Fender Mark Hoppus Signature

2006 Hoppus Jazz Bass, but is actually all P-bass except for the body. Wasn't reel crazy of the one piece pickguard, but it's grown on me. String through body, which is a big plus that most people have seemed to skip over, this is what really separates the Standards from the American Standards in the Fender bass relm. It does only have one volume knob, but tone knobs on p-basses are damn near worthless anyway; if you want a bass with tonal variety, look to something with active electronics, a Music Man Stingray might be a better candidate for you. The neck is a straight ahead Mexican Standard neck. Could have a better bridge and some straplocks, but none of the Mexi's ever do. Gig bag kinda sucks, but a least it came with something.

I actually have a LP Blue American Standard Precision (one of the last made in that finish) with the same pickup as the Hoppus and I love the sound of the SPB-3's (Quarterpound P pickup). It has more kick then a standard P pickup, but maintains the whole vintage vibe surprisingly well. All a 500k tone pot does is take away from your output, even if the pots turned up to max, I actually use Fender No-Load Tone pots in my other basses to eliminate the tone circuit without completely removing it. The Hoppus has a great springy P-bass sound, great for punk rock or any pickstyle rock. This bass sucks for slapping, but (I feel) so do all P-basses without a bridge pickup of some type. The higher mass of the body and the string through bridge add tons of sustain.

Fender's Mexican plant has gotten much better over the years, and I would rank their quality right on par with early 90's American made Fender. The setup is great on it due to the store that set it up. Note to big-box store and eBay buyers: any time you buy a guitar or bass, the action might be bad. This is most likely not the fault of the manufacturer, but the seller or previous owner. I hate it when people buy these things, say the action is horible, but went through the biggest corporations to buy them.

This was bought as a backup to my American Standard P-bass, but is getting about 50/50 use. Like all fenders, the only gripe i really have is in the bridge, but Leo Quan makes a better replacement for these: the Badass III, which I will eventually put on this thing. In Fender's defense, their American Standard series now have a better bridge then the classic Fender bridge.

Anytime I've had a problem with anything Fender, I just took it to a dealer, and they've fixed any problem I've ever had.

Out of all the Fender Artist Series, this is one of the few that are a great representation of what the astists bass is. The main differences I can tell from the actual basses Hoppus uses is in the necks, and the finishes, but if the Fender Custom Shop were making the ones availible to us; they'd be in the same pricerange as the Clapton Strat. The Hoppus is a great simplified P-bass, plain and simple, but the pickup gives it a bit more power. It may be a bit harsh for some, but it does maintain a vintage quality.

Made in Mexico. Not sure about the year, I got it off E-Bay. 20 frets four strings, pretty standard fare. Maple P-Bass neck with rosewood fingerboard on an Alder J-bass body with one S-D SPB-3 1/4 pound passive P-bass PUP. This one came finished in God awful Daphne Blue. It has strings through the body, with an American bridge plate and Mexican saddles. I was looking for a beater bass to use for some outdoor gigs and some of our more unsavory venues. The lack of tone controls with a single passive PUP is an ideal combination for a war club. I had intended to put something together from various scavenged parts but when I found this one on E-Bay it had everything I wanted (mostly) and was cheaper than I could build myself. It had a very hard previous life, and is missing paint in multiple locations on the body. The neck has some gouges in it, but all in all it turned out to be very playable.

The 1/4 pound PUP is very caliente!! Great output, and very good tonal clarity. It's a full range pickup for sure. I did a complete set up on it, and strung it with roundwound strings. Holy crap!! It was the clankiest trebliest most wretched sounding POS I ever heard!! I was kind of missing that tone knob at this point. So, I figured if I can't adjust the tone on the bass, I'll just adjust the tone of the strings. I put a set on GHS Brite Flats on and WOW!! This thing is pretty cool. Who needs a freakin tone knob when your bass can sound like this all the time???? It's got a creamy fat warm tone and just the right amount of midrange bite! I bought it primarily for live performance situations, being a beat up piece of crap from the get go and all. It would work for studio recording OK I guess, but I have basses I love a lot more than this bastard stepchild for the delicate work.

The set up out of the box was horrible!! Just atrocious! I don't know how the guy that sold it to me ever played it. The intonation was way out across the board. I cleaned her up, did a set up on her, and she's just fine now. There is a deep gouge on the lower part of the body that took out a pretty good sized hunk of wood out. It has multiple dings and has obviously been dropped more than once. The head stock is beat up, and the back of the neck has a couple of gouges in it. No neck dive, the balance is very good. It looks like crap. Besides being Daphne Blue it looks pretty bad but it sounds pretty good! The stuff I can see that came from the factory before she got run through the wringer seems about average.

This bass has lived through a lot already. Is it durable?? Judging from her battle scars, I would have to say yes! It came with straplocks on it. I don't know if that was standard or not, but given the condition it's in, I don't know why it has them. I have used it on several gigs so far (I like it more each time I play it!) and have never had any issues. There is a dead spot at the 6th fret on the G string, but hey its a Fender. With the total lack of options what can go wrong? This thing is a tank!

It's a Fender. If something happens that I can't address myself, I'll put her through a wood chipper and get another beater off of the bay.

I've been playing for 28 years. I'm a bit of a gear snob, but my list of other stuff doesn't matter as far as this revue is concerned. If it were stolen, I'd buy the first cheap P-bass I saw on E-bay to replace it. We're only dating, I don't want to get married to this one.

