Mark Hoppus Vs Mike Dirnt

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[@SonicSega0964]

You know if you included Feeling This it would have been way more in Marks favor. You’re a coward!!

[@SonicSega0964]

By the way I’m joking before anything happens

[@pattonPwr]

Mike is a better bassist

[@ryplay5430]

Mike is the more technical bassist, but I prefer Mark because I prefer his approach and style with bass chords

[@Panda2.000]

Playing a song so good that it gets copyright claimed

[@just_an_outcast174]

Fun fact: The bass intro riff in "J.A.R" was the inspiration for the intro riff in Blink's "What's my age again"

[@connoroulton8107]

Can definitely hear it

[@jackyboi8832]

Really? That’s so cool I love both songs

[@chrishirschy]

Which I'm pretty sure Tom says in some interview was written by Mark.

[@Ronni96x]

Damn right!

[@drowningrowan3860]

I fucking knew it

[@peteryang5056]

dirnt is pretty unequivocally the better technical player, and his melodicism is fantastic. but hoppus has a natural knack for texture and interesting colorations that I think is pretty unique in pop punk.

[@matthewchunk3689]

Try this: Play the Longview riff for your friends and any of Hoppus' "distinctive" riffs. See which is more recognizable.

[@DanGallagher22]

Green Day are unequivocally better live then Blink 182.

[@PackRunner3]

It helps a lot too that he doesn't do vocals. If you listen to less than Jake, the songs where Roger doesn't sing, have the more complicated and technical basslines

[@peteryang5056]

@@matthewchunk3689 wow, it's almost like I specifically noted that mike dirnt is a melodic player while hoppus's style is more about texture than distinctive riffs.

[@matthewchunk3689]

​@@peteryang5056 chill! hoppus is good too (wouldn't call his 1-3-5 melodies interesting colorations. but he obviously writes a catchy tune).

[@elite6321]

I've always said that Green Day had a single rhythm guitar and a lead bassist - Mike is goated.

[@oscar18034]

2:02 interestingly, Mark wrote the riff for What’s My Age Again by trying to learn the bass riff for J.A.R., but he played it wrong and decided to make a guitar riff out of it.

[@Oooga-Chaka]

I always thought that was really cool, you almost can’t unhear the similarities once you know.

[@JonnyRottenn__]

I never knew this. But that’s an awesome fact. And now I can’t unhear it.

[@kennethclarkbenitez1433]

Mark = Rhythm Mike = Groove

[@vgeesnaps]

Best comment so far

[@reese4379]

one thing that opened my eyes up to this was a comment i saw a while ago on a similar video. it said that Mark hoppus plays bass like a rhythm guitar. Mike Dirnt plays it like a bass. That’s why from mark we get less technical riffs but we still get memorable and great sounding riffs. I also prefer mark’s style because his bass playing is there to support the song and amplify it, while mike’s is often there to show how good mike is at playing bass.

[@jimmygee3219]

Mike = both

[@tomasfrkal6362]

As a bassist, I prefer Mike Dirnt. I like his more melodic approach. In terms of playing technique, he is definitely a better bassist. His bass lines are also more interesting to me. On the other hand, I like them both as musicians.

[@ryanmccauley1925]

As a Bassist as well, I honestly prefer the old Mike Dirnt when he used to write actual killer walking bass licks that was the best time. (I don't like Mark hoppus as a bass player.)

[@tomasfrkal6362]

@@ryanmccauley1925 I also prefer the old Mike. On the other hand, the music of Green Day has changed and so has he. He had to change his playing style. That's my opinion. But when it comes to Green Day, I'm frozen in time, I like Dookie, Insomniac, Nimrod, etc., so I don't listen to their latest stuff :)

[@ryanmccauley1925]

Yeah I am diehard Green till the end too. As a bass player, I like music with the bass actually being present. Op ivy/Rancid etc....I hate the 'let's follow the route note of the chord the guitar is playing' game which is and has been the trend for years now. I'm a fan of James Jamerson Jacko, Matt Freeman, and the old Mike Dirnt....

[@tomasfrkal6362]

@@ryanmccauley1925 Yes, you're right. I absolutely agree with you :) I don't like that trend either. You know, bass should not be played like a guitar, it is not the same instrument tuned just an octave lower...

[@harleyisdead2993]

I’m surprised out of all the songs to get copyright claimed, the system went with Sassafras Roots

[@SugarpillProd]

Me too, haha.

