How/why is the tone of an electric guitar affected by the type of wood it’s made from?

Question

The pickups convert vibrating strings to electrical signals, so how would the type of wood they’re embedded in affect the tone? (Or even a hollow vs solid body?)

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Answer 1

Technically, everything in the room affects the sound – even a sticker on the guitar. Technically, gravity from Jupiter is pulling on you.