The sound of a solid body electric guitar is produced by the vibration of the neck and body in concert with the bridge and nut. It is this 'acoustic' sound that the pickups amplify. Although the pickups play a crucial role in the sound of any electric guitar the instrument must have satisfying sound and sustain acoustically before it will deliver great sound plugged in. It is for this reason that the different woods must be carefully chosen and blended to achieve the best 'acoustic' results. This brings us to necks.
Most guitar players judge necks based on how they feel.
Guitar builders judge necks on how they sound. Each Godin neck is individually crafted, from wood carefully selected for both its stability and inherent resonance. Godin's innovations in fingerboard radius, sanding, shaping and finishing techniques are all combined to create the finest necks available. Many guitar necks these days are mass-produced in automatic cutting machines, these machines are incapable of considering the small changes in density from one piece of wood to another. Godin necks are handcrafted in stages because, although the wood is meticulously cured before the shaping begins, the wood is constantly reacting to the various new stresses that cutting and sanding put on it.