Telecaster bass with pup options on order?

[Arzi]

The PB-4 body is quite similar in shape as the Telebass from the 70's unless you want the earlier look with no comfortable shaping. Also if one would wanna add for example binding on it then the flat top would serve it better. But yes - one could build a Tele looking instrument with PB-4 if everything but neck pocket routing was left out. Have to think about this. DB would probably know how similar the two bodies are or could the PB-4 body be used as is for Telebass kit in the future with just routing and cotrols modified.

At the moment there are just necks and fretboards on PBG shop and no bodies. Some PBG blank bodies would be fun as they would give a chance to do modified but still PBG builds.

Or the blank option for each kit to choose from. Could be for the same price or bit less and without pickup/controls routing and all hardware - the person who wants to modify multiple things in a build is likely gonna upgrade the parts too and now that the hardware selection is bigger this could go hand in hand. For a person like me this would be a tempting option for I have no facilities or any chance of making a scratch build.

Also one basic bolt-on bass neck could be a useful addition to use as a source for a replacement neck.

Just a few thoughts of mine to bounce around.

[dingobass]

Here is a link to my take on the Tele Bass

http://www.buildyourownguitar.com.au...ead.php?t=1821

[Arzi]

Wow DB! Now I gotta have one....

You just make it look so easy doing a scratchy that you just planted some scary thoughts in my head...

[wokkaboy]

I just read the tele bass build diary, that was a ripper build DB and reading it again learnt a few more tips !

[adam]

Hi

I'm beginning to get fond of the telecaster bass as my possible next attempt and was wondering if it could be one future kit as pup options on making the order? Kind of semi custom kit? This way the simple kit itself would have options to order as a blank with no pickup routing or options for vintage type of single coil or humbucker for example? I don't know if the factory has made this kind of kits or how hard it would be to run new templates for the machinery over there. Would be nice to have a "blank option" to customize pickup choices for one self . Just a thought...

Arzi

I've got the factory looking into the Tele bass and I like the idea of an option of a body without pup routs. We can offer one with a single coil in the neck, one with a humbucker (neck) and JB (bridge) and one with no routs.

I'll let you know what they say.

[Andy40]

What do bass players need a cut away for???

[Arzi]

Hi

Damn... I'm starting a p51/Billy Sheehan's "wife"/jazz hybrid project next month but I'm definately interested in building an original type of tele/ p51 bass in the future. Option without pup routing would be ideal for me if I wanted to place either say scpb pup or even an old mudbucker/wide range HB on it.

A blank canvas as they say... And you could equip it with exactly what hardware you want from the PBG catalog or as an optional full set.

I think I'm somewhat typical builder as I started with the complete kits and now I want to modify things here and there. I'm anxious to see how this turns out.

[tonyw]

Nearly put one together last year 51spec P body with the 68 spec telecaster bass neck. 1single/single coil pickup that i was going to wind myself.

I would be in for a tele bass kit seeing as i already have the control plate

[pablopepper]

Possibly a poignant question...

Telecaster bass,


or Telecaster bass?

[tonyw]

the top one Paplo taken off the 51P