Installing A Killswitch - Easiest Guitar Wiring Mod EVER!
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- Опубликовано: 9 фев 2025
- Brett wanted to install a momentary killswitch in one of his "beater" guitars, so we used the opportunity to make a video of it, and a song demo of the killswitch in action. It's the easiest guitar wiring mod you can do!
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Thank you so much I just wanted a killswitch wiring tutorial directly to the output jack, and that is what this is
Not proud of it but same🤘
Name checks out
Super simple mod, thank you so much!
Was planning on doing the exact same mod with the exact same guitar but I didn't wanna get rid of the tone knob completely so I drilled a small hole in the back plate and moved the tone knob so it's sticking out the back of the guitar. It looks super weird but it's surprisingly comfortable
Might do the same do you mind if I have your instagram so you can send me a pic of the job? Thx I have the exact same idea and would love do this
Bro that paint job is sick ur girl did great!
Funny i just searched for how to install a kill switch and a shop in my town (Ottawa) shows up. Thanks guys and yes I buy parts here too :)
Haha, sweet! 👍
thank you, it worked :D didn't think it was so easy
Como instalar numa captação ativa? Queria retirar o pote de tone e por um kill no lugar
Probably should've used flux and tin your iron before soldering. Makes it nice and neat.
I guess you couldn't tell, but the iron was tinned quite nicely. Also, flux was applied, it just wasn't filmed. :)
Ok I’m back man. If this didn’t work for me is my cheap kill switch just a dud??
Hard to tell over the internet. Could be the wrong type of switch, wired wrong, bad switch, or any number of other reasons. You'd need to test/diagnose, or bring it to someone who can. Best of luck!
I get a popping sound when using the switch off and on. It is more audible on clean setting.. I have heard of putting a resistor into the wiring circuit.
Yes, you can use a 2.2M resistor. If you get popping noises, that usually resolves it.
Cool boys, keep the videos coming!! More, more more!! ;)
Lol. Thanks man!
Awesome, thanks!
that switch you are using is normally open or normally closed? great guitar too!
Normally open. When you press it, it closes (sends the signal to ground), the same way a volume pot does when you turn it down. Only, with the switch, it is instantaneous.
Brett's girlfriend did a great job on the paint. The guitar is definitely a work of art. 👍
@@NextGenGuitars the switch you installed is Normally closed switch. When you push it, it opens touching the ground to positive which grounds out the output. Think of it as a draw bridge. When it's closed, the ramps are up. When it's open, the ramps are down .
@@Briman24 You have the words "closed" and "open" reversed in terms of how they are properly used in electrical circuits.
It's not your fault. The language is counterintuitive, especially to musicians, because we tend to think of "open" and "closed" as "on" and "off" or "sound" and "no sound", but that is the wrong way to think about it. "Open" and "closed" only refers to the electrical connections within the circuit. An "open" circuit is a disconnected circuit. A "closed" circuit is a connected one.
Specifically relating to this switch:
Switch Up = The two lugs of the switch are disconnected. That is called an "open" circuit.
Switch Pressed = The two lugs of the switch are connected. That is called a "closed" circuit.
This switch's default position is up, keeping the circuit disconnected (aka: "open"). Hence why it is properly referred to as a "Normally Open" switch.
@@NextGenGuitars so normal guitar switches are open? And most switches from radio shack are closed? I have a radio shack one and whem i wire it to hot and ground of jack, the guitar makes no sound and when i push the killswitch it makes sound. So it's reversed. How do i wire this to make it work properly?
Please help! It's driving me nuts!
who else here because of flawed mangos
I cracked reading this 😂. Here because of flawed mangos. You got good taste in music btw.
Yeah putting mine in rn
quick question. i have emg active pickups. if i do this will the 9v battery somehow spend energy when it's not plugged ?
No. This should have absolutely no impact on battery life.
hey, I don't understand English, can you tell me how it works? because I don't understand a bit, did I understand correctly that if I solder the killswich directly into the socket, it would work? how it's working? If I solder it in series with the plus going, will it have the same effect?
