I've turned my "wallpaper" Squier 51 to a "kinda-baritone". This is the guitar:
I used D'Addario EXL157 strings (14 to 68) and tuned it to B.
Well, just to get things straight, it is not a real baritone. It intonates quite well but not perfect and string tension is a tad less than what I'd like. On the other hand, the (top loader) 51 has loose tension anyway. String through body bridges might be better in thar respect.
Please note that I had to file the string hole on the bridge, in order to persuade the 0.68 string to pass through. Check first to see if your Tele bridge allows the string to pass through comfortably.
In general I'm very pleased with the tone; anyways, it is an intermediate step for me, while waiting for the new Danos to become available in Europe.