The Hoppus with Brite Flats has great tone. Lots of punch in the lower registers, and just a wonderful overall sound. The strings make all the difference on these things.

My Hoppus bass is a 2002 model. It has 20 frets, 4 string. Solid top, one piece wood body with a string through bridge. Only has one volume knob, but I dig that. I never use tones knobs... just crank those to 11. Seymour Duncan Basslines Precision pickups. Made in Mexico, I bought it brand new from the store... I actually had to order the bass. I wish I would've gotten the Shell Pink, because its discontinued. I have it in Daphne Blue.

I play mainly rock and rock oriented music, and this bass works for me wit everything I do. It has a rich, deep sound, but I get that from many years of trying many different head/cab combinations. Also, my strings are kinda old. I have played this bass at more shows than I even know, and I've used it in the studio a bit. This is by far my #1 bass... beating out my Fender Custom Precision.

It came with Fender strings, which had to go ASAP. I've done a lot of teching for bands and such, so I changed everything about the action and pickups heights, etc. When I got it, it did play amazingly well, but its a bit better now. The only problems I've had are a broken nut, which I replaced, and the knob keeps falling off because of the smooth post. I threw some super glue in it, and it ficked the problem.

As said earlier, I've played more shows than I know the number of, and this bass has lived. It has gone through numerous tours all over the US, in all kinds of weather climates. I usually throw my basses around a lot, and this bass has certainly taken its share of shit. All of this, and not even any paint chips! Only a few dents here and there from drumsticks and such.

Never had to deal with them. I do all my own repairs.

I also own an EB Musicman, a Fender Jazz, a Fender Custom Shop precision, and a few other beater basses. I don't regret buying this bass. If it were stolen, I'd try to find this one and get it back. Years of playing and my own adjustments can't be replaced overnight. It feels amazing to play... smooth neck. I wish I had 2 more of these, exactly set up like mine, and worn down like mine... but in different colors. I dig the black with white pickguard. and having one of those pink ones would be cool too.

my fender mark hoppus bass was made in 2002/2003 according to the serial number, it is the discontinued shell pink colour. Has a jazz bass body with a p-bass neck. One volume, seymour duncan quarter pound for p-bass pickups.

no case as second hand but u get gig bag if purchased new

its got a gr8 sound i have played so many other basses, musicmans fender jazz's and p's rickenbackers, ibanez but this bass just feels so right everytime i pick her up and play her. really fat p-bass sound, its such a gd live bass big fat tone, turn down ur treble for live though if u like 2 rock out cos it will sound horrible and twangy, but if u play it hard with the treble lower it will give that signature mark hoppus sound, in the studio its sooo nice, comes out fat and trebley just like marks.

action was gr8 when i got it but it was 2nd hand tho, i had 2 raise the pickup on the e-string a bit tho but that was all, i put rotosound swing bass on it gives it a much better mark hoppus sound or more trebley sound the ernie balls he uses sound crap after a week go dead real quickly and where no wear near as bright as the roto's. solid paint work all tuning pegs pretty solid stays int tune well.

i played this live many times she is solid, needs no backup stays in tune will outlive me fo sure!! i put strap locks on tho for saftey!!

i been playing about 3 or 4 years now i use an ashdown five fifteen, 15" 100 watt combo and its a brilliant sound suits it well, i would like an ampeg 4x10 or 8x10 tho cos i prefer the tighter sound they give off.

if it where stolen id go and kill the person who did it especially as they stopped making it in pink!! its a gr8 bass, who needs al these amazing features its all about how gd u are at playing it!

Made in Mexico...it is the basic Mark Hoppus signiture bass...it has all the features of a P-bass, minus the tone knob, and a plus is the String Thru Bridge and the J-bass body...I love J-bass bodies more than the BORING P-bass ones.

Ah the sound...well, it only has one knob and its not for tone, granted that is what I LOVED about it! I hate tone knobs, i basically turn them all the way up (treble) and leave them there, but usually they get in the way and i hit them when i play hard...so that would make me undo the knobs and put them under the pick guard...

I use a Crate amp...its pretty big and it has a built in EQ, so i mess with my tone really always on the amp anyways.

I like my bass to sound more punchier and high on the treble...this bass produces more of a high MID and not treble, but thats ok, cause I adjust on the amp to make it sound more treble-like. With Dull-Old strings the bass can produce a really really good deep bass sound tho.

My music style is Pop-Punk and maybe some harder stuff...the bass in Dropped D sounds really really good. I can play Jazz on it fine and it doesnt sound terrible but I really don't like the super-overpowering bass sound either.

Honestly it can be used really really well onstage. It also has the potential for the studio...cause in the studio you use effects and mixers so it can go both.

Alot of people gripe about the sound...why did you buy it then? I mean it says MARK HOPPUS SIGNATURE BASS...so listen to his music, thats the sound you'll get, if you don't like that sound don't get it, or you can add normal P-Bass pickups or something...

Well...I've had 2 of these basses and the first the neck completly warped and twisted, but I got it off Ebay and who knows what that person did to it, so I wont hold it against it. Now the 2nd one, i got from a friend who owned it since 2002. When i played it with the old strings the setup was perfect...now when i took the old strings off, and applied new ones, the neck bent...right in the middle...so I had to get it adjusted and set up.

Pickups are fine

The finish...well I at first bought the ALL black version, very smooth and cool looking. Then there is the new one i got, the Blue version...basic, boring. The one I really want and I might get mine painted like, is the white body and the black pickguard combo.

