jacksonsxrule Posted October 12, 2003 Report Share Posted October 12, 2003 Ok so i decided to get the 2 in 1 knob thing from warmoth, so i figure i could install a killswitch into the second knob hole to totally cut off the sound of the guitar this allows me to cut off connection of the guitar during silent parts in songs without having to do volume swells is there some kind of kill switch i could wire that is springloaded and will work with audio? thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weezerboy Posted October 13, 2003 Report Share Posted October 13, 2003 yes...a push to break switch...i've seen them in pretty much every electronics shop...they usually cost less than £1 and you just wire it in line with the output...its only got two things coming out of it so its pretty simple to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DividedByJames Posted October 14, 2003 Report Share Posted October 14, 2003 Yeah check out the Scott Ian models by Jackson. The red switch is the spring loaded kill switch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DividedByJames Posted October 14, 2003 Report Share Posted October 14, 2003 http://www.radioshack.com/category.asp?catalog%5Fname=CTLG&category%5Fname=CTLG%5F011%5F002%5F015%5F002&Page=1. Not sure which one is better, but the Jackson was about the size of a dome knob. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DividedByJames Posted October 14, 2003 Report Share Posted October 14, 2003 I keep forgetting things The Jackson had a 3-lug button, and you would want a momentary version. Mine was from the Korean model, and the button was blue. I saw one exactly like mine (tribal pinstripe graphics on black) on Ebay a while ago for only $199 starting price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saber Posted October 14, 2003 Report Share Posted October 14, 2003 If you just break the output circuit, it will be like unplugging your cable. In other words it will probably pick up hum. If you don't have active circuitry, you're better off shorting your guitar's output to ground to kill the signal. If you do have active circuitry like a pre-amp or something, then you should use a SPDT switch. Connect its common to your output jack, the normally open contact to ground, and the normally closed contact to the pre-amp output or wherever the final guitar signal is coming from. That way the output jack will be switching between the guitar signal and ground. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacksonsxrule Posted October 15, 2003 Author Report Share Posted October 15, 2003 Killswitch would such a killswitch be suited for guitar? because im confused with the whole 125 ac thing.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jehle Posted October 15, 2003 Report Share Posted October 15, 2003 Killswitch would such a killswitch be suited for guitar? because im confused with the whole 125 ac thing.. That sort of switch is better suited for a stomp box. You just need a simple SPST toggle. Like this one here. It'll work just like a light switch (on / off) and should only have two lugs to solder to. -o Output -o Ground When the switch is open, the output will be uneffected. When you close the switch, the output will be pulled to ground and all will go silent. No hum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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