I rewired my toggle kill switch this way as opposed to how I had it before which was interrupting the signal and I must say this way of grounding the signal instead, works much better and is quieter. Excellent tip!
After playing my guitar with this method of killing the signal, I noticed that even with the signal cut off, there was still some signal bleed coming through the amp. I lowered the gain to a more moderate setting and the bleed went away but I use more than just a moderate amount of gain so I ended up having to go back to cutting the signal by shorting the hot wire because that way, there's no signal bleed when I engage the switch under high gain.
I'm getting the exact same switch in your link,the wiring is showing the hot wire coming from the p/u and it looks like they are putting the switch in the hot p/u wire and saying that the casing has to be grounded first,I like your way of doing it I don't have to cut the p/u wire to install the switch,just solder ground off the switch casing and the two lugs are soldered to the tip and sleeve of the input jack for the guitar cable much better that cutting your p/u wire and getting buzz although I've seen videos that show that they are only wiring and soldering to the input jack and sounds quiet,I tried this using a door bell chime button but it just cut the sound completly when I put the wire to the input jack lugs I guess it is not a n.c type switch I guess it needs voltage to operate,so just waiting for the switch and I will try it using your method thanks
Hello, could you please go through how to wire a three humbucker pick up guitar with three volume pots , one tone pot and three individual on/off switch, one to each pickup . I want to isolate each pickup to be on or off with toggle switches. Thanks.
ThanX alot dude. That video really helped me out. I finally got my Gibson Les Paul Special Faded 58 to use just one volume pot for one Bridge Humbucker and the 3way toggle as an On/off killswitch, which is all I need and it got about 500g lighter ;-)
Hey man...how can I ground my plastic switch to the volume pot? (The first wire you show connected in video) It is a switch with plastic housing with only the 2 posts on the top.
I watched another video where it just showed the two posts from the killswitch going to the input jack ground and hot tabs, but nothing going to ground on the volume pot. Saw it on Dylan Talks Tones, How to install a killswitch in your guitar: ruclips.net/video/ZWcUX2Wi1rE/видео.html
I got an Ibanez Iron Label that came with a factory installed killswitch. I hated it because it was like the pickup selector, it latched. It was more like an on/off switch. That made it awkward to get a smooth, staccato effect. I went to Radio Shack, paid three dollars for a momentary push button and had it installed in 10 minutes. The first one I bought was a toggle style switch that was spring loaded to always return to the on position. I then changed it to a push button type, which is the best, smoothest action you can get. And it's too easy to abuse it. It's a pretty dramatic effect, and too much detracts from the vibe. And placement is also key. It must not be too close that it interferes with your natural playing, but not too far that it interrupts your rhythm.
Haim... Technically you're shorting out the guitar signal, not the electricity of the amp. That's where the difference is. Yes - shorting out the electricity of the amp would be bad... very bad.
Wait I'm confused...my momentary SPST has two metal lugs and the rest of it is plastic...so what am I grounding to volume? Because in this diagram it just looks like you soldered something to the side of the switch housing? Shouldn't it be running to one of the lugs?
Will this info work when installing an on/off toggle Killswitch? I'm trying to set my tele up with a Duncan lil'59 to a Killswitch then to the output. No pots.
If my momentary switch is plastic and has nothing to ground to, could I continue the ground circuit from the jack, to a lug on the switch, then to the volume? I currently have mine set up to cross the ground with the lead, which causes pops and clicks when using, so this schematic will help. Thanks.
@@Porterstout you’ve probably completed this mod already, but for anybody else who has this question just attach the ground shown on the case to the grounded leg of the switch. The case is just the secondary grounding point on pots and switches.
+breja ToneWorks I rn my ground back to the volume pot. I did this because of tight routing clearances from the control pot/5 way switch cavity too narrow to get a fourth wire through to output jack without drilling a larger passage hole to accommodate. I'd this OK? The reason I ask is because the switch works but it sounds like it's got interference(not a smooth cut off). Yes the output is grounded to the volume pot. Could the interference be caused by volume pot ground or is it a bad momentary switch that's causing? Should I drill out the narrow hole? thanks for your input. I will say you make guitar modding fun with your help.
