I think the NF53 would be worth trying out, as the neck carve is narrower than the DGT.
I'm not a Tele or Fender player. But I needed a Tele for a project, and the creative team wanted a traditional single coil Tele sound.
The project was a good one, and I didn't feel comfortable saying, "I'm going to come close and that'll be good enough," especially since the main client wanted to come for one or two sessions.
Problem is, my studio is very noisy and buzzy with most single coil pickups; the city installed some sort of radio water meter device (there was no choice) and my recording room is right near it. I needed the trad. single coil sound with noise-canceling pickups. So here's an alternative that may or may not be worth looking at; I should point out that again, I'm not a Tele guy, I prefer a PRS. So take this for what it's worth (maybe not much!).
Having had good luck with a couple of Tom Andersons (one was a Tele) in the late '90s, I decided to get one of Tom's Teles with their noise-canceling pickups. I don't know what's in 'em or why they work, but they do sound authentic, including the bridge pickup, and they don't make any noise.
My dealer had a swamp ash model called the T-Icon, with a '62 Fender-style neck carve (the '62 Pete'). It feels pretty '60s Fender to me, but smoother and silkier to play. However, Anderson has a couple of dozen different carves (!), with measurements on their site. If looking at neck specs is your thing, I'd imagine a Tele person can have a field day.
Anyway, I took the one with the '62 Pete neck. Plays like a champion. The neck was cooked in some way, and is as stable as my DGT's neck.
They're available with a variety of pickup choices. You can get anything you want.
I call it the Temporary Telecaster, but it's not for sale. I think my Fender-playing son would like it at some point.
