges: .045, .065, .085, .110TW (Taperwound E)

ACCESSORIES ..............Deluxe Gig Bag

INTRODUCED ................1/2002

UNIQUE FEATURES ........... 1.625" Nut Width,
Precision Bass Pickup in a Jazz Bass Body,
One Piece Jazz Bass Pickguard


I would have given it a 10000000 but thats not an option.

This bass is perfert for any punker, but with a little work on your amp it could do just about anything. I play alot of punk pop, but this thing could handle jazz and rock just fine too. By the way I didn't buy this bass but I played one for an hour at guitar center (literally). I played through a 50 watt Ampeg and I gotta say it sound AWSOME!!! Just like Hoppus too (becasue of the Ampeg) Very Punchy which I absoulutly love!!!!! This bass doesn't have as much variety as a P-Bass but I still love it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The Action was a little too low for me, but my frienly guitar center associate raised the sadles just a tad then it was PERFECT!!!! The Surf Green looked really nice, same with the Daphne Blue. I am dissapointed that the hot pink was not realease and fender gives us the Shell pink which is still the best color to get but it's not as nice as the hot pink. Now this was a flaw that I saw, but this wouldn't happen to you in uless you purposely do it.... Where the pickups come out, I saw a little peice or cookie or something stuff inbetween the pickguard and pickup... pretty disgusting. I'm given this a 9 becasue there is not a hot pink.

I put a strap on a jumped up and down while playing, no problem what so ever-unlike my essex. Hardware was excellent. The Strap buttons seemed solid but you shoiuld always use strap locks-regaurdless how good the bass is. I would defianlty use this without a backup with no worries.

Never talked to Fender Before

I truthfully consider this the best bass out on the market today. BUY THIS!!!! START A PETIOTION TO GET THE HOT PINK BASS AND TWO PEICE PICK GUARD!!!!

2002 MARK HOPPUS SIGNATURE BASS CONTAINS ONE HOT SEYMOUR DUNCAN QUARTER POUNDER PICK UP AND IT IS VERY LOUD. MINE CAME IN SURF GREEN WHCH WAS THE COLOR THAT I WAS LOOKING FOR(THE SAME COLOR OF THE PALACE IN ASBURY PARK). JAZZ BODY WITH THE SD QP P BASS PICKUP. MAPLE NECK WITH ROSEWOOD FRET BOARD. THERE IS JUST ONE VOLUME CONTROL SO YOU MAY HAVE TO ADJUST THE TREBLE OR BASS ON YOUR HEAD. IT ALSO CAME WITH A CUSTOM GIG BAG.

THE SOUND THAT I GOT WAS A HIGH-END JOHN ENTWHISTLE SORT OF SOUND. GREAT FOR PLAYING SOLOS AS IT CUTS THROUGH THE MIX. I AM USING A FENDER BASSMAN HEAD WITH HARTKE 210 AND 410 CABINETS. WHEN PLAYING SOMETHING JAZZY I HAVE TO TURN DOWN THE TREBLE ON THE HEAD A BIT. GREAT SUSTAIN. I PLAY AUTHENTIC ROCK AND ROLL.

BEAUTIFUL SURF GREEN FINISH THAT WAS FLAWLESS, THE BASS WAS SET UP NICELY, NO FLAWS.

SOLID AS A ROCK. BUT I ALWAYS HAVE A BACKUP.

I NEVER HAD TO DEAL WITH THEM AND THIS IS MY 8TH FENDER THAT I HAVE OWNED.

20 PLUS YEARS OF PLAYING I ALSO OWN AN AMERICAN P BASS, FENDER MEX STRAT. THIS BASS IS VERY QUICK BUT THE ONLY THING THAT I WOULD DO IS PUT A JAZZ NECK ON IT. THIS IS VERY COOL LOOKING, VERY QUICK AND LOUD.

