Quote Originally Posted by Simon Barden View Post
Fender themselves produced a weight-relieved Tele in 1967, referred to as the 'smuggler' tele, with large cavities underneath the pickguard.

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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?