Fender Mark Hoppus Signature Bass: Low B Strings And High Action

May 21, 2008
Fender Mark Hoppus 54 Seconds

Say what you will about Blink 182 and their sophomoric music and antics, but Fender did hook Mark Hoppus up with a pretty decent signature bass. Rachel Loy from 54 Seconds plays one of these Jazz style bodied basses with a Precision style Neck.

In this video, she talks about how easy it is to live without a B string and why she decided to raise her bass action a bit.

Presenter: Patrick Ogle and Gretchen Hasse, Gearwire
Location: Chicago, IL

J. Irving-Giles is a writer / editor for Gearwire


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Kewl! I used to own a Jazz

By: BassChik

Kewl! I used to own a Jazz Bass with a P-bass neck. I wonder if this is it? It had a natural finish. This one looks like it's pale blue, but it could have been repainted. Best bass I ever owned. I would have kept the Jazz Bass pickups, but to each her own...

Thu, 2008-05-22 08:51

Oops, sorry I missed the

By: BassChik

Oops, sorry I missed the part about "Mark Hoppus." Mine was an actual vintage instrument, from back in the 70s, made from pre-CBS 60s parts. Who knows? Maybe my old bass inspired Mark Hoppus?

Still miss the thing...

Thu, 2008-05-22 09:04

OK, at the risk of coming

By: Anonymous Coward

OK, at the risk of coming off as a sexist pig, I'll come right out and say it - damn she's cute. Somethin' about a cute chick talking shop about bass rigs and shit makes her even hotter. Sorry, I'm a male (which, by extension, makes me an asshole - oh well).

Fri, 2008-05-23 21:20

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