spacey

DrLumen
I'm not a guitar person but I could see how certain woods and finishes would affect acoustic instruments.
 
In electrics perhaps denser woods would sound brighter due to sympathetic resonance to the other strings resulting in more harmonics? I would not be surprised to find that a glass body guitar would sound different than a plywood guitar. In the end though doesn't it just come down to durability? Again, not a guitar person but a plywood body would concern me due to possible warping and strange effects based on temperature and humidity.
 
Oh well, I'm just running off at the mouth... much like the guy in the video.

I didn't want you nor your question to be ignored so I'll share some thoughts.
 
No it doesn't just come down to durability although that is a consideration. Oil finish is popular and as with most finishes offers some protection. 
I think 'stability' is much more important. Even if it is a well built guitar it still requires protective care by the owner- as we know. 
 
I enjoy talking with luthiers about woods- application of, wood grains, working with, and many other aspects that I find much more interesting than the old hat opinions about what percentage of this and that- a boring trip that gets to nowhere. 
I mean, a luthier examines the woods considered for a build- checking grain, weight, tap tone etc. and decides whether or not to use it. Cull- just use the best that feels right at that moment. It's not like it's known that that piece of wood is going to have a percentage of this or that to the overall results. It's a choice made of many factors by one trying to get the best they can from the materials at hand. 
 
One building few guitars a year that may be depending on them to sell can't afford to experiment or take unnecessary risks with material choices or methods/tools. Many of the woods used have a history of successful use. Not only for creating great sounding guitars but also appealing aesthetics. 
 
Unfortunately a lot of the woods with the appealing aesthetics are relatively expensive. There are many reasons that they are. 
Many of the woods have specific uses. That's easy to understand- a dense (heavy) wood that is oily may be perfect for an unfinished fretboard, opposed to a Maple fretboard that one would want a protective finish, but it may not be the best choice for a body/neck.
 
Balance is another important aspect. Combinations of commonly used woods and design are other important considerations. 
 
Wood grain, how the wood was cut, (flatsawn, etc) 
 
I won't go on...I only wanted to share examples of why I find conversing about "percentage of this and that" so damn boring. 
 
I would think it would be best for many to just keep it "magical". I mean; We know we can go into a store and play all of the Strats hanging on the wall, all made with the same type of woods, all with the same everything and find out that there is that one...the one that is different for unknown reasons. Unknown to the ones that built it and unknown to the ones that play it. It's magic. It's a part of building that I love. I do everything to the best of my abilities with no guarantees. It's when I plug it in and find out...wow, like magic. It somehow all came together and made this fantastic instrument. Now "stability" comes in. If I do my part and take care of it, it'll perform for many years. 
I have to say...sometimes, and fortunately for me, I've only had to backup and rewind pups twice to help correct a couple that for whatever reason...just weren't quite singing. Nice thing about an electric...one may have options to make it better. 
I've also had weird ones. Nothing magical at all and if there was magic is was black. Gave me nothing but trouble from start to finish. Had to fight with every little part to the point of wanting to trash it...but I couldn't give up and finally rewarded. Luck. My magic was stronger I reckon. 
 
Well maybe I answered your question Doc and maybe some understand why I find their "tone" opinions so boring. With no offense meant of course.

spacey
Thank you John. It's nice to have a questionable opinions supported. 

Moshkito
 
I have no issues with ... for example ... Fender and Gibson having a Mexican brand that costs less ... and surprisingly enough, not even many folks talk bad about those instruments. I might even ask the question if the guitar would last 25 years like the original, and in most cases it seems to ... and each and every time I stop by the Pawn shop (once in a decade!), I still see a lot of worn down guitars, which means they were played! Practice or not!
ll come around sooner or later! Ask Volkswagen ... or Barclays ... and another big bank is next!

craigb

eph221
Money always makes things complicated.  DOH!

Then why was my life so complicated when I didn't have any??? 

michaelhanson
The consistency and the build quality of the instruments that are coming out right now, in my opinion, are incredible.  I love my MIM Strat as well, built in the early 90's.  I loved the neck so much, I was afraid to purchase and put a new neck on it.  I finally bought a new neck 6 months ago, rather than do a refret....its even nicer than the original that was on that Strat.
 
People have knocked Gibson's for ever.  I have owned 3 Les Paul's.  The 2013 Les Paul Studio I traded for just recently, is probably the best made Gibson Les Paul that I have owned.  Better built by far than the first LP Standard that I bought new in 1982.  

craigb
What's wrong with a natural neck and Tung oil? 
 
I hate those poly necks where it feels like your hand doesn't want to move...

kennywtelejazz
I've seen that video before ....Aye Carrumba ........what a crock 
IMHO, the best part of the video is the first 5 seconds ...
After the luscious scantly clad female eye candy on the couch lumped me in with all the guitar players of the world and called me"one of the B..itches " ...I did what every self respecting guitar player would do ....
I checked to see if I had her phone number which thankfully I didn't have , Then I shut the video off and played my guitar
Life's to short to let some Highly opinionated soft spoken scraggly bearded  u tube Debby Downer standing in front of a white writing board with crappy unreadable writing  EFF  up for me what I have spent my whole life enjoying and playing ...The Guitar ...
 
Kenny

craigb

eph221
Money always makes things complicated.  DOH!

Then why was my life so complicated when I didn't have any??? 

Moshkito

eph221
... There are those who are ruled by money...very selfish people (as any adult will tell you).  
...

My biggest gripe has always been watching a musician, think that he sounds better because he is playing a 5K Martin, than a $200 dollar bobodud. As if the quality of the song itself and the singer, improves because of the instrument, and that is an illusion ... and though some of us that do studio stuff may disagree, in the end, you and I both can not tell if that is a Stradivarius, or just Jean-Luc Ponty. 
 
It's not the instrument ... it's the person behind it ... and anyone thinking that only his/her instrument does it for them ... I don't know ... I don't see Peter Hammill with 10K guitars, and he does just fine.
 
It can't be the instrument alone!