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I think a few things affect sustain, more than 'tone', and body density/chambering/etc. is one of them. Aluminium necks certainly do.
A lot of things affect how you subconciously play the guitar as well, I reckon. An alu neck makes the whole thing feel more substantial, and encourages you to attack the guitar a bit harder.
rodan
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I would counter that this balance is probably v different on different guitar designs. Semi hollow, hollow etc.
Also weight, feel, playability and a bunch of other more subtle but important things don’t get a look in.
I’m sure your could make a tele body from mdf and have the driven amplified sound similar to a mint OG ‘52 with all of the other components identical… doesn’t mean I want all my guitars made from MFf.