I recently rewired my black Imata Les Paul. I put a kill switch in the toggle position, and moved the toggle to the bottom. This is how DJ Ashba from Sixx A.M. and Guns and Roses configures his Les Pauls. I also took the tone controls out of the circuit so the lower two knobs are only there to plug the holes. I never use the tone controls on dual humbucker guitars, especially playing heavy rock or metal.
I have to admit, I wanted to move the toggle because I more often than not hit the toggle inadvertently while playing rhythm guitar, as many guys who grew up playing Strats do. Apparently Eddie Van Halen has this problem and reverses his switch. So I wanted to see how it would feel to put the toggle down on the bottom.
Since I've played Les Pauls for years now, it's a little confusing. I had to do quite a bit of irreversible routing, so I'll have to leave it this way. The kill switch is very cool though, and it's the perfect position for it.
I also swapped out the Sperzel tuners for Gotohs, and they are REALLY good.
I need to tweak the nut a little more, but this will be my go-to hard rock guitar.
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