Quote Originally Posted by fws6

the reason parts manufacturers wont do one pickup guitars —> they make the bodies using CNC machines, and secure the slab of wood in the machine with 2 wood screws. The 2 pickup cavities then are necessary to get rid of the screw holes. Making a one pickup body you;d need one off handwork from a luthier
This one has a one pickup body that was handmade by a luthier : Solid Body Jazz Guitar Tonewoods-partscaster-jpg This one has a MIM Fender Body that was routed for three pickups (H-S-H), but I only needed the neck pickup: Solid Body Jazz Guitar Tonewoods-lpb-case-jpg