[@deadman7624]

I’d say Mike overall, but Carousel alone is such an iconic line that I have to give Mark some credit

[@Matt92Machine]

Indeed. Carousel was the song that made me want to pick up a bass and learn it.

[@punk471]

YUP

[@ippotsk]

@@Matt92Machine Carousel and Longview I think are their respective magnum opera.

[@alecyoung3870]

Crazy that that’s a bass line he wrote so early on too in their career

[@Matt92Machine]

@@alecyoung3870 Yes. Mark and Tom played Carousel during their first jam session. Mark probably already had the bass line written.

[@riccardoferrazzano6341]

Both are really underrated musicians. As a "former" bass player, my preference goes to Mike, because he takes inspiration from a wide range of sources and is really capable of translating it into his own style - not that Mark doesn't do so, but I feel like he's been influenced by Mike in doing this. Anyway, both of them showed the big audience that punk is just not all about speed, but also about technique and melody. For me they have been the gateway to my now-sacred beasts of the instrument, like Matt Freeman, Roger Lima and Les Claypool. Thank you for this video!

[@Javi1man]

Something there is to consider is that Mark would also sing while playing some of these riffs. So the difficulty just increases for some of their songs

[@s-dew]

Mike sings a lot too.

[@soulsurvivor182_9]

Bro mike is constantly singing harmony

[@XxTheShootingStarxX]

@@soulsurvivor182_9 different to singing lead on a whole song. Still hard nonetheless tho

[@JoshuasBoosters]

@@XxTheShootingStarxX as a musician myself I actually find singing harmony while playing harder than singing lead while playing. Not to discredit either Mark of Mike, love both their playing

[@danirunaway6684]

@@JoshuasBoosters I'm a musician too and I totally agree with you

[@giovannizacchi838]

Dirnt has a better technique, but Carousel has the best pop-punk bassline ever

[@thomasadams8727]

Zk

[@giovannizacchi838]

@@thomasadams8727 🤌🏼

[@SmallvillenerdTwo]

Idk man No One Knows is an incredibly beautiful green day bassline that even lots of hardcore fans don't even know about

[@EliaAl-Nims]

Idk man longview is pretty fucking great

[@tommyriner9914]

I mean it def is some peoples preference but Longview is objectively the best whether it’s someone’s favorite or not, I prefer welcome to paradise bass line over both but still Longview is better

[@Radam_Jay]

And the winner is all of us. I was stoked you included Suzanne in there. I love SW and his work with them was great.

[@jimmyeatpod]

LOVE hearing those old songs played so cleanly through a 2022 lens. well done.

[@devilsoffspring5519]

No kidding! It's a bass video, so he actually puts the instrument high enough in the mix that you can hear it clearly. It sounds great! Why the fuck don't studio engineers do that?! I'll never understand why bass guitar is pushed down in mixes, but it's ULTRA-LAMEASS and they really need to stop doing it. People make bass guitar vids in their bedrooms, and the shit always sounds much, much better than the actual recordings made in big-dollar studios!

[@John-yy3bf]

Tom Delonge vs Billie Joe Armstrong

[@prith7900]

Ok I love tom but billie beats in guitars and vocals easily. tom messes up is vocals and guitars live a lot, but he’s way more charismatic than billie

[@stepan5820]

@@prith7900 i think that billie is more charismatic

[@walt.03]

Billie: vocals and songwrite / Tom: riffs and charisma

[@alexanderdrumsandguitar3464]

Yes!! Do this next

[@zekerobinett868]

@@prith7900 guitar can go to either one, Tom really is a pioneer for the modern “pop punk” style, and for good reason. Id say Billie does phenomenal too though, but he purposefully strays away from soloy riffs, and sticks to more power chords.

[@elijahkimball4734]

I think Mark wrote the bassline for What's My Age Again when trying to learn the base for JAR? I'm not sure.

[@ben-dx4sp]

I'm pretty sure it's the guitar rift

[@EliYBY]

Mike Dirnt all day. And not just kerplunk and dookie. Gotta mention Stuart and the Ave, Armatage Shanks, Haushinka etc. C'mon now!

[@ismaile9501]

Mark's arpeggios on two strings is extraordinary, works so well with Tom's own arpeggios (brige of Adam's song or Ben Wah Balls) or sliding octaves

[@DSteinman]

These really make me appreciate pop punk bassists, super underrated. They approach bass quite differently from bassists in other genres, and aren't always just doubling guitar parts either

[@devilsoffspring5519]

Sugarpill kicks ass eh? ;) Yeah, there are mighty talented bassists out there! Scott Shiflett rips! kzbin.info/www/bejne/fGfGcqyNms1qd5o

[@Fariswheelanwar]

In my opinion, Mike Dirnt is the best punk bassist, no contest. His bass lines are so creative and nuanced

[@skateordie280]

I love Mike, but Matt Freeman is the best punk bassist

[@wantutosigh1117]

Definitely Matt Freeman. Love Mike though.

