Pine makes a good tele body. But not all pine is the same. This particular tree was a white pine that I milled and quartered for different uses. It has a resonance that is not as favorable as much of the spruce that I have tested, however the favorable number that I measure is a light and stiff reading and taking into account the speed that sound travels through the wood. Light, stiff and fast is considered idea tonewood. I am not sure that translates into goodness for an electric body. All this is theoretical and I have built an electric guitar with it and found it to be very lively, mid-rangy and good for a tele.