This bass has to be one of the most durable basses...especially since there is not alot Inside of it to bang up. Its really really light compared to P and J basses and Musicman basses.

hardware is pretty good.


Finish is really coated well and looks brand new to this day and its 4 years old.

Strap buttons I had replaced with straplocks and I did have the problem with the one near the back end of the bass, it would constantly come out...so I used Gorilla Glue and its in there forlife ha ha.

I actually don't know about dependability, due to the neck issues...i took it in recently to have it adjusted and havent gotten it back yet.

I would use it with no backup...i do care alot about the action. I play it lower. But if it starts to come up, i am not going to stop playing cause of it....i'll just tough it out and then have it adjusted later or sell it. Ha ha

Guitar Center, that's where it was bought at. I give them a A++++++

Sam Ash where it was being resold at, i give the biggest F.

4 year warrenty thru Fender.

I've been playing for 7 years...I have owned around 25 basses. From my first starter, a Crate Electrica (very nice, has the P-bass body and a J-bass neck...crappy pickups), A ton of squires, 3 P-basses, 1 j-bass, a cheapy rip off J-bass from ebay (Was one of the best, needed a new neck but other than that it was GREAT), and 2 Mark Hoppus basses, and a few Musicman basses.

I either wanted this bass or I wanted a certain musicman, the musicman was too expensive so i got this one, I am happy with it.

If it were stolen, I'd kill the person who stole it, and buy a new one if I couldn't get it back, haha.

I love the simplicity of it. The body shape is a wet dream for me. I really honestly would like this same bass but with a Musicman pickup...that would be amazing!

I love this bass don't get me wrong, and I love blink 182 they are my favorite band of all time, and yeah i listen to more than Pop PUnk too...I just grew up with them and I am linked. The sound I wanted out of this bass however is not really the sound I got though. But I knew that when i bought it. I really bought it for the fact of the hybrid-ness of it. The mixture of J and P bass is excellent, I like P-bass pickups more than the J-bass ones...but...if this bass could have a slimmer J-bass neck and a Musicman pickup, to me it would be the perfect bass, but right now its the closest thing to perfection. The price sucks tho.

made in mexico, 2005, it came with a nice fender deluxe gig bag, string thru body bridge, i got the daphne blue finish and it looks awesome, expecially with the pearloid pickguard, only one volume knobs, but even if it had a tone knob, i wouldnt use it, i dont need it. jazz bass body, precision bass neck, p bass pickups. awesome seymour duncan pickups, sound great.

it sounds great, id say its good for pretty much any style of music, but definitely good for punk rock kind of stuff, im using it through a fender rumble 100, until i can save up for an ampeg. im not using any effects, but occasionally a light distortion.

the bass came set up pretty well, i had to do a little bit of adjusting, just to my person preferences. no flaws in the finish.

definitely reliable, i usually gig with two basses to switch for drop d songs, but now i got a pedal tuner to tune quickly, i havent had any problems with it at all, i got straploks for it though.

never needed it

this is a great bass, great combination between p and j basses. definitely good for my style of music, i play in a punk/alternative band, but i also play in my churches praise band, and it sounds great.

Nice body. But the neck good use a little more better of a finish But its nice and smooth.

The sound is awesome. Blink-182 bassist Mark Hoppus gives a nice punk sound.

This bass came to me perfect. No scratches knicks or anything.

This bass is very good. I played at a couple of shows and with it and its just great. The pic guard is very durable.

It was under a life time warranty for me. I never had to use it though.

This bass is a have to get. Not a beginner bass though. You don't wanna wreck this.

The mark hoppus is not the most decked out bass interms of features but it has all of the neccesary options. It would have been nice to have a tone knob or two but it is not neccesary. The bass lines pickups make up for every thing this bass lacks.

I use this amp with several different heads from carvin to marshall and it sounds exellent coming out of every one. It has a thick richness backed by raw power that is had to come across. The lows boom and the highs ring. With some amp tweaking and some EQ work this bass can play anthing very well.

I have not even thought about touching the action. It is perefect in every way. Even when I bought the amp a few of the salesmen played it and commented the action was perfect. Even when I take it to the store now to try new heads people ask to play it and the first thing they comment on is how well and easily it plays. The only problem was that one of the fret (3rd) was slighty misaligned which made for a bit of buzz on hard plucked long notes. Other than that the fret did not bother me but I got it fixed anyway for a few bucks.

Have had it for almost four years and it plays better than the day that I got it. Every thing can take a beating and on stage the bass has not failed yet.

Have not had to use them for this bass, but in previous experiences fender is relativly painless. I remeber the warranty being pretty standard and nothing special.

This bass is truly one of a kind and i would never sell it for something else. If this bass was stolen I would by it again, but most likely used. For any style of music this bass is for you. I recommend this bass above all other in the price range and fenders line up. If you have any questions my email is given, feel free to ask.

Pretty straight forward. One piece Alder body, One piece pickguard, one volume knob. I myself did not like the single volume idea, so i had the shop add a tone knob. Plus the one piece pickguard was kind of stupid i thought so i add a control panel.

Sounds pretty sweet, the sound was pretty cool with the one knob but i wanted more bass in there too, so i added the tone knob and that made all the difference. Sustain is nice since it has the string through body.

set up was nice. I put some new strings on it when i got it. Fender makes good guitars but lacks in there string department. Other then that everything else seemed fine, nice finish. I would perfer sunburst, but i'm down with Daphnie blue:) I wish the neck were an american neck, but it's alright. The bridge rocks, i'm lovin the string through thing they did with this bass, i hate top loaded briges.