[@AkADare-jc2dk]

Yeah, agree. Matt Freeman is objectively better

[@williemurder]

@@AkADare-jc2dk there is no objectively better in art, but ok

[@AkADare-jc2dk]

@@williemurder Oh no, in this case there is one better than the other

[@davidrokos3698]

It’s also interesting since Tom would play a lot more riffs, so Mark is trying to fill the space, while Billie joe plays more chords so in a lot of songs Mike is basically playing the riff. Both are awesome!

[@jeem182]

Both are great, but my favorite is Mark. 👌🏻 Please, next video, Dan Andriano vs Ian Grushka vs Jason McCaslin. 🤩

[@rileycronin-schneider8101]

I prefer Mike though if we're talking what he played on the American Idiot or Revolution Radio albums, I'll take Mark Hoppus. Mike Dirnt on 1039 up until Warning is untouchable, though Mark is awesome too in his own right!

[@Heavygusto]

i like the fact you pretend everything after RR doesn't even exist 🤣

[@rileycronin-schneider8101]

@@Heavygusto No I left it out because I like what he played on FOAMF and the Trilogy. Mike really underplayed on American Idiot, Revolution Radio and 21st century breakdown (though there are a few exceptions on that album). Revolution Radio has a few gems as well like somewhere now and a few other moments but for the most part it is missing that Dirnt flair. I think Mike’s worst playing is on the American Idiot album and I’ll take Mark over that style of playing.

[@gianninaruiz7436]

Easy Target is one of the greatest bass lines in Pop Punk History, hands down

[@NotRealAkira]

I think I prefer Mike Dirnt because he moves around so much, it just makes you groove honestly and it adds a lot to the song in my opinion

[@devilsoffspring5519]

He's a great showman

[@blah3189]

Even though Mike’s better technically, Mark’s lines seem more memorable to me.

[@jaggarjellots4120]

idc what anyone says, even though they both play bass, the two are just incomparable. Mark is just an icon & much more than a bass player.

[@GregoryBoissy]

That's so cool. I love this so much. Really cool idea. Also I love the Steamed Hams shirt. Nice❤❤❤

[@XPoeticRenegadeX]

Awesome work. I would love to see a Scott Schiflett vs Fat Mike.

[@robertcop8825]

You need to do a video about Cone. Dude is so underrated and gets no love.

[@bombastrophee8433]

Agreed he fits in every sum 41 song while making it interesting to

[@SugarpillProd]

Yeah Cone is a great bassist.

[@seyno]

I love cone, he was my inspiration to start play bass

[@qmkut9121]

@@seyno I remember hearing ‘With Me’ for the first time and deciding I *had* to learn how to play it on bass, probably the first full song I ever learnt now I think about it...

[@SoFarSoGoodSoWhat14]

Cone is great!

[@ilboris8601]

Mike Herrera vs Fat Mike

[@gabrielkartsch4637]

Great ideia!

[@tommurray4742]

Definitely 👌🏻

[@efficiencygaming3494]

I really like both of them, but for different reasons. Hoppus tends to play in a more rhythmic manner, with really catchy bass lines. Dirnt has a more melodic playing style, and much of the time, he plays his bass in a way that kind of sounds like a regular guitar. I think I like Dirnt's technique just a little bit more, but they're both iconic bassists and it wouldn't be fair to say that one is better than the other.

[@slimkickens]

Tom does a lot more riffing. Somebody has to make sure the chord changes are being communicated. In Green Day, that's Billie. In blink, that's Mark

[@infinitedarkness9476]

your playing of "Sassafras Roots" was so great I couldn't even hear it! :D :P

[@cronoxofficial]

Both amazing with their own qualities and styles of playing :)

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[@spoonysmalls]

I think they are both outstanding, melodious bass players that carry their bands and have alot to do with what makes each band's sound unique. That was a run on sentence.

[@ObiWanKenobi]

Mike Dirnt definitely has way better baselines than Mark

[@AbbyWoodlandAuthor]

Not sure why, but I needed this video today. Music hurts and heals at the same time.