2002 MARK HOPPUS SIGNATURE BASS CONTAINS ONE HOT SEYMOUR DUNCAN QUARTER POUNDER PICK UP AND IT IS VERY LOUD. MINE CAME IN SURF GREEN WHCH WAS THE COLOR THAT I WAS LOOKING FOR(THE SAME COLOR OF THE PALACE IN ASBURY PARK). JAZZ BODY WITH THE SD QP P BASS PICKUP. MAPLE NECK WITH ROSEWOOD FRET BOARD. THERE IS JUST ONE VOLUME CONTROL SO YOU MAY HAVE TO ADJUST THE TREBLE OR BASS ON YOUR HEAD. IT ALSO CAME WITH A CUSTOM GIG BAG.

THE SOUND THAT I GOT WAS A HIGH-END JOHN ENTWHISTLE SORT OF SOUND. GREAT FOR PLAYING SOLOS AS IT CUTS THROUGH THE MIX. I AM USING A FENDER BASSMAN HEAD WITH HARTKE 210 AND 410 CABINETS. WHEN PLAYING SOMETHING JAZZY I HAVE TO TURN DOWN THE TREBLE ON THE HEAD A BIT. GREAT SUSTAIN. I PLAY AUTHENTIC ROCK AND ROLL.

BEAUTIFUL SURF GREEN FINISH THAT WAS FLAWLESS, THE BASS WAS SET UP NICELY, NO FLAWS.

SOLID AS A ROCK. BUT I ALWAYS HAVE A BACKUP.

I NEVER HAD TO DEAL WITH THEM AND THIS IS MY 8TH FENDER THAT I HAVE OWNED.

You all know the features.

You know what it sounds like.

It's a Fender.

Read Above.

Read Above.

This review is to simply counteract the idiocy of some reviews ::cough::Robert 2 reviews down::cough:: of this bass. To say that this bass doesn't have bass sound? What amp where you playing through? The field set up by Seymour Duncan Quarter Pound pickups is one of the fattest botom ends you can get. Through a tube amp, this bass sounds remarkably similar to Mark's custom shop model. RE: A tone knob. Do you actually use a tone knob? I've never bothered, I use the EQ on my amp. Some bassists don't even bother with a volume knob. Mike Dirnt runs the signal straight from the pickup. Which subsequently makes this bass sound like a bass. Once again, this is a siganture model, which means it was made for a specific person. You don't like it? Too bad. Get off your soapbox then. This bass wasn't made for you.

Fender doesn't make production custom instruments for just anyone. Look at the Artist signature instruments they have now. Do you know why they make them? Because they're unique. Because they sound good. (For a good example of the Hoppus bass "The Rock Show" really lets the bottom end shine through).

Is this the best Fender bass? Not by a long shot. Is it the worst Fender bass? Not by a long shot. Is it worth the money? If you like the features, yes. It's better balanced than a P bass and has an Alder body as opposed to every other instrument coming out of Mexico, plus an American series bridge, and string thru configuration.

Other stuff? The original prototype model made for Mark. (Pink, skull and cross bones inlays, he slapped an Atticus sticker on it and hangs a Famous SAS keychain off the string tree) has the same pickguard and no control plate. The control plate was added on his subsequent models.

My advice. Play other Fender basses before you buy this one.

2001 Mexico 4 string One volume knob one Seymour Duncan qtr pound P-Bass Pickup IUt really needs a control plate instead of the one peice pickgaurd i think it would sound good with the quarter pound Jazz pickup too love the neck

Perfect for punk stuff like that but the sound doesnt have any way to change so other types of music wouldn't be applicable

light necks awesome i love playing it THe pink color isn't like marks real bass it's shell piunk and ugly as hell the one piece pickgaurd is ugly im a big fan of the metal control plate

I could kick this basses ass and sound the same i did before the beating took place

I'm actually designing my own bass based on this i bought a fender standard jazz got a blank pick gaurd carved the body and i'm getting both a seymour duncan 1/4 # jazz and p pick ups i think that will sound kick ass

I love this bass its perfect for just straight ahead bass tones punks especially

I bought a 2002 Mark Hoppus bass.Made in Mexico.Basic Jazz body,Precision neck.Seymour duncan quarter pound pickups.Vol control.Passive pickups.Flatwound fender strings.Reg scale.Delux gig-bag.I has great features.If you are scared of buying a bass w/o a tone control...think of how much u use it now,practically never.It usually stays all he way up anyway.Sceptics are dum for saying this is minimalistic.This bass has everything you need!

