I had a Tele Thinline for a long time. (single f-hole, upper half of the body is hollowed out for weight reduction and semi-acoustic sound) They were made for only a few years, late 60's-early 70's. It was a nice guitar but ultimately not the right one for me--it certainly had the twang though. And it was a beautiful blonde...but unfortunately some yazoo had modified it extensively destroying its considerable collectability.

I have a solid body Takamine GZ-300 now, they're quite uncommon but its a really great sounding and playing guitar for what I do. (Mostly playing out fiddle tunes) with a sound that is simultaneously fat and twangy. It was a great bargain at $350 Cdn, used. It's a set neck, not a bolt-on, but hasn't had any problems with action/warpage, or electronics. Unlike the Tele, I might add.

A lot of people who are used to acoustics like Godin as an electric because they have a real acoustic-style bridge, and a set of sliders for EQ on the top rather than the usual pots. But I've heard some that sound incredibly bad--after a few years something seems to get funky inside of them.

Tele's definitely have style. One thing to know about Teles and Strats is that if you get a maple fingerboard, it's nice and smooth to play on, but a fret job costs about twice as much. So probably not worth it for a rhythm instrument, but its up to you. Good luck EJ.

Willie-O