[@skateordie280]

Dirnt is a far better bassist, both technically and melodically. It's no contest. Dirnt is almost the lead player in the band. The guitars were mostly power chords but the bass underneath was far more dynamic and his fills were perfect. Hoppus wrote some decent standalone riffs but his playing during songs is relatively boring. Then there's their live performances. People use the fact that Mark sings and plays, but not on every song. And even then, he usually missed his vocal notes and either plays his bass parts more simple or just messes up. Whereas Mike is almost always singing harmonies to Billie Joe and hitting them spot on every time while never missing a note on the bass, a feat that's far more impressive considering he has more complex bass parts to play while singing harmonies (which can often be harder than singing lead as you're not trying to match instrumentals but rather the lead vocals and using either higher or lower notes). In short, Mark cannot hold a candle to Mike.

[@peterscrivens7868]

yea but green day is annoying

[@rileycronin-schneider8101]

Great points and I agree with a lot of what you said but I'd just like to add that in a lot of the songs where Mike is singing a harmony part he simplifies his bass lines when he's singing (on the recordings). He seems to play more fills and complicated bass lines on parts of songs where he's not singing back-up.

[@cOOlMan15105]

Lmao both are good in their own regard. Seems pretty biased tbh

[@richie_drumz1964]

@@peterscrivens7868 oh please, ok cool you can have your opinion but seriously you can't tell me blink 182 isn't annoying, high and whiney vocals and all there songs talk about douche childish topics. While yes both bands talk about girls, drugs, sex, Green day takes a more mature approach to it. Honestly blink acts and sounds like a bunch of middle schoolers. I understand if you think green days annoying but you can't tell me blink isn't either

[@peterscrivens7868]

@@richie_drumz1964 only boring nerds care about maturity

[@gjrodgers20]

Absolutely LOVE your videos!!!

[@Tech215Studios]

Funny my girl asked me the other day who’s better; Tre or Travis?! Well, Tom writes more instricate songs on guitar so Tom has more to work with at times, but also Mark sings lead and Mike doesn’t. BUT Mikes the better musician. Billie is the best of the group no doubt. I’m 94 there wasn’t a cooler person on the planet. Tom is the brains of blink too, best singer best musician. Love em both!! Great video, your musicianship and recording and mixing skills are off the charts bro!!!

[@MrVisde]

Both incredible punk rock bassists. Amazing job capturing their playing styles. I loved the contrast between Mike Dirnt’s groovy bass lines with Screeching Weasels simple power chords and lead riffs.

[@justchillinandchillin3937]

I love these videos thank you for sharing your talent! God bless 🤙

[@wyddillan]

Something I noticed was Mark likes to use double strings where as Mike likes to focus on one moving around the fretboard

[@toddpacker4683]

Reject is so underrated

[@brogan-guffey]

MILE DIRNT ALL THE WAY that base line in Longview and the beginning to Stuart in the ave is amazing Longview especially he wrote it when he was high and it is memorialized in all of Green Day fans

[@stephencelestino2172]

Oh cmon, I thought for SURE Stuart and the ave would be on here!

[@devilsoffspring5519]

2:00 and, 2:53 Man, your bass playing is lovely :) Wish I could use a more context-appropriate word like "awesome" or "kickass", or "fucking great bro!!!" or all that crap... but you just play these simple songs wonderfully well. Peace and rock on :)

[@dheangelcaido]

Great video, i love some The cure influence in Mark, and the jazzy walking lines made by Mike. Honestly i prefer Karl Alvarez (All, Descendents) and Matt Freeman (Rancid), but the lines from Green Day come first.

[@janficek6981]

Man overboard is my favourite bass line ♥️

[@milkcarton6654]

Not even a match. Dirnt all the way. I learned to play bass in 1996 in good part to GD records. Sassafras roots was one of the early ones i learned and my favorite for a long time. It's easy and it made me feel badass. At one point i knew every single bass line from 1039 on to Nimrod. I stopped liking them from warning and on. There were a lot of great Dirnt part you still could have played. No one knows, christie road, welcome to paradise. When i taught myself to play no one knows by ear i somehow was still too green to realise it was played high on the neck and i played it like two octaves lower on the top of the neck and man did this song stretch my fingers at the time.

[@AportesKike]

Mark has a post punk vibe very influenced by Joy Division and The Cure Mike is a more straight forward punk rock with some hardcore bass playing

[@liquidpaper1349]

The bass riff Longview is a classic.

