Hotness.
I'd love to A/B that with my Rogue 5 to see if the tops make any sort of significant difference. I know with Alembics the neck woods are dominant - but I'm curious with so much similar if the top has a slight affect. Both my Alembics have Signature electronics and they do sound different with everything flat - I'm guessing that's the ebony in the neck on the 5 string.