Telecaster bass with pup options on order?

[Arzi]

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

[Arzi]

Just a few pics with different pups

[dave.king1]

I've got on original Fender HB as in the top pic looking for something to put it in, very tempting thought

[Brendan]

Arzi - also a fan of the Telebass - mainly with the early P-Bass pickup (3rd picture). Difficulty is finding someone who makes cheap '51 P Bass pickups. Not sure how different the body is from a standard P Bass - maybe you could get a standard PB-4 with no pickup routs then add the rest yourself? Looks like you can get genuine F pickguards, etc if you're up to paying their prices .

[dingobass]

Did some one say Tele Bass?

[keloooe]

Also a fan of the Tele bass

[Gavin1393]

Did some one say Tele Bass?

Arzi, meet DB......:P

[Tindrrel]

Tele bass! But not a bass shaped like a telecaster guitar. No. Definitely the double cut one.

[Arzi]

Yep

The real tele bass shape for balance's sake too. I'm beginning to like this one more every time I look at it and can see myself building one. Maybe with one single coil and a humbucker in it. Simple and classy. Should be cost effective to make too since all the parts except body shape can be taken from other kits? Would be a great addition for the bass selection plus haven't seen this kind of kit anywhere else - like the RC-4 that got me hooked on PBG.

[wokkaboy]

Arzi, flick an email to Ads he should be able to get the factory to do a custom Tele bass with no pup routes.
DB built a scratch tele bass maybe he can give you ideas for pup arrangements