[@rpfcreates4476]

I’m always impressed by dirnt but Hoppus and his iconic catchy riffs are always my favorite

[@matthewgarfinkle4311]

I just think this video is great for showing how good both are

[@scottpdoyle]

I'd love to see some Bayside in one of these, talk about underrated!! Great video bro!!

[@Taylor-ip6ek]

Is that intro Leave it Alone by NOFX lol that's awesome

[@euphoriam4020]

Where did you get the Steamed Hams shirt

[@Ross58]

… and to add, great video and bass playing 👍

[@nowheretocollapsethelung]

I am a bassist myself and I grew up listening to Blink-182 and one of the reasons I picked up the bass at the first place was because of Mark Hoppus (the other being Flea, obviously, lmao) I play in an indie rock band with only 1 guitarist and due to that I feel like I need to take the space that usually a second guitar would. So I really look up to Mark in regards of tone and texture, and especially technique (even though I would consider myself to be a more technically proficient guy and not only play alternate picked 8th or 2-string chords), but I borrow his two-string technique in many verses, where my guitarist/vocalist would sing and play just a couple of notes here and there, and I would lead both the bass frequency and guitar-like chord sound. Also I like to use Chorus and flanger because of that, adds even more space. Second thing I look up to is playing simple, yet driving lines underneath the lead guitar. Messing with octaves, etc. And his bass tone from untitled and neighborhoods is flawless. P-bass with that meaty mid growl and spanking metal string sounds, but still with plenty of bass. Love that guy and he is a huge inspiration to me musically - I just try not to copy him, but add his influences in my own playing. When it comes to Mike Dirnt - well... I'm not a huge fan of Green Day (even though Dookie is neat and American Idiot is a GREAT album), I know couple of his bass lines, I stole a few of his licks here and there, but to me he sounds a bit generic as a bassist. Which is not bad, he does great by not overplaying and actually adds a lot to music, but could be it's just the music of Green Day not being fancy enough to me. Blink is more about those maj7th and 9th harmonies in guitar and bass (also with Tom later adding a shit ton of FX); Green Day just plays casual punk stuff in regards to music MOST of the time, so Mike doesn't really have so much space or melody to play around with.

[@soapisnotedible]

Cool video, the editing was a little all over the place though

[@rafa.drummerkid]

This guy deserves 100K subs

[@devilsoffspring5519]

Your playing is ace man, mighty fine work! (And J.A.R. is awesome!!)

[@SugarpillProd]

Thanks a lot!

[@devilsoffspring5519]

@@SugarpillProd Just watched it again, J.A.R. is really good man, you play really well :) Do you write any of your own stuff?

[@SugarpillProd]

Yeah I do a lot of commission work, so I'm always writing singles, EP's or albums for customers. I also have my own band called Harsh, Bro. We've got an album, EP and a single out currently. It's all up on my bandcamp in case you wanna listen - sugarpillcovers.bandcamp.com/

[@devilsoffspring5519]

@@SugarpillProd That's awesome man, I used to be quite a musician myself until bullshit got in the way.

[@oiikido]

do you have the tabs for Suzzane is getting married??

[@joapincha]

As a bassist, mike is better and more technical.. But as a all-round musician, Mark is light years ahead from Dirnt

[@Skate0597]

Not really

[@dondiegodelap]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@irwincurtis8764]

"light years".....not really

[@kleinkaufman8940]

@@Skate0597 he actually is, Mark has not only been a bassist, but guitar player, full composer ,song writter and producer to dozens of bands.

[@Skate0597]

@@kleinkaufman8940 That doesnt mean anything tho, Mark is a great songwriter sure, but his musicianship overall is lacking, although his songs are catchy and cool, he mostly sticks with the most basic fifths/thirds formula on his basslines and every single song he has written only have power chords, on the other hand Mike Dirnt has written much more intricate basslines that dont consist of only adding thirds or fifths to the root and he often defines the tonality of GD songs with the nuances he adds. Besides playing guitar is not hard once you get used to playing an instrument, in this case bass, both of them can do that.

[@poekiebeest7729]

Soooo, lets mix myself in this discussion. Blink and green day are my favorite 2 bands ever. But as bassists, they fulfill a different role in the music. Most of the time, tom plays riffs, while billie plays chors progs. So the bass has to adept to that. But I have to say Mike is what inspired me to start playing bass, but Mark really grew on me. I like them both, they’re legends😊

[@milosmisic3006]

Is that pau ferro or rosewood fingerboard?

[@GoodmanRecordingsTokyo]

Suzanne was a surprise and took me back 27 years.

