Momentary Kill switches

FelineGuitars

guitaraj said:

It’s just like a standard pot and I tap on it when I want the kill switch effect. I really like it. It’s just… fun! (Photo courtesy of Jonathan at Feline). Jonathan, could you shed some light on which type you used? … @FelineGuitars ;

THINK IT WAS A SHADOW KILLPOT

DavusPG

guitaraj said:

It’s just like a standard pot and I tap on it when I want the kill switch effect. I really like it. It’s just… fun! (Photo courtesy of Jonathan at Feline). Jonathan, could you shed some light on which type you used? … @FelineGuitars ;

I'm back at Feline in the next few days. @FelineGuitars Jonathan, I'll prob be asking you to add one to one of my guitars!

FelineGuitars

DavusPG said:

guitaraj said:

It’s just like a standard pot and I tap on it when I want the kill switch effect. I really like it. It’s just… fun! (Photo courtesy of Jonathan at Feline). Jonathan, could you shed some light on which type you used? … @FelineGuitars ;

I'm back at Feline in the next few days. @FelineGuitars Jonathan, I'll prob be asking you to add one to one of my guitars!

If we can still get hold of them . Not sure what is going on with Shadow thesedays

SteveRobinson

What's the best way to remove the pop when the switch is activated?

Sporky

If there's a pop it's probably a DC offset somewhere. If the guitar is passive, the DC offset will be in whatever is next in the chain, and should be fixed there.

If you wire the switch to short hot to ground it shouldn't pop anyway, I think? 

mrkb

DiscoStu said:

mrkb said:

I got some small black ones from James Home of tone. Easy to fit if you can solder.

Tesi Switch - Guitar Kill Switches – James' Home of Tone

That's real neat. What size is switch is that?

it’s the 8mm tesi one

https://www.homeoftone.co.uk/products/tesi-switch-ido-super-m-8mm-momentary-kill-switch-button

DiscoStu

mrkb said:

DiscoStu said:

mrkb said:

I got some small black ones from James Home of tone. Easy to fit if you can solder.

Tesi Switch - Guitar Kill Switches – James' Home of Tone

That's real neat. What size is switch is that?

it’s the 8mm tesi one

https://www.homeoftone.co.uk/products/tesi-switch-ido-super-m-8mm-momentary-kill-switch-button

I suspected it was the 8mm. And it comes in stainless steel! This has got me thinking ...

DavusPG

RandallFlagg said:

Forgive my ignorance but what would you use a kill switch for? I'm familiar with the 3 way toggle switch stuttering effect when the neck pickup is set at zero volume on say a Les Paul when it's feeding back, as used by Mick Jones from The Clash, Steve Jones from the Sex Pistols among others. Is the kill switch used in the same way?

Just for fun really. I know Buckethead uses one quite a bit:



But for me this ticks all the boxes (jump to 5 mins 5 seconds):

LionAquaLooper

John 5 uses it a bit as well. He doesn't use them for just fun either. He's written main riffs using his kill switch.

Philly_Q

This thread has given me a sudden (and undoubtedly temporary) obsession with kill switches.  I spent a couple of hours last night watching YouTube videos of people installing them... very hamfistedly in most cases - can no-one do guitar DIY neatly and carefully any more?

Also spent ages on the Tesi website.  The big 24mm arcade switches are the coolest, but the smaller metal ones are really neat and won't leave big fuck-off holes in your guitar if you change your mind.

This is a terrible installation video but sort-of entertaining if you're childishly amused by swearing and you like cats.

skunkwerx

I got one installed in my Harley Benton.. Excuse the playing, was just a quick thing filmed on the phone.. 
This ones an Iron Age killswitch. Came from America but arrived really quick. 

Sporky

I like the idea of a sprung/momentary toggle switch for this too. Slightly different feel to it.

Philly_Q

@skunkwerx the video link's broken, I guess because you edited the post.

Edit:  I see you've already fixed it

skunkwerx

Philly_Q said:

@skunkwerx the video link's broken, I guess because you edited the post.

Sorted I hope! Nothing worth watching tbh ahaha

Philly_Q

skunkwerx said:

Philly_Q said:

@skunkwerx the video link's broken, I guess because you edited the post.

Sorted I hope! Nothing worth watching tbh ahaha

Yeah it is, these things are cool.