I like Tele's a lot as well. The ones with the swamp ash bodies seem to be a little more responsive and "punchy". I have never owned one, but where I live there are a lot of country and blues players that use them exclusively. I've been wanting to build a Tele with a one-piece ash body, quartersawn flame-maple neck, Sperzel tuners with staggered heights to eliminate string trees, Lace Alumitone pickups, Alessandro volume pot, Tone-styler tone pot, and a Tisonix titanium Tele bridge. Retro-modern. Has anyone checked out the Tisonix stuff? Here is a link.
http://www.tisonix.com/shopping/main/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=66_75&products_id=196