Tone woods- electric guitars- Ash, Mahogany, Korina, Sapele, Alder, Basswood, Poplar, Maple and Walnut. Oak makes a dead guitar. I've done it and scrapped the bodies.
Varying opinions on the topic, but I prefer lighter. Rings better, resonant and doesn't kill you with it slung over your shoulder all night. Heavy guitars are no fun, I don't care how good they sound. Personal preference is Ash. The first Fender Stratocasters were made of ash in 1954. The sound that shaped rock and roll.
Making gunstocks or guitars for some time. I personally.... cut into big slabs, -1/2" thick, cut in the fall or winter. Air dried 2-2.5 years. Then cut the checks out, air drying inside my basement where it is under 40% year round. Then moved to a living space for 6 months. I sample an underside piece of furniture that has been in the same spot for 10 years. and do comparative measurements with a moisture meter. I consider wood to be ready for fine work when its under 10% here in SWPA.
I have the luxury of having been at it for a long time, so I have a pile of wood always usable. I realize you might not be in that place. Can't rush art. Faster you dry, the faster you get warps cracks and checks.
Best advice short term is to find a bunch of billets you want to use, slab them, season till spring then find a local kiln to dry them. Or swap someone with a good air dried piece. I have a stack of lightweight ash pre-emrald ash borer here that is 25-28" wide and 10' long, 12/4 thick. Air dried 3 years.