What model of bass is this?

[Sidewinder IV]

Bassist Johnny Bradley is playing this Fender and it has me intrigued. It resembles a Mustang, but it has 20 frets instead of 19, the P split coil pickup, and what appears to be a vintage style bridge. Anyone have an idea of a year or specific model?

 

[Draculea]

Not sure of my answer because I had never seen it in this color, but it looks like a Mark Hoppus signaure or something of the sort, with a Jazz bass-ish body and the P Bass pickup. I could be wrong though.

 

[LightForce104]

Can't be a Hoppus. In a Hoppus, the P pickups are reversed, meaning the low pickup is mounted farther from the neck than the high pickup.

Edit: Might actually be a Hoppus. The low pickup is mounted in the same place as a Hoppus, but the high pickup has been moved lower.

 

[Sidewinder IV]

Yeah, I thought the same, but the Hoppus bass only has a single volume control and this one has two controls, assuming vol & tone. And your right, the color is throwing me, too.

 

[Draculea]

Can't be a Hoppus. In a Hoppus, the P pickups are reversed, meaning the low pickup is mounted farther from the neck than the high pickup.

Edit: Might actually be a Hoppus. The low pickup is mounted in the same place as a Hoppus, but the high pickup has been moved lower.

After I posted I became aware of that, you are right sir.

 

[Munjibunga]

Mustang bass with a P pickup aftermarket.

 

[xander8280]

Early hoppus model fender. Before the pickup was reversed. It's a jazz body but precision pickup and single knob(volume)

 

[I<34080]

Mustang bass with a P pickup aftermarket.

This is more of what I was thinking, Hoppus basses are full scale

 

[xander8280]

Neck looks like a mustang neck though, yeah.

 

[Sidewinder IV]

Did Mustangs ever come with 20 frets? Mustangs are 30" scale with 19 frets. This bass has 20 frets.

 

[Sidewinder IV]

In the photo attached, the top control knob appears to have been off. I had recorded the New Orleans Jazz fest and the bass clearly has two controls. It could just be a franken bass, though.

 

[rapturebass]

looks like a hoppus to me. maybe a modded/custom hoppus, but a hoppus nevertheless.

 

[J.bradley]

Yes. Early Hoppus. My kids repainted it. I added a tone knob too. Pickups where like that in those days. Nothing special there. Stock neck. New decal. Flatwounds. Made most of the road basses outta parts I liked.