What's going on in this control cavity?

[JB_From_Hell]

My Tele Plus is alder with ash on the top and back. I’ll pop the control plate out and see if it looks similar to yours.

 

[alex1fly]

OP here. This Tele doesn't have a layered body as I suspected - the grain is incredibly straight in some spots so it just looks that way. In others, it's clearly the same piece of wood. And despite the thick shield of finish, the body rings out quite a lot. I can strum a chord with normal velocity and feel the vibrations in the body some 12 seconds later. Anyways, just wanted to close the loop after spending more time with the guitar.