Fender themselves produced a weight-relieved Tele in 1967, referred to as the 'smuggler' tele, with large cavities underneath the pickguard.
They then shortly brought out the Thinline Tele instead and stopped the weight relief.
Couple that with a belly cut and forearm chamfer and without thinning down the body as well, you'll be as light as you are going to get.
Doesn't the Fender Custom Shop make those still?Originally Posted by Simon Barden
Fender themselves produced a weight-relieved Tele in 1967, referred to as the 'smuggler' tele, with large cavities underneath the pickguard.
They then shortly brought out the Thinline Tele instead and stopped the weight relief.
Couple that with a belly cut and forearm chamfer and without thinning down the body as well, you'll be as light as you are going to get.
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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