My idea about woods for instruments is that practically any wood can be used, as long as it's grown the right way, harvested at the right time, and has rested correctly.
It is mostly about the grain structure and density.
Now, this of course automatically implies that woods do behave differently; however, I think the concept of very special tonewoods is often quite overrated.
In order to verify whether or not, methinks a whole range of fully identically build instruments should be build, where only the woods would differ.
Same thing with the talks about bolt-on, set neck, deep set-neck, neck trough..
While I absolutely loves those gorgeous flames and burls et al, it's more a matter of the love for looks (like women in lace).
Some mahoganies may result in slightly richer mids, while i.e. sapeli usually makes for a good overall balance.
Basswood with a veneer, like Ibanez has done it for years, works just fine for a nice wide-range tonal spectrum.
WRT grain and density, as mentioned.. this is why there's a difference between a mid-soft'ish maple neck and, say, Canadian or German hard high-mountain maple. IMHO, of course, and mileage likely will differ
Test: Put a set of Dimarzios in a strat and a set of Texas Heat single coils in a Gibson. and see what happens..