Quote - Or a maple shader on a Fender precision bass

They tend to avoid burl for necks, since it can be fragile.  And it wouldn't usually be used as a body wood, because it's too heavy.  That's why a Les Paul has a maple cap on a mahogany body.  Les Paul himself wanted a solid maple guitar but Gibson talked him out of it.

Then again, a lot of the newer Les Pauls use mahogany that's so damn heavy, they started routing chunks out to keep the weight down.  Gibson calls them "Tone Chambers".  Everyone else calls them holes. :) 

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