[@HowlinAndyDE]

Already knew Mike Dirnt was a better player... but now i know even more. ^^ and nothing against Hoppus at all, but he plays the Bass more like a guitar.

[@desmonddekker007]

Al Sobrante vs Scott Raynor

[@Matt92Machine]

Mike and Mark are both great. Josie is another bass line I love from Mark, and Armatage Shanks has a good line in it too for Mike.

[@OpunktSchmidt1301]

For me there is no Vs. Both are great bassplayers in awesome bands! Might be that I like GD a bit more but that's only because I knew them first.😉 Fantastic covers! 😊👍🏻

[@ameanasaur]

I never saw Mark Hoppus as a bassist as much as I saw him as a frontman so the comparison is interesting to me. Blink 182 are a 3 piece with 2 vocalists and that had to have an impact on his songwriting as his focus was split between the bass and vocals; one of the great things about Blink 182 is that they have 2 great frontmen that shine in their own respective styles. Mike Dirnt is more technically capable for sure and his bass stands out alot more in Green Day songs but his role is different and Green Day tends to be more focused in their musical direction so I don't know that a direct comparison is really fair.

[@buratchitv]

the longview is so iconic bass line..

[@BlackRobespierre]

Full cover of Ben wah balls with the steamed hams shirt pls

[@Greenday_lover]

Mike Dirnt is so cool!

[@jef9967]

I like the idea of your video!! But those guys are totally unique and different in their own ways. They are both 5 stars!!! For sure and no doubts!! 👍🆒️

[@jackyboi8832]

I have got tickets to see green day live can’t wait

[@thiccbasscovers]

Mike dirnt is better imo but I love these videos lol

[@HASHKIT]

Both are dope 🔥

[@junkmail22]

Feeling This would have been a great contender! 🤘

[@sadieberube4675]

how do u get ur bass tone like that 😮😮😮😮😮😮😮

[@bigbassman7170]

I love marks overall style more but I love how mikes bass pops through the mix

[@jonnywires11]

Man overboard ☑️ When I come around ✅ JAR ✅ Lycanthrope ☑️ Stuck with me ✅ Redundant ✅ Worry rock ✅ Marlboro man ☑️ Carousel ☑️

[@milesr94]

I'd love a video like this for Karl Alvarez vs Matt Freeman

[@SugarpillProd]

I made that one awhile ago - kzbin.info/www/bejne/fHqpi52rqtCLmbc

[@NickMcGrew1999]

Hoppus is hoppier, Dirnt is dirntier.

[@bradenHchandler]

Mike 👇

[@stephans8577]

I loved op ivy and rancid but green day was always most inspirational bassist.

[@randy1822001]

Mike may be more technical but I’d rather listen to Mark bass lines.

[@reyfREDbay]

i used to like Mike. ya know. early days bass sounding and all the licks. later on, i more into Mark. He is a frontman, doing jokes and sing..and running all over the stage..with that kind of pesona..with those unique bass approach. Mark all the way.

[@vassili87]

While Dirnt is a pioneer in the genre, considered among the bests (with Matt Freeman/Chris #2 & others) and he's very skilled, I like the way Mark approaches a trio the most.

[@jonathann.5754]

1:00 is that a darkray? That's one sexy bass?

[@shultanrizieq4422]

Great job

[@kintaro_f]

beautiful. 🎸🤘

[@alaskancurry6360]

Even as a MASSIVE blink fanboy I gotta go with Dirnt

[@emiliorocha9826]

Same. Mark inspired me to take up bass. He's an awesome songwriter and can play some cool lines here and there but he mostly just follows the guitar

[@apr1l_fools]

i think of mark hoppus as a pianist on bass, and mike dirnt as a bassist. mark hoppus is able to create much more vivid and interesting structures with chords that flavor up the guitar’s slower bits, while dirnt is able to perfectly add to a song and make interesting bass parts that add a bit more flavor to green day’s songs, keep them moving. TL;DR, why not both?

[@DEdens1525]

Sweet video.

[@Simplythathuman05]

Green Day and Mike Dirnt forever! ❤️

[@MichaelWilliams-fh3ix]

As a fellow bassist myself, I really dislike the idea of comparing these two bassists competitively against each other. I literally can't choose, because both of them are super awesome within their own rights. Now, I'll admit that I'm way more into Blink 182 than I am Green Day. However, I do still highly enjoy both bands, and most certainly take influences from both of these guys!

[@609riv]

Lycanthrope always gets me man