Can anybody advise me on a schematics or a link to wiring mini switches single pole on off on for each separate pickup in conjunction with a 5 way selector, I want it to be able to turn on or off each pickup but also be able to use the selector as normal and switch individual switches as required?
If it’s the kill switch with two wires you can hook it up to the Positive and Negitve on the 5 way selector switch an won’t get pop sounds. I have a picture of it on my IG @chriscrooks699
The question is why don't you do it the other traditional way at the output.. When you buy these kill switches that's the way they tell you to do it I'm just curious? Like from the company TESI?
Question i have a LP style ltd where the toggle is on top id like to use a push button to slect pickups because when i play i always knock the toggle to the neck pup which is usually turned down what kind of latching button would i need to accomplish this
@@jamesmoses4066 thanks for not answering the question. NO switch in this setup functions to create a short to cut signal from the pickups That style of short normally causes a hum thru the amp which is easily demonstrated I guess people just find the associated pop/hum negligible
@@scod3908 I mean I believe it has less of a poping effect than a normally closed setup. With normally open, you're sending the signal to ground. Normally closed however doesn't send the signal anywhere.
Every single momentary switch I find on Amazon says push ( On ) release for ( off ) I have a strat so I have to use a small one that's no bigger than 12 mm which is about a half an inch. Even the ones that say SPST I'm really confused LOL..
Can you show us how to install the toggle type switch. I really want to try out Tom Morello's style of implementing kill switch. But i have a stratocaster, so i want to install a toggle type kill switch. But have no proper knowledge on the circuitry.
Hey man great video! I have a problem though. I used a NC momentary switch and wired accordingly however the switch works in reverse. I have to depress the switch in order to allow the current through to get any sound.
@@BrejaToneWorks By your own diagram @3:49, a normally closed switch is shorting the output jack. Pressing the switch will break the short and guitar will work. By your diagram, you need a NO switch so that pressing the switch causes the short.
I did try to add a killswitch once, but I did the mistake of interuptting the hot wire instead of grounding the signal like you suggested. I did have a working killswitch, but sometimes I get clicking sounds the moment I engage it. Will this correct wiring (grounding instead of interupting) help to clicking problem? at least to some degree?
It's highly recommended to get a normally open switch instead of a normally closed switch. If you get a normally closed switch, you will be dealing with this issue.
@@newtonlkh yep. I'd personally wire one terminal of the Killswitch to L1/input of the volume pot, and wire the other terminal of the Killswitch to the ground on the jack
I am actually looking for a switch. One that looks like a toggle switch. Is it possible to use a toggle switch to do this? I have a very buzzy shitty amp, and it'd be helpful to have a hands free off switch between songs.
I have two active emg humbuckers.it has two separate volume nobs and one tone.would wiring setup work for me?or do i have to ground different because of the battery? Thanks
+1004Briggz I have a guitar with an 81 and an 85 with just two volumes, and really you could just turn off the volume to one pickup and use that as a killswitch. Of course, you can do what the video does, my friend has it in his guitar with EMGs. No problems at all, just make sure you ground it :)
Technically you could use either a Open-Off or Off-Open switch. The Off-Open switch is the preferred and what I demonstrate here. When I say Off-Open - I mean that it works like a doorbell. Normally Off until you push the button and then it makes contact. When you release the button it returns to an Off position.
Breja ToneWorks So, in layman's terms, normally closed switches only for this particular wiring? I ask because the switches I want to install are these Sanwa buttons (incidentally, I think they're the one in your profile pic) are only available as such, and I don't think they're modifiable.
hello, so i began the process as described above and when I went to ground the momentary switch to the volume pot, the heat broke the switch (the plastic push button literally popped out and was all melted). Is this just a bad, cheap switch? I did use rather thick gauge wire, thicker than the other electronics because it's all i had laying around. Could this have been part of the problem? would appreciate your insight.
+nivek29 Hey there - sorry I missed this comment. Not sure what to tell you. Did you keep the heat on the components too long? Unfortunately - there is cheap crap out there and you might have been unlucky in finding some. Don
Look for switches listed as On/Off, not Off/On. Off/On switches are like a car horn switch: no power is going through till you press the button and then the power is engaged and makes the horn beep. On a kill switch, power is going through the system till the On/Off button is pushed, shorting out the guitar signal at the jack and not the pickup. Chances are I missed some important steps, so if I did, someone please school me :)
It would work but would be more difficult to operate quickly turning the guitar on and off but it does depend on the quality and type of switch you get. Definitely can be done though.