The killswitch temporarily shorts the hot signal to ground when pressed. No, you do not want it in series with your signal. You want to ground it when pressed.
I got a killswitch to but mine is Nice and Red 😏
anyone know what to do if you install the switch and there is a horrible scratchy buzzing noise the whole time its on? Could it be a bad soldering job? or do you think I need to ground the switch in some way?
The switch body does need to be grounded. If not, that could be the source of the issue.
There's a way to use a killswitch as a normal toggle? I like the low profile and I tend to hit my 3 way toggle out of position when playing fast. I was thinking having a low profile toggle like a killswitch should work🙏🏻
Sure, you could wire up the pickups using a mini on-on-on switch. Though, generally you'd want a more robust/reliable switch for your pickups. I guess if you're not switching too often, it's a good solution for keeping it low profile.
removing the volume will just make you not able to turn down your volume?
Yes. If you wire the output from the pickup (or pickup selector) straight to the jack (bypassing or removing the volume pot), you will not be able to turn down your volume.
that paint job looks amazing! how did you finish it?
It was done by Brett's girlfriend. I think it was just acrylic paint with a clear-coat.
@@NextGenGuitars nice! i am paranoid because i finished a guitar once but used the wrong stuff and now it chips really easy
Does this work for guitars with active pickups or preamps too?
Yes. Just be sure to connect it to the signal hot and ground on the jack, not the battery lug. 👍
I am still wondering if there is a way to prevent it from clicking
To be clear, what you are hearing as a "click" is actually just the signal being cut harshly (squarely). If you analyze the waveform, it isn't an unwanted/unexpected spike. That is just what it sounds like when a signal is cut so drastically/instantaneously. It is absolutely unavoidable when using a killswitch.
It will only be audible when the signal gain is too low, or your sound is too clean. Imagine a waveform, the wave moving up and down represents the speaker moving back and forth. Instantly cutting the signal like that means the speaker has to return to its neutral point nearly instantly. That is what makes the "clicking" sound. You can hear it in the examples throughout the video. 2:07 = Very "clicky" (clean guitar sound). 2:16 = The "click" is only audible as the signal decays and the gain gets too low. At the end of the video, same thing. Only when the note is decaying and the signal is getting too low does it become obvious. That's why they are really only used with high-gain overdriven sounds.
Hope that helps!
@@NextGenGuitars Yeah makes sense, understand that. I only wondered why it does not click at my SG style guitar with the pickup switch trick when the other pickup is set volume off. While my switch on my Strat does click. I thought first i should not had connected it to the volume knob (signal to ground).
How do you wire it to make it not pop?
To be clear, what you are hearing as a "pop" is actually just the signal being cut harshly (squarely). If you analyze the waveform, it isn't an unwanted/unexpected spike. That is just what it sounds like when a signal is cut so drastically/instantaneously. It is absolutely unavoidable when using a killswitch.
It will only be audible when the signal gain is too low, leaving your sound in "clean" territory. Imagine a waveform, the wave moving up and down represents the speaker moving back and forth. Instantly cutting the signal like that means the speaker has to return to its neutral point nearly instantly. That is what makes the "popping" sound. You can hear it in the examples throughout the video. 2:07 = Very "poppy" (clean guitar sound). 2:16 = The "pop" is only audible as the signal decays and cleans up. At the end of the video, same thing. Only when the note is decaying and the signal is getting too low for the overdrive clipping does it become obvious. That's why they are really only used with higher gain overdriven sounds.
Some people wire in a 2.2M resistor to help reduce the popping, but it won't eliminate it. There is a technique to using the switch. Lots of gain and lots of signal means no popping. You can't just let notes ring out while using the switch. You need to make sure there is enough signal.
Hope that helps!
@@NextGenGuitars Alright, thank you for taking the time to write that one out for me. I wonder if there's a better way to do it. 🤔 I have a square wave tremolo that's really choppy but doesn't cause speaker pop, I wonder if there's a way to emulate that with a circuit in that guitar.
nice tone! what amp are you using on the recorded playthrough?
