Weight reduction in a tele body

[Derek82]

The Fender Custom Shop will make anything you ask it too, but yes, I've seen reviews of at least one CS version of this style of Tele, and various custom builders do versions of them. Even with the weight relief, the Tele in that picture (an original), weighed 8.6lbs, as the Ash they were using was very heavy indeed.

Adam says the GTL-1 kits are 4.5 to 5kg. That would bring the kit body to almost 10 lbs. Maybe he meant 4.5-5lbs? If it's kg, my back is gonna hate me!



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[Simon Barden]

4.5-5lbs would be very light indeed so it's more likely to be kg. But that will be the shipping weight and the packaging will contribute some weight to the overall figure. Ash can be very dense indeed unless it's grown in proper swamp ash conditions. Also, individual bodies will probably vary significantly in weight, so you could always ask Adam to sort you out the lightest GTL kit they have.

[adam]

Yep, 4.5-5kg. The GTL and GST kits are much heavier than the TLA and STA kits.