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@Dooks-Fatberg
I've never weighed any of my guitars before but it's too hot to work so I just did a little comparison.
1997 Epi Riviera (with a Bigsy B7) 3.7kg
2001 Fender USA Tele 3.4kg
Scroungeocaster Strat Partscaster 3.25kg
1999 SG Standard 3.15kg
Weird that my perception of the Riviera is that it's light probably because it's so much bigger that a solid body electric so there's a psychological expectation thing going on there.
I also assumed the reject-bin sourced partscaster would be the lightest. It feels light to me, is thinner than a standard strata and has lightweight vintage parts. I would 100% had this down as the lightest, but nope.
Turns out the SG is lightest of all, again, a bit of a surprise as it has such a chunky neck and just feels quite substantial despite the thin and small SG body. Who knew?
According to a quick search for consensus on the definition; "light" for a Tele, it's anything under 7 and a half pounds... which is pretty much were mine is. So not technically "heavy" after all. Still gonna refin it I think.
Ok - back to work.