Oh,
this bass! Let's solve some mysteries here...
top: Zebrawood
accent: Purpleheart pinstripe
body: Mahogany
shape: Small Standard, attached so the tailpiece is at the end of the body
neck: 3-piece Maple with 2 Walnut pinstripes
scale: 32" medium
fingerboard: Ebony, 1.5 x 2.25
inlays: none
peghead shape: Small Crown
pickups: AXY
controls: Essence (volume, pan, filter, mono output)
finish: polyester gloss
hardware: brass
tailpiece shape: Bird
originally made for Shomaker Music, NC
birthday: June 23, 1998
Looks like suspicions can now be confirmed. It's a medium scale, and the controls were originally volume, pan and filter.