Was having issues with my Jackson yesterday....Some idiot put a kill switch/volume pot in and got it all wrong...he took the ground for the bridge and put it on one side and then took all the other grounds to the other side of the switch but ran a jumper wire from the white the all those grounds? Was buzzy as hell and louder if you touched the strings...I wired it to ground the signal pin on the jack and ran all grounds to common and cut that jumper out and all is well.. Just wish my solder job had not looked like a 12 year old did it....I think the idiot that did the original install used lead free solder.... Thanks for the video....My Jackson is now quiet and has a working kill switch...Now I have to put in a new jack as the china crap is somewhat iffy ...
tucstwo Yes it is - it's a bad habit from my youth were I learned the acronym wrong and will periodically refer to it that way without even thinking about it or realizing I did it. Sorry for any confusion. Don
Breja ToneWorks Cool! I was just curious as I've never heard of such a term as Single "throw". I only pointed out the difference for folks looking to do such a modification. I didn't want them to look silly or misinformed looked for a "single throw" switch. No offense, btw.
fuck, i got a ground loop, there is a bit of crackle when i hit my switch. and there is a buzz that wasnt there before. there are two lugs and underneath it is plastic and underneath that is the metal and its kinda of hard to solder because the solder wont stick to the switch Help?
If you're having trouble getting solder to stick - use a little sandpaper (if you can) and scratch the surface of the metal - it should stick then. Unfortunately, you'll need to trace the hum. If you remove the wire to the killswitch from the Tip of the Output Jack - does it still buzz? If so - remove the killswitch completely and test. If still buzzing then something in your main circuit is bad. If it stops, then your new switch is the problem. Technically you don't need to ground the outside of the killswitch unless it's a metal switch. As long as its a high quality switch and the button itself is plastic, you can most of the time get away from grounding the switch.
You want to make sure you're buying a Momentary Switch. Not a toggle or on/off switch. Here's an example of the type of switch you'd need. www.allparts.com/EP-4926-000-Momentary-Kill-Switch_p_1470.html
Alex Valentine Ok - if that's what you want to do, you'll need to simply put the On/Off switch in between L2 of the Volume Pot and your Output Jack. That's it.
Well - you'd need to build a boost circuit to do it. A cheap way would be to bypass all your pots running straight from the pickups to the output jack.
Allparts has one but they are out of stock. No switch or pots. Part number PU-4375-000. Just a thing in some shrink tubing and a bunch of wires. 40 bucks
I rewired my toggle kill switch this way as opposed to how I had it before which was interrupting the signal and I must say this way of grounding the signal instead, works much better and is quieter. Excellent tip!
After playing my guitar with this method of killing the signal, I noticed that even with the signal cut off, there was still some signal bleed coming through the amp. I lowered the gain to a more moderate setting and the bleed went away but I use more than just a moderate amount of gain so I ended up having to go back to cutting the signal by shorting the hot wire because that way, there's no signal bleed when I engage the switch under high gain.
Glad I found this video. Recently added a KS to my tele build and it turned my entire guitar into a microphone. Hoping this fixes my issue.
Good video you have best most simplified guitar wiring videos on the tubes
I'm getting the exact same switch in your link,the wiring is showing the hot wire coming from the p/u and it looks like they are putting the switch in the hot p/u wire and saying that the casing has to be grounded first,I like your way of doing it I don't have to cut the p/u wire to install the switch,just solder ground off the switch casing and the two lugs are soldered to the tip and sleeve of the input jack for the guitar cable much better that cutting your p/u wire and getting buzz although I've seen videos that show that they are only wiring and soldering to the input jack and sounds quiet,I tried this using a door bell chime button but it just cut the sound completly when I put the wire to the input jack lugs I guess it is not a n.c type switch I guess it needs voltage to operate,so just waiting for the switch and I will try it using your method thanks
Hello, could you please go through how to wire a three humbucker pick up guitar with three volume pots , one tone pot and three individual on/off switch, one to each pickup . I want to isolate each pickup to be on or off with toggle switches. Thanks.
