Of course it's not a project they'd be interested in. But, hey, they replied and gave you some options that might get you close to your bass. How many companies are "too busy" to bother replying to speculative customer enquiries? 10 out of 10 for Fender.
Talk to John Shuker. He'll make you one of these at a better price than Fender could.
Off topic: Fender isn't doing "all right".
The last I saw, earlier this year, they were up the Suwannee, trying to refinance a debt of approx $250 million, with low growth, low returns and an over dependence on Guitar Centre for sales, which isn't in great shape itself.