Mark Hoppus

As published on the official Fender website, this is Mark Hoppus' signature bass made for him by Fender.

Played various Ernie Ball Music Man Stingrays from the early days of Blink through the recording of Enema Of The State.

At 0:15 in this video of Blink 182 performing at the Roxy Theatre, Mark Hoppus can be seen using a Fender Jaguar bass.

In this video Mark hoppus - a day in life, Mark Hoppus goes through some of his bass guitars. From 2:02 to 2:25 he talks about his 1963 Fender Bass VI in a white finish:

"…this one is really cool. This is a 6-string bass. It’s a Fender Bass VI it was made in 1963. They only made them for a few years and they only made between 700-1000 of these. It’s built like a guitar but it’s an octave lower. The Beatles and The Cure use this a lot. A lot of what you think is guitar on Cure records I found out is actually this Bass VI and that’s why it sounds so spooky and weird."

Also, in this performance of Blink 182 playing I Miss You live in Minneapolis, at the 0:52 mark, Hoppus can be seen using a blue Fender Bass VI.

"Tracking with Petey today. This was most of the bass on Enema of the State."

In this video Mark shows off the bases he tours with. For this tour he used Fender Jaguar basses. one of the bases he uses is in a custom Pink color. He has become synonymous with using pink basses over the years. all of his basses are fitted with a single knob, as well as a duncan quarter pounder p bass pickup set

At 3:00 in this video, Mark can be seen playing his Precision Bass. The video is of Blink 182 live at Shoreline Amphitheater, CA in 1999.

In this picture, you can see Mark Hoppus playing the HOT PINK! bass model.

@markhoppus: quiver of basses for the tour this summer.

In 2020, Mark Hoppus did a reaction video on the (Blink 182) MTV Untitled Album. In the MTV video (at 28min 24sec) Mark says “Hey! That’s my Roland synth bass. That and somebody was asking me on Discord or on Twitch or on somewhere about the basses used in ‘Always.’ And I went out with Jerry Finn to this place called …what was it called … Black Market …Music. It was on La Cienega …it was this place where you could buy old gear and we went there just looking for music gear and I found that bass to play on ‘Always’ cuz it was like a bass that you plug in to this giant pedal board that puts out these synth sounds (Roland GR-77b). And so that’s the bass.” The YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=llpV2uw-6rY

Black Market Music was located at 841 North La Cienega Boulevard, West Hollywood California 90069.

In this live performance we can see Mark playing a Fender Precision Bass

Mark's First Bass. His father bought it for him when he was 15 years old. (1987-1988). The picture I showed is a still from blink's episode of "The Road Home" which aired on MTV2 in 1999-2000. Which means that it is most likely donated to MTV from Mark's mother, or sister. It also appears in Anne Hoppus' book; "blink-182: Tales From Beneath Your Mom". The specifications are exactly the same as a Mako TB-2 bass.

Not sure it Mark ever used this live. But he recently sold this custom Nash PB63 through reverb.com

This model was the first that Fender made for Mark back in the 00's, we can see him playing it at 00:12

“We call this plaid bass Groundskeeper Willie. I wrote a great deal of the bass riffs for the [2003] untitled album on this bass. It has the sticker of the unicorn on there and the pink Famous Stars and Straps keychain that has been on here for the past decade and a half”

This Fender Custom Pink Plaid "Groundskeeper Willie" Precision Bass is/was Owned by Mark Hoppus.

This Fender 1972 P Bass is Owned By Mark Hoppus Of blink-182 . In 2019 he sold it through reverb.com

"first day of blink-182 rehearsals." This bass was custom made for Mark by the fender custom shop. Mark had it painted by an artist friend of his know as Crayola. The artwork features a Octopus as well as a bee design. Mark had become synonymous with the octopus over the years, having octopus stickers or designs on his basses. The bee design is in reference to mark’s interest in bee keeping

In this video, Hoppus is visible playing Fender Kingman Bass SCE.

In this video, Hoppus is seen playing Fender BG29.

This photo shows Mark Hoppus with a Fender Standard Precision Bass, highlighting his use of this instrument.

He played this bass a few times, then gave it away for auction.

Mark plays a shell pink version of his signature jazz bass in this video.

Mark used several of these basses during the Enema of the State era, most notably at Daytona Beach and Big Day Out. They are different from his signature bass because they have a chrome control plate and different style inlays. Mark can also be seen holding the red bass, which was tuned down a step, he played at Daytona Beach in 2000 on his page on Seymour Duncan's website (https://www.seymourduncan.com/artist/mark-hoppus?__uuid_ref=5b0ed3f464f9b).

On Fender’s Instagram, Mark Hoppus showcases his Fender Mark Hoppus Signature Jaguar Bass. It cones in a blue finish with a matching headstock and as well as a sunburst finish. The bass is equipped with Seymour Duncan bass pickups.

Mark used it for the 2013 Sydney tour as well as playing "What's My Age Again" with Panic at the Disco at the Honda Civic Tour.

In 2020, Mark Hoppus did a reaction video on the (Blink 182) MTV Untitled Album. In the MTV video, Mark is seen playing the same Taylor AB-1 bass while recording a bass guitar track for the song “I Miss You” on the Untitled album. The Taylor AB-1 can be seen at 12min 50sec of this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=llpV2uw-6rY

During a the french radio station interview at LeDriveRTL2, Mark Plays an acoustic version of Darkside with the Fender Kingman V2 Bass

It’s Mark’s signature bass and he briefly talk about it on his reverb shop promo

Mark Hoppus can be seen with his custom Fender custom jaguar bass. His bass features a custom-painted Chuck E. Cheese graphic. The bass was crafted for him by the Fender R&D and custom shop teams. This is documented in an Instagram post by gear.182, with a photo credit to @rorykramer.

In a YouTube video of "Adam's Song" performed live in Denver on July 3, 2023, Mark Hoppus is seen using the Fender Jaguar Bass Custom, marking the first time since 2019 that he has used the Terminal Radness model. The proof can be visually confirmed through an image available on Equipboard.

Allan Corona from Fender Artist Relations presents the Fender Mark Hoppus "Stoned Fruit" Jaguar Bass, a custom version of Mark Hoppus's signature instrument. This bass was crafted by Fender and features unique artwork painted by the artist Burrito Breath.