Thanks! In this case, it was Helix Native (Revv Gen Purple model).
This doesnt work :(
Only if you end up with the wrong type of switch, or there is some error in the connections. Get a tech to give it a look and I'm sure you can get it working in no time. 👍
Sorry but I focused on your GF's most excellent painting of the aurora borealis winter scape on your guitar. 😁
It is pretty awesome! She did a great job!
I brought a new (and expensive) killswitch and it mutes sometimes then just doesn’t why?
P.S love the paint job on your guitar
bad connection? did you solder it? do you know how to solder? :)
Wow
I wanted to know what sucks
Lol, 3 years later, now I'm also wondering what sucked. 🤣
No towel while soidering lol jk nicely done bro
From what i can see the tom morello soul power kill switch is just a 3-way LP toggle switch wired as on-off.
If i can get a solderless jack and switch then in should be easy
Indeed, there are many ways to accomplish the same thing!
In general, we recommend against solderless connections in guitar electronics. Solderless joints are much more prone to degradation and failure compared to soldered.
i like how every solder tutorial is “just boom, boom, make shiny, done” and then a sped up montage of the most important part of the entire install lol
like why even make the video if you’re not gonna actually explain what to do
I guess we kind of assumed that people looking for wiring mods for guitar would already know how to solder. If you don't know how to solder, I would recommend looking up tutorials on soldering before looking up guitar modding tutorials. Doing it other way around is like looking up "how to do a wheelie" without knowing how to ride a bike first. Commenting like that would be like getting mad at the wheelie instructor for not including a tutorial on how to ride a bike in their wheelie instructional video. It just doesn't make much sense. All the best!
what sucks? 3:01
That's why you don't "kill" the sound when there is no sound. There's actually technique to using a killswitch. No "clicks" in the audio if you do it while you're actually playing. 👍
@@NextGenGuitars thanks for the reply, i was just joking arounds :P . i love your channel and your store.
@@mattildahubbardo Lol. 🤦♂My bad! Thanks!
top...to eliminate the pop pop when activated? I have fishman fluence and when activated it makes a POP as big as a house
That could be related to the battery power. Did you connect the lugs to tip and sleeve, or tip and ground, or something else?
@@NextGenGuitars ground…Is there much difference in putting the black killswitch wire on the ground or attached to the sleeve?
@@pitonestraordinario The sleeve terminal of the jack is the ground. I asked how you wired it because if you are inadvertently disconnecting the battery power each time you hit the switch, that would cause an extremely loud pop every time. Some people connect the wrong leads (avoid the "ring", and/or anything connected to the battery).
Still a pop in the killswitch... too bad. Maybe the switch should be NO afterall...
It is a NO switch. 🤔
To be clear, what you are hearing as a "pop" is actually just the signal being cut harshly (squarely). If you analyze the waveform, it isn't an unwanted/unexpected spike. That is just what it sounds like when a signal is cut so drastically/instantaneously. It is absolutely unavoidable when using a killswitch.
It will only be audible when the signal gain is too low, leaving your sound in "clean" territory. Imagine a waveform, the wave moving up and down represents the speaker moving back and forth. Instantly cutting the signal like that means the speaker has to return to its neutral point nearly instantly. That is what makes the "popping" sound. You can hear it in the examples throughout the video. 2:07 = Very "poppy" (clean guitar sound). 2:16 = The "pop" is only audible as the signal decays and cleans up. At the end of the video, same thing. Only when the note is decaying and the signal is getting too low for the overdrive clipping does it become obvious. That's why they are really only used with higher gain overdriven sounds.
Hope that helps!
@@NextGenGuitars Thanks,🍻 dude! I put a 0.01uf cap over the poles and the pop disappeared. ;)
That did not work
That can only happen with a defective switch, the wrong switch type, or a mistake in the wiring. Test your connections and the switch with a multimeter.