So far no really major problems, i did have to get the strap buttons replaced, they came loose on me, but this is a mexican made bass. But for a Mexican made bass this things a tank.

Never dealt with yet

All in all good bass for being a Baja made one. I sold my ernie ball sterling over this one because i love it so much.

This bass is amazin, it has seymour duncan basslines pickups which sound fucking amazing! Also it has a p-bass nieck witch is just so nie 2 play cos its so fat and chunky and there is so much room 2 move. I love the jazz bass body aswell its a lot nicer than the p-bass body, but i hate jazz bass necks and pickups so this is perfect 4 me and its in pink!!!! If u wanna change ur tone just turn ur treble down on ur amp and u get a nice clean sound so its not bad havin no tone knob.

Sound is the best thing about this bass, it is brilliant 4 all styles of music the sound just fits in perfectly, I have used this live twice and will be using it a lot more times!! It is just so much louder than other basses and its really comfortable 2 play. I have replaced the strap buttons with jim dunlop strap locks cos i can never trust strap locks! I have also used this 4 recording and its sounds amazing aswell (www.purevolume.com/audio32) this shows u can use this bass 4 heavier stuff just than punk, if u listen in the 3rd verse its just the bass and drums that gives u an idea of the sound of this bass!

Mine is second hand as the pink is discontinued nowdays, it was et up perfectly as most well loved second hand instruments are, it had a few minor dings but it didn't affect me buying it.

This bass is brilliant 4 live playin (with straplocks especillay) becasue i never trust strap buttons, u can't physially break bass strings apart from ur g if ur r really careless so theres no worrys there, i have gigged and will continue 2 gig without a backup, i have never had 2 adjust anything on it.

Never had 2 deal with them

Brilliant i need say no more, it can be used 4 any style of music and looks great and plays great!!!

I have a Mark Hoppus signature mexico bass which was made in 2003. Mexico series are cheaper variant of fender basses, accesible to regular people. It has jumbo frets (it's so great to play! - plenty of space to move your fingers, but still normal size), regular 4 stringed (does it even exist with more than 4 strings?). Solid-top, pickguard is 4-ply pearloid (if you choose surf green, daphne blue or shell pink, in black edition you get ordinary pickguard). It has only volume knob, but the interesting thing about this is that with this knob you also change the tone a little bit. Mark would also removed this one if he would decided). The bass has one SPB 3/4 (seymour duncan) pickup on mid position in jazz body. It is passive pickup but it's more than enough - with it's deep and sensitive tone you are able to play from lullabies to punk-rock, it is very versatile. The body is made of alder. Neck is made of maple wood (satin finish both body and neck) Comparing to ibanez or warwick basses it is pretty heavy, similar to musicman basses. Jazz body, but that all about jazz bass. Pickup and neck is from precision bass. Bridge is the same as on standard series: string-through-body configuration. Tuners. Standard precision bass tuners. Neck has 20 medium jumbo frets. Neck really is one of the best parts of this bass - before I played ibanez and when I started playing on this I couldn't stop. Fender's neck is more open, you don't have to squeeze your fingers. Gig bag is included, you also get fender strings on it, but I recomend you to change them as soon as possible :)

Well I play punk-rock and it perfectly suits my music style. It was made for playing punk-rock. Tone is incredible, very deep and warm(if you turn off the mids especially), very powerful. Lows are really deep and cruchy, mids are cutting, highs are warm, but it also depends on which strings you're using. Playing this honey through ampeg or gk must be fantastic, but it doesn't sound bad at all on my ashdown. I don't use any effects - bass part sounds best with no effects. Yeah, it's very, very noisy if you turn the output knob to the end. Overall its sound is quite warm and very rich. This pickup containes perfect mix, it's really cool feeling playing this bass.

The bass wasn't set up bad. It could be better. Around the freatboards and pickup there was some dirt so I had to clean it up before I even turned it on. But otherwise it's great. Sometimes I play really hard and tough on this bass and I still didn't have to change the frets. It's combined well (check out the suzuki guitars and you'll throw up)

Very reliable, it seems the hardware and wood will last for at least 50 years. Neck doesn't have to be adjusted, I did it only once - when I bought it. I am using it without a backup all the time because I trust in it. If you hit it too hard the only effect will be painful hand, so don't worry, it won't just fall apart.

I had no problems with my bass so I can't say anything here.

I've been playing this bass for 1 year now. I have another bass (ibanez) and acoustic guitar. I would definetly buy it again if i would lost it or if someone would stole it. I LOVE it. I have no complains at all. My favourite feature is pickup. I compared it to jazz and precision basses and musicman basses. I chose this one because I like its elements, it very simple but still cool. I hate guitar with too many knobs and pickups; simple rules. And I always wanted to have a fender bass (they're the best).

This bass kicks ass, all you need is the volume knob because it sounds so incredable. I guess i got lucky because mine came with no defects and everyones been saying shit about that.

I play some pretty cool stuff its punk rock but its new shit that know ones heard before see http://alkott.tk I also run it through a digi-tech flange and its so good. Awh i love this bass

Didn't have to make any adjustments but the strings gross i tore those fenders off and put on i nice set of ernie ball hybrid slinkys to make this bass perfect.

