attn billy new mark hoppus bass

robroe · Post by **robroe** » Tue Aug 03, 2010 3:17 pm

surf green bitch trans.

uggo

inverted pickup ? wat.

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DanHeron · Post by **DanHeron** » Tue Aug 03, 2010 3:32 pm

Saw this a while ago. I like it.

ekwatts · Post by **ekwatts** » Tue Aug 03, 2010 3:37 pm

O WOW UPSIDE PICKUP THATS SO PUNK

robroe · Post by **robroe** » Tue Aug 03, 2010 3:40 pm

UP THE PUNX

Boab · Post by **Boab** » Tue Aug 03, 2010 3:46 pm

I dunno if I like it. Looks classy, but ugly.

George · Post by **George** » Tue Aug 03, 2010 3:50 pm

I think it's gonna sound like shit compared to a regular P-Bass. And basses really need volume and tone pots as well.

Gabriel · Post by **Gabriel** » Tue Aug 03, 2010 4:56 pm

They sure look weird but I kind of like them. Would want a tone control though.

hotrodperlmutter · Post by **hotrodperlmutter** » Tue Aug 03, 2010 5:32 pm

god damn that's pretty. i want trans bubble gum pank.

Bacchus · Post by **Bacchus** » Tue Aug 03, 2010 5:45 pm

Stupid.

SKC Willie · Post by **SKC Willie** » Tue Aug 03, 2010 5:50 pm

Would be way cooler with a Jazz neck.

I assume that this one has a P neck because the last ones did but I don't really know.

James · Post by **James** » Tue Aug 03, 2010 6:03 pm

I was very tempted to buy one of these until I found out it had a P neck.

The inverted pickup probably works quite well for their sound. It looks odd because the angle of it goes against the dominant angles of the pickguard and body, and of course mostly because we're used to seeing it the other way around. Shame on those who are willing to try something even slightly different.

hotrodperlmutter · Post by **hotrodperlmutter** » Tue Aug 03, 2010 6:08 pm

they're really nice guitars but the neck is too big that i couldn't play it comfortably. coolest basses fender has out.

i'd kill for a shortscale one, and would be in project mode if rondo hadn't started in with ye olden gashstocks.

jcyphe · Post by **jcyphe** » Tue Aug 03, 2010 7:44 pm

Inverted pickups makes tons of sense.

gaybear · Post by **gaybear** » Tue Aug 03, 2010 7:51 pm

i like the finish

Billy3000 · Post by **Billy3000** » Tue Aug 03, 2010 8:34 pm

I like the finish and the inverted pickup really isn't that weird of an idea. Every other company that has used p-style pickups in their basses except for Fender has done it and it sounds pretty good. It makes sense too. It adds beef to the top 2 strings. My brother has one of the older hoppus basses and even with out the tone knob the 1/4 pound sounds pretty much just like the one in my MIM jazz that has a tone knob. I play with the tone all the way up anyway, so it basically gets that sound.

hotrodperlmutter · Post by **hotrodperlmutter** » Tue Aug 03, 2010 8:36 pm

aye. the p-bass pickups just don't have enough tonal variety for me anyways, so if i was to roll off the top end, it would sound like muddy butt.

Rox · Post by **Rox** » Tue Aug 03, 2010 10:22 pm

Like it . A lot . Just wish it had a tone knob or at least a vol/tone switch. That was the one thing that deterred me from buying a Hoppus. At the time . I will say despite the tone knob I love Hoppus basses.

Billy3000 · Post by **Billy3000** » Wed Aug 04, 2010 3:46 am

hotrodperlmutter wrote:aye. the p-bass pickups just don't have enough tonal variety for me anyways, so if i was to roll off the top end, it would sound like muddy butt.

I think a lot of people have a misconception about the lack of tone knob. Not having a tone knob doesn't mean this bass sounds like a p bass with the tone knob turned all the way down. That would indeed sound like muddy butt. This bass basically sounds like a p bass with the tone knob all the way up since it doesn't have anything limiting the natural tone of the pickup.

robroe · Post by **robroe** » Wed Aug 04, 2010 3:53 am

fuck a tone knob.

duocaster

hotrodperlmutter · Post by **hotrodperlmutter** » Wed Aug 04, 2010 4:11 am

Billy3000 wrote:
hotrodperlmutter wrote:aye. the p-bass pickups just don't have enough tonal variety for me anyways, so if i was to roll off the top end, it would sound like muddy butt.
I think a lot of people have a misconception about the lack of tone knob. Not having a tone knob doesn't mean this bass sounds like a p bass with the tone knob turned all the way down. That would indeed sound like muddy butt. This bass basically sounds like a p bass with the tone knob all the way up since it doesn't have anything limiting the natural tone of the pickup.

yeah, i hope you're not talking directly to me. i don't have that misconception at all. not having a tone pot means it's not sucking up that little extra bit of clarity that is very important (i've found) in dealing with center mounted bass pickups.

i haven't decided whether to include one on my squier musicmaster, but i will probably put one in at the beginning just in case the hot rail is too ice-pickish. it was inspired by mark's bass, so i'm hoping it won't be necessary. if it is, i will more than likely just set it to where it sounds good, and tuck it in the control route.

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