I love the arguments about tone woods on a solid body guitar. Actually there's very minute effect unless you are playing it acoustic. Put your pickups on a Douglas fir 2" x 4" and get the same sound. Tone woods are for acoustics and guitar makers would have you believe they are important in solid bodies where the real reasons for different woods are weight and looks. Can't wait to see the argument on this.
Can you really hear a (WOOD) tone vibration coming through a magnetic pickup. Really? BAss paints better and most Fenders are 2 and 3 pieces and when the grain doesn't match, these bodies are painted. Ash, mahogany and others highly grained like Maple are used for Natural and translucent qualities and all for looks and weight.