Ive had this bass for about a 1yr now and ive been through alot of shows and its still nice and solid just like i bought it : )

This bass is great for anyone looking for some stand out bass riffs for your music loving mind I was playing a jazz bass for 2yrs before this and i threw it away once i met my daphine

Mexican made bass with volume knob, Seymour Duncan pickup, Pearloid pick guard, string thru body USA bridge. No tone knob. Daphne blue finish.

This bass has a sound which is ideally suited to punk and rock music. The tone is warm and punchy and really cuts through in a rehearsal or live situation. The Basslines pickup gives the mid some much needed balls, and it's far more powerful than the pickups in my fender active precision bass. This sound isn't going to suit everybody and after trying one of these basses out you will immediately know if you like it or not. For bassists that require a lot of tonal adjustment, this bass is plainly not going to be on your shopping list. Haven't recorded with it yet, although i expect it will be ok.

The bass came perfectly set up. The action is probably too low for slappers but for playing with a pick it's ideal. No problems with the finish, the paint looks great and the neck pockets are fine. Perhaps there might be some quality control issues in the mexican factory, so make sure you check out the finish before you buy one, as it's a shame to spoil a nice guitar with sloppy finishing. I also own a jap P bass active and there is nothing between them in terms of finishing quality.

This thing is solid. USA bridge and decent pickup should stand up to most situations. My other fender has never missed a beat and it's 7 years old.

Never had to deal with them.

This bass is pretty basic but the concept works extremely well. It isn't laden with features so deciding if you want one or not should be easy. Forget Mark Hoppus and what you have is a purpose built bass for punk/rock music without a heavy price tag. Spend the money you save on the bass to buy some meaty amplification and you will not be dissapointed. I've been playing for 10 years. If it got stolen I would either buy another one or buy a USA P bass and put the basslines pickup in it.

Great sound i think...only thing is when u buy it from fender you have to replace the strings...they give you fender strings which sound decient but to get that "mark Hoppus" string snaps you need to get some ernie ball. It holds down the bottom end really well for all types of music. i love to play punk and jazz and it can do the jazz well (if you can work your eq on the amp) i really love the pickups...mmmmmm instagazim

action was fine
pickups good
awsome color. pick guard adds a really nice touch if u like unique looking guitars.

this bass is a bad ass...it can take a beating...the strap buttons came lose a little near the end but me and my trusty screw driver fixed that.
i always have a back up just incase...u never know when a goblin will snatch your bass away

never delt with them

i've been playing for 5 years now and it sounds best with an ampeg amp (cuz ampeg ownes and SWR sucks) my 2x10 combo makes it sound warm and fat.
if it were stolen i would have to steal it from someone else cuz they discontinued it.. :(
i wish it already came with the ernie ball strings cuz that's another 20 bucks u got to spend...but then again fender strings aren't all that bad....right?
The other people who diss the bass dont hate the bass...they are mad that a band (blink 182) made it hudge without having overly complicated songs...songs dont have to be complicated to be awsome. these people are just ignorant pieces of poop

i own a mark hoppus 2001 mexico for bout 7 months now* 20 frets* 4 string* single knob for volume (no other knobs, such as a tone knob) which i find cool! simply cool! i love it*
SEYMOURDUNCAN quarter pounder hot coil p-bass pickups, which is the best ever, such a rich bright sound*
maple neck*
rosewood fretboard*
alder body*
shell pink finish,very sexy chic bait*
jazz body and p-bass neck so unique its sexy*
string thru body very unique as no other basses do this but i must say on the second day after buyin it i replaced the strings with ernie balls n when i replaced the strings one of the metal caps of the string thru body thing fell off but easily replaced back once strings are placed, but still!!!!GRRR
* medium jumbo frets*
comes with deluxe gig bag and two wrench tools.

perfect for my style of punk playing, ive always wanted that sound! not cause blink plays it but cause the bass sound grabs me like no other so unique so crystaly n cutting edge and bright (love it)so im glad they made this model, but im still in the process of finding my sound which i hope will progress from the hoppus sound into a me+hoppus sound to make it more unique. i use a 15 watt squier amp at home (possibly the shittiest bass amp ever made) but u know what the guitar makes the amp sound more expensive than it really is, this guitar makes any amp sound good honestly, its amazing. its a real quiet bass. the sound is rich, phat , bright, hot , colorful, ding ding ding high, it somewhat mixes a rhythm guitar n a bass (love it) i have played this on stage and the studio and its awesome in both settings but live is my fave, cause the sound jus makes it stand out for for some reason. i'm in love with this bass, not mark in fact i wanna change the plate that has his name on it to a fender or blank one. only draw back to this bass is some frets buzz sadly like e-5 e-6 n the pegs would make a sound too when i pick some frets like a-4, i should take it back to the dealer for adjustments, but still fenders a rich company and i believe that it should be presented at best. and the neck pocket the one next to the e string u can fit a credit card through n i hear that thats not very nice n the pocket next to the g string appears not very finished like it had bumps, it dint look to smooth. this bass has a high sound which i like ding ding ding not flat but phat

