As much as I’d like to build a guitar from scratch, I just don’t have the skills or patience. I thought I might start with a kit build. If that went well, then I might use that as a template to build my own body (and affix a prebuilt neck). So that left me thinking - what is it I’d like to build and where would I source a kit? Here’s what I like to take a stab at:
Pine Tele body, 60s tele neck
P90 in bridge position with a stop tailpiece. No neck pickup.
One volume and perhaps one tone control.
kind of like a LP Jr. but in a Tele form factor.
I’d also consider a Filter’Tron pickup in the bridge but then I’m getting into Cabronita territory.
I have a very good idea of how I want it finished but will save that for an eventual reveal!
Question is: where would I find a kit body that would allow me to do that build? I’ve check Warmoth, Solo and a couple of others but all seem to be typical Tele p/u configuration. Does anyone make body blanks without routs?