Oh shit! It’s about to get messy in here.
The topic of tone wood and electric instruments can and has generated huge, hateful, and endless flame wars. Tread lightly and with great trepidation.
At the top of this discussion, is whether the wood matters at all. One camp says all you’re hearing are the strings, pickups, and technique, with the wood being completely irrelevant to the tone. The other camp says the wood is relevant and it is the foundation of the tone.
These two sides have been debating each other with great fire and fury since the beginning of the Internet and to this day they still don’t agree and they still argue.
Edit: I think a solid mahogany body is really cool but I have no idea what affect it really has on tone.