k here we go (in tears) the neck pockets-the pocket located near the e-string u can slide a credit card though-i hear thats not a good thing(right?) and on the pocket by the g-string the credit card wont fit (wierd) it means its not balanced or something and the pocket by the g-string dint appear smooth it had some tiny bumpy thing goin on (SUCKS). the pick ups seem to be adjusted perfectly. the pick guard was a neat 4 0r is it 3 ply pearloid, it was neat BUT THE PEARLOID HAD LIGHT SCRATCHES ON Em EVERY WHERE very wierd! not the type of scratches like some one played it at the store but schratches every where in wierd patterns, i have no clue what the f*ck that means, but it bummmed me out, also cause it dint come wrapped in those sticky plastic scratch protecting things, so that bummed me out too. as for the tuning pegs its not the tightest or loosest peg out there, but i have to tune the guitar everyday. fender should really up there finish man. i mean we pay alot for these toys, its like buyin a car from ferrari but the window or the door doesnt shut properly unless u tweak it urself- thats not right! isnt it? fender ur lucky im givin u a 4 for this category, only cause it is the awesomest bass ever! ur finishes are filthy! except the paint, it was gorgeous except for the paint on the neck pocket next to the g-string tsk tsk

yea it'l with stand live, i jump around n jus go nuts n feel the music n its fine, but u might wanna tune it at certain times to make sure or u can tighten the pegs (can u do that) (pls say yes) the hardware is chrome (kick ass) seems like it'l last if u treat her right! the paint finish is sexy, it'l last maybe, it seems different from other bass finishes as in it looks better. my ernie ball strap slips off seldomly when i play n that really sucks so im gonna get a strap guard.
i would use it on a gig without back up (its stupid, but i live on the edge) i know though u always gotta have back up no matter what, but still jus chill LIVE OUT YOUR LIFE

i have called fender once n they werent really helpful and plus it wasnt even a 1-800 number, all they said was call the shop i bought it from, cause i complaind about some buzzing n they said thats not right so i took it to the shop three or 4 times n even they said nah that buzz doesnt sound right, so they tweaked with it n got rid of major buzzings but u can still hear some, the neck doesnt appear warped though, so this is unusual. warantees 1 year.

i've been playong for four years now. i own a squier strat, kay acoustic guitar, rocker jazz bass, 110 watt fender amp, 15 watt squier amp, yamaha drum pad machine, zoom digital 3 track , creative speakers, dunlop .50 & . 60 picks, ernie ball strap, ernie ball strings, and of course the hoppus bass.
anything i wish i had asked before buyin this bass was did somebody buy this n return it? if i lost this bass i would definitely buy it again, i'd be so pissed man, but i definitely would work at burger king again n save up n work over time till i come up with the money, then i'd quit burger king and rock AGAIN. this is the best gear i have ever had, i'm in love with it not cause its a hoppus but cause its got that sound ive always been longing for. its perfect, probly the only bass i'l want for life. theres so much to love bout this bass, it looks hot,, it sounds even hotter, what more can i want?! probly a perfect finish is what i want, cause like i said fender mexico did a lil sloppy job on her. my fave feature bout her is its SIMPLICITY. i dint have to compare, cause this bass stands out physically n hearingly i mean the sound man its what i always wanted from the get go even before this bass was made. so i dint have to compare it or even think twice. in fact i'd do it all over again if i could but like i said i wish i woulda noticed those buzzin frets. what i wish this bass had was a perfect finish is all. my advise to u guys is before buyin somethin analyze it, be real anal (for this pays off in the long run) play it a lil off the rack. great bass if this is the sound u've longed for. oh n hey contact me if u wanna add somethin bout ur hoppus or if u wanna ask me somethin so we can compare and also if u wanna comment bout something i said, please feel free, im open. thanks n_i_c_k@hotmail.com oh and please tell me what u think bout my buzzing frets

this bass rules i have a warlock and rickenbacker and i pick this one over all of them. it is an american jazz body w/ p bass neck and seymourduncan pick ups. it rules i gig w/ it all the time and it has never failed me at all. it is string thru body style, which i like a lot.this bass is the shit.

this bass works well live and recording. i cant pick a better one.
it has a very warm springy kind of sound. this bass kix the shlong out of my others.

actoin-perfect
pic-ups-perfect
every thing--------perfect

this bass is a fat ass and takes a beating. use it for gigs all the time and i do it w/o a back up. almost every time unless we do a slow song the i use american jazz fender bass.

i never had to deal with them because this bass is a lard ass and takes a beating

i love this bass

2002 mark hoppus
no tone knob
pickups rule
best bass i have ever played
only drawback is no tone knob but i'll have one put in

sounds great out of any amp i use practice or the big gk rig i have. effin awesome, and i don't even like mark hoppus all that much

puts out a hum and has no shielding but its really minor everything else is great, this is really a great bass, and worth every penny. its the best fender out there period, american, mexican or japanese, this one is simply the best, by the way this one's a mexican, and its better than all the others.

i treat this bass horribly, and it treats me really well

i want a different color pickguard and i don't think they make them.

this is bass is really, really good. I can't find one to replace it, its that good. I'm going to have it shielded and have an aguilar preamp put in, after which i will probably never buy another bass ever. this bass is really really good. i love the surf green finish. I don't like blink 182, but who cares, the bass rules.

this bass is great i own a pink AMERICAN (yes fender makes an american version) hoppus bass. this bass is a tank. it takes a beating and keeps playin like new. i use it for gigs all the time w/o a backup. the action is perfect for me. i love haveing the one volume knob. it is so easy to use. the seymour duncan pick ups are one of the best pick ups ever made for bass. i am in a band called down for maintenance and both me and my guitarist use seymour duncan pickups. they just have balls!!!!!!!!!!!

