Monday, April 30, 2007
The Mark Hoppus Copy
One of the first build projects I undertook. The concept was based on the Fender Mark Hoppus signature bass that was issued for the Blink 182 bassist. The body is from USA Custom Guitars, who were very accomodating to route the non-standard 'P' pickup in the 'J' body. I chose a nice light blue for the finish. The control plate is a 3-hole, "stack-knob" type. (The "real" Hoppus has a one-piece pickguard, and there is no tone control.)
The neck is a MIM Precision that dates to around 1995, and the tuners were replaced with after-market Schallers. The neck doesn't feel like a typical 'P', and the measurements bear this out: they tell me that it's in the range for width side-to-side, but thinner (and staying thin) front to back. It looks pretty but it growls. The pickup is a rather powerful DiMarzio Split 'P', which provide great tone and very full sound. I find it to be very comfortable to play and the tone control gives a very wide range of... tone.
The neck is a MIM Precision that dates to around 1995, and the tuners were replaced with after-market Schallers. The neck doesn't feel like a typical 'P', and the measurements bear this out: they tell me that it's in the range for width side-to-side, but thinner (and staying thin) front to back. It looks pretty but it growls. The pickup is a rather powerful DiMarzio Split 'P', which provide great tone and very full sound. I find it to be very comfortable to play and the tone control gives a very wide range of... tone.
