Could the shape of a solid body electric guitar affect the tone?

Question

Rosewood as opposed to maple on the fingerboard affects tone, fixed necks resonate better than bolt on necks, so if you took a flying V, and sanded the points off, would it sound different? and if you got a V and a Les Paul with entireley the same spec except diminsions, would they sound the same?

Answer 1

The shape affects the sound, much like acoustic guitars. It is because different shapes and materials resonate differently. For example, 1/2 quarter has about the same amount of nickel as a B string. Same material, but they sound very different. As for sanding the point off a V, your just wasting a good guitar, it would change for the worst. A Les Paul is hollow, which is why it can do what it does, and sounds as it . Pickups do play a major part, though.

Answer 2

Since there are people out there playing electric basses and guitars which have no body, just a fingerboard, the body has very little effect other than providing a grip and a feel.  The attachment of the neck is another matter, if the strings are attached to a separate body.

Answer 3

Sorry, the sound of an electric guitar has nothing to do with its shape. In a classic guitar the body is the sound box, and determine the sound. An electric guitar produce its sound from a speaker.

Under the strings, where there is a hole in a classic guitar, there are little magnates, and some sensors to measure the difference in the magnetic field as the strings vibrate. All the guitar produce is an electric voltage signal, and the shape of the body has no effect on the signal.

In conclusion, just take the guitar you play better with. The way you play is what effect the tone the most.