my band plays rock, some more punk and some more heavy, but with all my styles it plays awsome. i have an ampeg 610 stack amp (loud as hell) and this bass sounds so awsome on it. i almost never have feed back. only when i have my amp up al the way. i cannot pick witch it is better at ( studio or stage) i use it for both. i am in the middle of making my own bass with my local shop and i am putting the seymourduncan pickups in my bass because they sound so great.

action- perfect, even factory

pick ups- had to raise them a little bit but still i cant blame fender for that. its only a screw driver fix away!

all electronics worked greatnothing wrong

to sum it up in one word fender..............duh

this thing is a tank it goes through anything. i tend to get into my music and jump like the whole concert and nothing has given out.

the only modification i made to it was an atticus sticker and strap locks.

idk never had anything wrong with any of my fenders so i wouldent no but im sure they would be great

i love it and would go straight to guitar center if some one stole it. after i was done balling my eyes out

made in 2003, 21 frets,4 strings,this bass is good

sounbds really good and you don't have to like mark or blink 182 to love the tone. I use it on an ampeg combo. it isnt too noisy unless you want it to be. has a realy rich, bright sound. its great for punk and shit. there's not too much variety, since it only has a volume knob, but the tone that it DOES have is the best i've ever heard, so you wont want to change it.

great setup, good action, the pickups were fine, no flaws whatsoever. I got the black finish and put a black pickup on as well and its the best looking bass ive ever seen

This bass will definately withstand live play. Its the signature model of a guy who jumps around and acts crazy and stuff. I bet everything will last a very long time. the paint wont wear off and the strap buttons are very nice. i haven't needed to get any adjustments yet. i would never gig without a backup because that's stupid but it is ver dependable.

pretty good

This bass is the shit

2003 Fender Mark Hoppus Signature Precision Bass
20 frets, 4 string
Solid Alder string-thru body
Quarter-Pound Seymour Duncan Basslines pickups
Daphne Blue Finish
Jazz body, P-Bass neck, P-Bass pickups
Precision tuners
No tone knobs, just one volume knob

I love the sound I get out of it. I don't have to mess with anything on it to make it sound good. My old bass, you had to mess with the tone knobs AND the EQ on the amp to even make it sound nice. But with this one, you practically just plug in and play. It's got a really nice, bright sound, perfect for cutting thru the other instruments. And it's versitile with any kind of music. I used to play in a punk band that played stuff like Green Day and Blink-182, but I have since moved on to a heavy metal band that plays stuff similar to old Metallica stuff, and with both styles, it sounds amazing! It sounds perfect right along my guitarists with their B.C. Rich and Jackson heavy metal guitars. Overall, it sounds great, nice and bright!! I love it.

The bass was pretty well set up at the factory, except the fact that the pickups were sitting too low, but with my trusty screwdriver, that problem was fixed right away. The finish was beatiful. No scraches, no dents, it was just beautiful. The nut was pretty crappy though, I broke it, playing this little solo on the G string, but I got that fixed, which also fixed my other little problem, which was the action was too low, but with the new nut on there, it fixed it so that it was just right. I have to give it a 9, just because of that nut problem, but other than that, it was perfect.

This bass definatly will withstand live playing, I tend to jump around and throw my bass around while playing, and since the bass is a freaking tank and is so heavy, it feels like it's not gonna go fly off. I've dropped it only once, on a pretty hard floor, and it took it pretty well, I couldn't see any dents or anything on it. I took the strap buttons off and put on some good locking ones, just in case, but the ones that came with it seemed pretty strong and solid. I can depend on it all the way. Since there aren't that many electronic features, I think you wouldn't have that many problems with it. I give it a 10. Like I said, the bass is a tank!!

I haven't had to deal with them, but come on, it's a Fender, I'd bet if it had to get fixed, they would be pretty cool about it.

I've been playing bass for about two years, and I'm pretty good, self taught, no lessons, I also use a Jackson bass that looks like an Explorer, but isn't, a Dean 5-String, and this other off-brand bass that's pretty nice, i mean it sounds alright, but none of those basses match up to the Mark Hoppus one. The reason I bought the thing was that I went to a concert on the Pop Disaster tour with Green Day, Blink-182, and Jimmy Eat World, and I remember seeing Mark come out with this bright pink Fender P bass, and it looked soo freaking cool, and when he started playing, I remember hearing the thing, and right then and there, I knew I had to have it! If it were stolen, I'd cry like a little girl at first, and then would go out and buy another one, in all of the different colors. I just love that bass to death, and I'd die if I lost it. haha

I got a 2003 Fender Mark Hoppus Bass. It was made in the Fender factory in Ensenada, Mexico. The maple neck has a rosewood fretboard and 20 frets. It's got a thick, solid finish (I got mine in surf green!), a Seymour Duncan Quarter Pounder pickup with a lone volume knob, and a string-through body bridge. Also, a supposedly ugly one-piece white pearl pickguard that I actually kind of like. I bought a hardshell case with it.

I play punk rock and emo with a pick, and this guitar is perfect for those styles. Hell, it was made for them! The missing tone knob hasn't even been an issue, because the Duncan pup has so much low end. I actually had to turn up the treble on my amp! It's just got this awesome P-Bass sound that is really cool. I think this guitar is probably better suited for the stage, but it could rock in a studio setting as well.

OK, I like my action high, so the factory set up was too low for me. The finish is great! I love the surf green color, it's so retro. The only flaw I found was that the neck pocket is cut a little sloppy; i can fit my .60 mm picks between the body and neck on the bass side, but it actually is handy. Never have to look for picks.

