The more and more that I play and pay attention to the sound the guitar makes, and shopping for new (and "new to me") electric guitars, the I gravitate towards the "tried and true" Les Paul type of construction - read: Mahogany or Mahogany with Maple cap or top, Mahogany neck with Rosewood fretboard. Even with acoustic guitar (don't own one YET) I seem to like the sound of Mahogany back and sides...

One of the most beautiful electric gutars that I ever heard was an 80's Vantage V635 (ES335 copy). All Mahogany, really sang UNPLUGGED! Saddly, missed out on that one, it was bought from the store before I could get the money. You can see below, the guitars I own, and the first one I usually grab is the Dean, second is the Stagg (both Mahogany/Maple).