Try them both out .Then u decide which one feals the best.
Now if your going to get into metal or alot of Rock,
I would recemend the strat.
I also own a hot-rod tele plus a strat.
Thier both alittle souped up.
Anyway i recemend the strat for the extra frets it has.
The tele don't have as many frets for playing up the neck.
Mark
yours truly Mark Toman