Fender. 'Nuff said. I added straplocks just in case.

Never dealt with Fender.

I've been playing for three years, and the only other bass I have is a crappy Squier P Bass. This kills it. If it were stolen or lost, I'd probably cry then find another one and buy it. I love this bass. I compared it to the standard P Bass, but this one just had "the" sound for me.I do kind of wish it had the two-piece pickguard. Overall, for the price it was a great buy. I'd do it again in an instant.

this bass is awesome. ive had it for about 2 months and its a real cool guitar. and again from the other posts, fender change the colours and style of the guitar i dont know why but all brands do it. ibanez do the same with the k5 fieldy signature, u can get it in da same colour but u dont get some of the active electronics like he uses.any way this bass is brilliant heavy enough to make it not feel like a toy, the string through body configuration is cool and isnt the same as every other bass on da market. the passive electronics give a nice warm smooth sound but also the bass is quiet which is a bit different from a lot of other passive basses. all around this bass rocks ass blink style

I play punk rock music and some more heavier kinda music so anything from blink 182 to metallica to nofx this bass rocks abnd as one other guy has said its not very good for finger style playing and tyhe actions not high enough for me for slap playing. but the bass has a lot of warm blooded tone and punch. i have only used 2 effects with this bass through a ampeg 8 x 10 and v-4b head the distortion is quite good really deep and rocky but when i used a synthasizer for more funky stuff it kind of lets itself down but still sounds good.

theres only one way ive found of getting a different sound out of this bass and thats bye hitting the strings in a different area. more bass and punch hit the strings down towards the neck and for more treble playing a lot further back with my hand on da bridge. this is a good studio bass recordfs well and has a clear tone and the stage performance even better.

this bass has a real low action good for jumping around on stage slamming ur pick between the strings, and it helps give the bass the feel that its a lot more expensive than what it actually is. that goes for the frets too and the chunky neck. when i got this bass nothing was wrong with it and nothing still is, I still have the factory strings on it!

live playing is too easy for this bass. its a hefty big ass tank of a guitar and the hardware upholds easily. i always gig with this guitar withoout a backup but when i used to use my ibanez i could never rely on the electronics but with this bass, what can i say, its rules. i changed the strap buttons for fender strap locks and these seem to easily uphold to once a week band practise and 2 nights of gigging

never had anything wrong so i dont know. but it would be cool if fender made it in the puink colour and the green colour with the gold hardware

overall this bass really out goes itself
its plain, simple, and sounds great. this bass really is for everyone that plays blinks kind of music and stuff a bit more heavier or faster. Basically THIS BASS KICKS MAJOR ASS.

for the guy below, this bass is actually a remake of the original Hoppus "Prototype" bass so to speak, made by Alex Perez at the Fender Custom shop. Take a look at http://www.bassstreet.com/features/mark_and_mike.html

Viola....one piece pickgaurd with no metal control plate. Ok, so it has the skull inlays, but unless you want the bass to be needlessly expensive, then dots are going to have to suffice.

Ok heres the deal. Fender put this out to look like marks NEW bass, the one he uses in first date, NOT his cool bass in the rock show. This means it lacks the cool pink, its some dumb lookin pink. It dont have the chrome conrole panal plate, and there isnt any skull inlays, just the regular dot. but i got my bass custom painted to look like his cool pink, so hahah u guys suck. If somebody who works for fender reads this, do ur company a favor and make a NEW model, with the right color, inlays and the chrome plate. you'll make more money. o yea by the way, for punk/grunge music, this is the PERFECT bass, hands down. any other music, dont waste your money

for punk music like op ivy, blink (duh) and even nirvana and grunge stuff and stuff like that, its perfect, but for other stuff, like slap music or plucking strings w/ ur finger, its nt good, best played with a pic and stuff ya know?

i give it a 4 for any kind of music, but a 10+ for punk music

action and fit.... pretty dern good... finish, like i said if it came in hot pink it would be amazing, but NOOOOOO fender were stupid and upt it in shell pink, so i give i a 3 cuz fender are retards

all i ccan say here is WOW.... this thing is a freain tank, i banged it like at east 200 times (no exageration at all) and not a single dent or scratch (thats even including the custom paint job i got on it) i give it a 10, wish i can give it more

no clue

overall. well like i said, if fender made the bass CORRECTLY it would be awesome, but they are doosh bags and did the color wrong and the inlays wrong and didntdo the control plate... HUGE mistake.... o yea also, if somebody from fender is reading this, u should make a billy joe armstrong custom guitar, cuz he's my hero and his gutar is cool, but make sure u do it RIGHT this time, like putting the humbucker on a slant and putting the BJ initials on the pick gaurd and the hole nine yards... but back to mark hoppus.... over all, i give it a 8 (could be a 10) if u play punk... a 5 if u play anything else

This is an awesome bass. no knobs to mess with... except volume. and it cranks out a good sound with its bass-line pick ups. and the pickguard is quit good looking.... too bad they make this in mostly vinage colors.... a black one would have been nice

I use it with my ampeg. its not like other basses where its just bass. it has a good treble-ish kinda sound

No flaws....sounded perfect

I throw my bass around my neck and jump around with it...it takes a few dings now and then but still works as well as the day i bought it.

not sure

playing for 3 years. No. I get the same bass if it were stolen. I love the simplisity(and how it pulls it off with its good looks). I wish they had it in more colors. i wish it had the skull inlays like mark hoppus has on it