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filthyriffs · 04-15-2005, 06:08 PM

Fender - Mark Hoppus Signature Bass Guitar ($559.99)

Well before you all start saying how much this bass sucks, it really doesn't. You just need to like the sound it produces, what you hear is what you get with this bass, it has to tonal versatility whatsoever. Which isn't a problem for those who think it sounds fine the way it is, like me. It comes loaded with a Seymour Duncan Basslines Quarter Pound Pickup, which gives a nice mellow tone. It has a Fender P-Bass neck, which makes for easy moving around. It has a body of a Jazz Bass, which comes in 4 different colors. I forgot what kind of strings it comes with, but they were nice as well.

On April 1st, 2005 I got this bass in all black. A black alder body with a funky looking black perloid pickguard. It has such an awesome tone for punk music, and pretty much everything else - I don't see why people don't like it. I play all sorts of music with it, Blink-182, Nirvana, Metallica, Classic Rock.. it is just fine and dandy in every single way. I wish they would have made this bass in the hot pink color that Mark uses on stage, but they don't sell those. They make a crappy pink color called Shell, which is a lighter, somewhat ugly color. So far, I have no complaints about this bass. I love it so much, and if anything happened to it I would literally cry. Get this bass if your looking for a nice, mellow tone. I think its great for any type of music at all, but some people seem to very much disagree. I reccomend this bass to anyone at all, because it is all around great.

Behringer Ultrabass BX1200 Bass Guitar Workstation ($199.99)

Loaded w/ 120 watts of raw power, this thing rips. It is built very well, with alot of features. The Ultrabass feature is awesome, makes an amazingly deep tone, along with the kickass Seymour pickup in the bass above, it totally kills. I use this amp for gigs sometimes, and it is great. People see it and say man, how come everyone else has a stack and that all you got? I just tell them its all I need, and boy is it. This this is nice, and can go VERY loud. It is a pain in the *** to transport, but not when you have someone helping you. The wire from the amp to the outlet is very short, so I need about five 10-foot extension cords to gig w/ it. I plan on getting the BX3000T head soon, with the BA115 cab. I think it is going to be absolutely great, and ear bleeding loud. I just wish it would have an XLR mic input, because I have to use an adapter with my XLR mic and run it through the second instrument input - causing it to lose some clarity. I also dislike using two things through one amp. I usually use my Roland Cube15 for my mic, its plenty loud enough. This Combo Amp is awesome, and its great for studio recordings.

In all, I reccomend both, very highly. They both kickass, and combined they kick even more ***. They aren't even too pricey.. so go for it. I love them both, and I would not exchange them for anything. I am very happy with my purchase, and you will be too!

04-15-2005, 06:08 PM	#1
filthyriffs Pedal Whore. Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 353	Fender Mark Hoppus Sig Bass \ Behringer Ultrabass BX1200 Fender - Mark Hoppus Signature Bass Guitar ($559.99) Well before you all start saying how much this bass sucks, it really doesn't. You just need to like the sound it produces, what you hear is what you get with this bass, it has to tonal versatility whatsoever. Which isn't a problem for those who think it sounds fine the way it is, like me. It comes loaded with a Seymour Duncan Basslines Quarter Pound Pickup, which gives a nice mellow tone. It has a Fender P-Bass neck, which makes for easy moving around. It has a body of a Jazz Bass, which comes in 4 different colors. I forgot what kind of strings it comes with, but they were nice as well. On April 1st, 2005 I got this bass in all black. A black alder body with a funky looking black perloid pickguard. It has such an awesome tone for punk music, and pretty much everything else - I don't see why people don't like it. I play all sorts of music with it, Blink-182, Nirvana, Metallica, Classic Rock.. it is just fine and dandy in every single way. I wish they would have made this bass in the hot pink color that Mark uses on stage, but they don't sell those. They make a crappy pink color called Shell, which is a lighter, somewhat ugly color. So far, I have no complaints about this bass. I love it so much, and if anything happened to it I would literally cry. Get this bass if your looking for a nice, mellow tone. I think its great for any type of music at all, but some people seem to very much disagree. I reccomend this bass to anyone at all, because it is all around great. Behringer Ultrabass BX1200 Bass Guitar Workstation ($199.99) Loaded w/ 120 watts of raw power, this thing rips. It is built very well, with alot of features. The Ultrabass feature is awesome, makes an amazingly deep tone, along with the kickass Seymour pickup in the bass above, it totally kills. I use this amp for gigs sometimes, and it is great. People see it and say man, how come everyone else has a stack and that all you got? I just tell them its all I need, and boy is it. This this is nice, and can go VERY loud. It is a pain in the * to transport, but not when you have someone helping you. The wire from the amp to the outlet is very short, so I need about five 10-foot extension cords to gig w/ it. I plan on getting the BX3000T head soon, with the BA115 cab. I think it is going to be absolutely great, and ear bleeding loud. I just wish it would have an XLR mic input, because I have to use an adapter with my XLR mic and run it through the second instrument input - causing it to lose some clarity. I also dislike using two things through one amp. I usually use my Roland Cube15 for my mic, its plenty loud enough. This Combo Amp is awesome, and its great for studio recordings. In all, I reccomend both, very highly. They both kickass, and combined they kick even more *. They aren't even too pricey.. so go for it. I love them both, and I would not exchange them for anything. I am very happy with my purchase, and you will be too!