It's not overly heavy (I do play a Les Paul), but the body is a bit thick compared to a normal Tele, so thinning by 3mm should make it a bit lighter, and I did deepen the control cavities a bit with a router - if only to get a level floor to them. I may need to enlarge the bridge pup rout as it is a bit on the tight side with the pup installed. I'm not a big fan of deliberate weight relief as I'm never quite sure what it will do to the sound.

The pups currently on it are an SD Hot Tele bridge and an SD Hot Strat neck. Not sure if they are the best choice for it as they sound a bit 2-dimensional. But I'll see how it sounds once it's painted and all back together. I can always change them for something a bit more classic. I need to upgrade the pots and switch anyway, so may well try a 500k volume pot to get them sounding a bit brighter.