Whats different between the Mark Hoppus bass and any other kind of Fender bass?
Mark: When we were recording “Enema of the State,” we were going back and forth between two basses. Actually, we were going back and forth between three basses. We were using a Fender P-Bass that I bought off the rack at Guitar Center. We were using a Fender Jazz Bass on some parts of some songs. And then we were also using an Ernie Ball Musicman. And we ended up using predominantly Fender basses on the songs. But, it was kind of like we were shuffling–we were battling between the P-Bass and the Jazz Bass. So I started thinking it would be rad if we could join the two together. So I took a Jazz Bass body because I thought it looked really cool and gives a good tone and then I put a P-Bass neck on it because it’s a wider neck and it’s easier to play–especially for my style, which isn’t so much finger work. It has a little wider neck on it so it’s a lot easier to play. And I love the springy bright sound of the P-Bass pickups, so I put the P-Bass pickups in the body. GC: Is it weird no
