Mystery Short Scale P-Bass

[patRICK4003]

So I was browsing Facebook and I found this neat little bass in the background of someone's picture. It appears to be a short scale P bass of some type with an old-school pickup and two-saddle bridge. It's black headstock looks like a possible rattle-can job, but looks pretty cool.

Does anyone know what model this is? Is it actually a Fender like the case suggests?

 

[FallingUnknown]

Ask the facebook user.

 

[patRICK4003]

I should've mentioned, she has no clue.

 

[lunarpollen]

My guess is that it's just some cheap Japanese P-bass knockoff

 

[bassobrutto]

Yes, looks like a late 60s, pre-lawsuit era bass, before the Japanese started getting more serious about cloning US basses. Probably very cheaply made and worth no more than $150-200 today.

 

[Muzoid]

Looks pretty crappy...I hate those bridges with one saddle for E/A and one for D/G

Makes intonation suck.

Headstock looks bloated

But interestingly enough...the pup looks like it might be an Emperader...(but just a guess)

I could also imagine the name Nova on the stock as well.

 

[AltGrendel]

Probably a plywood body too.

 

[manbearpig97]

So I was creeping Facebook and I found this neat little bass in the background of someone's picture. It appears to be a short scale P bass of some type with an old-school pickup and two-saddle bridge. It's black headstock looks like a possible rattle-can job, but looks pretty cool.

Does anyone know what model this is? Is it actually a Fender like the case suggests?

Fixed for actual events
That bass looks pretty nasty. In the bad way.