Originally Posted by: ike030585... Could this be from worn out strings? ...

Oh, yes. Its sometimes helpful to remember that the 'classic' Tele's that so many players love, were built with three bridge saddles that each support two strings. This configuration is unavoidably impossible to accurately intonate. And yet arriving at the personally-selected combination of compromises that this impossible situation imposes on a player often results in seriously toneful music.

So try a new set of strings and a 'fresh' listen to your guitar. If it still doesn't sound right, you should at least have some insight into the changes you want a setup to achieve. And that gives you a set of goals for your tech to aim for.