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I never realised you could get tele sized P90 pickups..... Might be the easiest option....
Mexican Standards and current Mexican Player series have a flat plate bridge which looks modern, but retro fits the ashtray bridge, so they are fine ( c.f. Gotoh gtc201 and 202). Mexican Classic series, Baja's also okay, plus American vintage types (AVRI, American Original etc). Original Squier 50's and 60's CV Tele also okay ( not yet seen any of new ones released at NAMM so can't comment on them). Highway one and American Special are also okay as these also use a vintage style bridge.
Consider that the rout for a humbucker is relatively easy to do, but not readily reversible. The width of the rout is such that if you want to go back to a single coil bridge (flat plate or ashtray style) you cannot - the humbucker rout will show beyond the perimeter of the bridge. Once routes for a humbucker there is no return
On a related note, no-ears mount Filtertron/TV Jones are not as wide as an ashtray bridge. So for example, it is possible to use a TV Jones Savalas bridge in a Tele, rout carefully, and install TV Jones Classics. If at a later date you want to return the guitar to stock it can be done as the TVJ rout will be hidden by an ashtray bridge. Note that TVJ and Gretsch Filtertrons are slightly different sizes, and whilst both are narrower than an ashtray bridge, only the TVJ pickups will fit through the cutout in a Savalas bridge i.e. TVJ bridge requires TVJ pickups, or others that are TVJ sized (e.g. Mojo make them in both dimensions). Anyway, if you like any of the TVJ pickup offerings, that might be a possible route to take.
Edit: for the Gotoh gtc301 you will likely have to rout the pickguard to fit around the bridge, given the width of the bridge. Another relatively easy job, but something else to consider.
http://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/89942/caspercaster#latest
It's going to be a frankencaster anyhow, as I'm planning on sticking a spare strat neck on the body and only having a volume knob.
Why not just use a tele and not use the neck pickup I hear you say!
Now, tele sized p90s.....
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How about a Wilkinson half bridge, rout the HB size rout and direct mont the pickup to the body? Nice n ratty!
Edit...I have the parts, I'm going to do it myself! (The body is already routed for humbuckers though!)
Modded California Series Tele
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http://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/89942/caspercaster#latest
If the body has a humbucker rout from the very beginning, you have some freedom over what sort of bridge and string hole drilling pattern to adopt.
A hardtail Stratocaster style bridge should suffice. Wilkinson (and others) make a shortened version of the vintage, stamped steel Telecaster bridge.
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https://www.creamery-pickups.co.uk/custom-p90-for-telecaster-bridge.html
Not cheap, but probably cheaper than a HB-size P90 and having a body routed.
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