That has sometimes been possible. You may want to ask Tim about it. I know he has been a bit swamped since taking over, but you might want to send him an email about a custom order. Either, as you said, for a kit that is "normal" but without pickup routes, or for a custom routed body.
The "catch" I. The old days was that you might have a long wait, since it would not be sent to you until whenever the next resupply order came to PB from abroad.
That said, I special ordered what has become my favorite bass neck of all time. I prefer a jazz bass nut width, but all PB bass necks are P-bass width. To my great joy, PB was able to custom order a J-bass nut width. Never hurts to ask ;-)
Yes he (Tim) was quite understanding with my 'strange" request.... I was thinking of a set "line"or option though (keeping in mind that it seems he has to hold quite a bit in stock, which'd be a lot of cash held up).
Still learning about things though - has he only just taken Pitbull over?
It hasn't been long since he took over. He has some very creative ideas, though. It never hurts to ask. I think he has carried over from the previous owner a great responsiveness to his customers.