I play punk/emo.It sounds SO good.Its a bright,loud,happy sound.I play it through a Hartke Kickback 10.It is so rad.If you want a very loud sweet sound this is the bass!!!

The action is so easy to play.Its set up like an american delux p-bass.Very springy.The tuners are Excellet(oooooo...very shiny).It fits like a glove.

O man this is its VERY strong point.Any color on this bass will not show fingerprints.Its Gig-bag is a pain in the ass to zip.The nylon gets caught in the zipper.So the bass is rock solid.The gig-bag is not so great so I give it a 9.

I havnt had to deal w/ them.But C'MON its Frickin FENDER they should have one of the best customer supports.

I Play a 72 tele bass,a 73 p-bass,and this.I love this bass.Its great.Its perfect for anyone under 30.If it were lost or stolen,first id cry...Then id deffinately buy another(mabye even 2!!).

A feature, to my mind, is an addition to what should already come standard. You DO expect that any new car you purchase will come with a steering wheel, engine, and tires. Similiarly so, you expect a bass to come with such essentials as a neck, body, pickup(s), and volume and tone knobs. But wait, Mark prefers the simpler things in life, even if it means having a custom bass. Its a gimmick, and the lack of features will only impress the most novice of players.

With the fattiest part of my thumb I played as close to the neck as possible, yet it still sounded like I was playing next to the bridge with a brass pick. Its definitely not bass, and if anyone expecting to be a bassist need not look here. However, if you are a desperate kid looking to get a slice of ass by grabbing an instrument and being in a "band"...well, this is your 400 dollar ticket to sweet sexual bliss.

Action was high, but this is expected. I did love the fit and finish. I can't get by without the feel of a j-bass, and I dig the old school color.

I imagine its durable. So few components=little repair. Its probably as durable as it is a bad idea. Make me a signature bass, forget this hoo-ha.

Fender is good with support. I love them, and want to date the owners daughter.

I have been playing for only two years, but experience doesn't always exqual knowledge. I know whats good, whats bad, and whats put on the market to make a buck. You can't blame Fender or Blink182...Mark gets free basses and Fender gets to bank on little punkers desire to emulate mediocrity. But its ok, thats life. There are much worse things out there.

The features on this bass are a volume knob and a seymour duncan quarterpound pickup, basically p-bass hardware on a jazz bass body, the body is made from alder and the neck is maple with a rosewood fingerboard, my bass is in surf green, and it came with a free gig bag.

This bass suits punk which is great as i'm in a punk band called Analdave (www.analdave.cjb.net), I use the bass through a carlsbro 120 and it sounds awesome, no noise or buzz from the pickup which is good, this bass only has one sound which is middley,trebley and has alot of clarity, and no string drowns out the other, would be nice if it had a tone knob may make modification at a later date.

Setup was good straight from the shop, no flaws as of yet, very sound and looks great, just wish that they had put the metal control bit on instead of making the pickguard one-piece

This bass will definetly withstand live playing, heck if Mark Hoppus is using them then they must do, hardware is good quality and i cannot see it falling apart, i could definetly use this bass for a back up

i haven't had to deal with fender and hopefully i never will unless my band get signed and they make us custom equipment (i wish)

I have been playing bass for 8 years, i have a peavey jazz bass, carlsboro 120 bass amp, Marshall g80r combo and a epiphone les paul lp100, i would love to get a tom delonge strat in surf green,