"Hot Rodded" Basses

[mellamoyo]

ok, so I've been searching around here on tb for awhile and I can't seem to figure this out.

What, exactly, is a "hot rodded" bass. I have heard the following used (maybe they mean different things?):
"fully hot rodded"
"Fender Hot Rod"
"hot rodded p"
"hot rod p"

I would assume the last two refer to precision basses, but some clarification on the whole thing would be greatly appreciated.

thanks

 

[Linas]

Fender produced a "Hot Rodded" Precision bass, which is also what people are referring to when they say hot rod P. It is a P bass with a jazz pickup. I believe that the pickups are wound hotter than their standard pickups. People may also say a bass is "hot rodded" if it has some sort of modifications, mostly regarding pickups and electronics.

 

[Setebos]

Fender Hot Rod P.

Is just a P bass with the addition of a Jazz PU near the bridge.

 

[jaibot]

great p bass..... i never sonsidered that pickguear with natural, but it looks soooo nice

 

[5string5fingers]

great p bass..... i never sonsidered that pickguear with natural, but it looks soooo nice

+10000 that thing is sexy

 

[sunbeast]

Yeah- the Hot Rod P's are pretty awesome. The last Fender I had was a Hot Rod P that just barely lost out to my G&L SB-2 (which I then stupidly sold!). For some reason I think they may actually underwind the P pickup slightly (rather than overwinding the J) in these to get a better balance with the J pickup, though it could definitely be the other way around (I know one of the pickups was wound differently specifically for this bass). I ended up replacing the P pickup in mine with a G&L P pickup and tried a handful of different Js in it.

Karl

 

[FL Knifemaker]

Here's my Hotrod Bass. It's an 80's Electra that I had a friend who paints hotrods, paint the body in a weathered "rat rod" finish. I made the checkerboard pickguard and rebuilt the '80's booster/preamp.

 

[JimB52]

Here's my favorite hotrod.
1970 P body with Dimarzio PUs and a '66 Jazz neck. This baby's fast, loud and good looking.

 

[sunbeast]

If you're talking that kind of "Hot Rod," then here's my "Hot Rod" Jazz bass! Sounds more P-like with the neck soloed, but the bridge has a whole lot of Jazzy-honk.

Karl

 

[mtrmsd]

What do people think is a fair value on a used 1999-2001 Fender Hot Rodded P-Bass in good condition?