Thanks guys 😁
The contour makes things marginally more comfortable, non-contour bodys never bothered me to be honest though. I prefer a toggle switch, the only reason the sliders are there is because its a stock guard... they dont actually do anything. My other JS is the same.
Eventually i may wire up some phase stuff or onboard FX but to be honest im a fairly straight player that sticks on the bridge pup most of the time just adjusting my volume for cleans.
If i had all that extra stuff i'd hardly ever use it. A guitar like Matt Bellamy's would be wasted on me, i'm more of a Johnny Thunders guy.