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Major difficulties in nanoscale scanning electrochemical microscopy (SECM), resulting from the short tip-to-sample distance, are tilt misalignment and vertical thermal drift. This renders constant height mode nanoscale electrochemical imaging experimentally problematic. Nanoscale SECM also requires application of reliable nanoprobes. Although SECM nanotips are commercially available, they are rather disposable, fragile and their shelf-life is limited. Many SECM laboratories employ self-prepared nanoprobes, fabricated using advanced apparatus. In this paper, we employ a hopping mode approach to nanoscale electrochemical imaging, which resolves the mentioned common difficulties. The applied platinum nanoelectrodes, insulated with borosilicate glass, were prepared using affordable equipment and materials. They were applied for nanoscale mapping of redox mediator regeneration at a model …