ThanX alot dude. That video really helped me out. I finally got my Gibson Les Paul Special Faded 58 to use just one volume pot for one Bridge Humbucker and the 3way toggle as an On/off killswitch, which is all I need and it got about 500g lighter ;-)
That grounding worked for me... And so much Quieter... 🎸
Hey man...how can I ground my plastic switch to the volume pot? (The first wire you show connected in video) It is a switch with plastic housing with only the 2 posts on the top.
MOBIZOID did anyone figure this out. i have some push push 500k pots that ground to pcb board i wish i could use for guitar
I have the same question. I get the rest of the video, but it doesn't show how he's attaching the ground to the switch. Did u receive an answer?
I watched another video where it just showed the two posts from the killswitch going to the input jack ground and hot tabs, but nothing going to ground on the volume pot. Saw it on Dylan Talks Tones, How to install a killswitch in your guitar: ruclips.net/video/ZWcUX2Wi1rE/видео.html
Anybody figure this out?
This is what i've been looking for. Thanks for this vid
I got an Ibanez Iron Label that came with a factory installed killswitch. I hated it because it was like the pickup selector, it latched. It was more like an on/off switch. That made it awkward to get a smooth, staccato effect. I went to Radio Shack, paid three dollars for a momentary push button and had it installed in 10 minutes. The first one I bought was a toggle style switch that was spring loaded to always return to the on position. I then changed it to a push button type, which is the best, smoothest action you can get. And it's too easy to abuse it. It's a pretty dramatic effect, and too much detracts from the vibe. And placement is also key. It must not be too close that it interferes with your natural playing, but not too far that it interrupts your rhythm.
0:11 what is the model of this gibson les paul?
Gibson Buckethead Signature Les Paul
Thank you, great and well explained video. Sounds like you saved me alot of headache and hum ; )
Haim...
Technically you're shorting out the guitar signal, not the electricity of the amp. That's where the difference is. Yes - shorting out the electricity of the amp would be bad... very bad.
So just to make sure, this video is doing it right. Right?
Carlos R. Marquez there is a better method but i dont know how to do it
Wait I'm confused...my momentary SPST has two metal lugs and the rest of it is plastic...so what am I grounding to volume? Because in this diagram it just looks like you soldered something to the side of the switch housing? Shouldn't it be running to one of the lugs?
guys if you get a normally closed button and wire it by this schematic you will get reverse killswitch.You guys need a normally open button.
Will this info work when installing an on/off toggle Killswitch? I'm trying to set my tele up with a Duncan lil'59 to a Killswitch then to the output. No pots.
Is this way to install it with an "open" or "closed" circuit killswitch?
If my momentary switch is plastic and has nothing to ground to, could I continue the ground circuit from the jack, to a lug on the switch, then to the volume?
I currently have mine set up to cross the ground with the lead, which causes pops and clicks when using, so this schematic will help.
Thanks.
I'm wondering the same thing. I'm using a Sanwa arcade button. How could we apply this schematic to that switch?
@@Porterstout you’ve probably completed this mod already, but for anybody else who has this question just attach the ground shown on the case to the grounded leg of the switch. The case is just the secondary grounding point on pots and switches.
You are a genius, thank you.
Can you do a video on the install of a spdt switch?
Thanks very clean easy to follow tutorial/guide
My goal is on off toggle style lp like tom morellos soul power strat wiring.
Its wired with from jack to volume.
Do you NEED to ground the killswitch?
+breja ToneWorks I rn my ground back to the volume pot. I did this because of tight routing clearances from the control pot/5 way switch cavity too narrow to get a fourth wire through to output jack without drilling a larger passage hole to accommodate. I'd this OK? The reason I ask is because the switch works but it sounds like it's got interference(not a smooth cut off). Yes the output is grounded to the volume pot. Could the interference be caused by volume pot ground or is it a bad momentary switch that's causing? Should I drill out the narrow hole? thanks for your input. I will say you make guitar modding fun with your help.
Can anybody advise me on a schematics or a link to wiring mini switches single pole on off on for each separate pickup in conjunction with a 5 way selector, I want it to be able to turn on or off each pickup but also be able to use the selector as normal and switch individual switches as required?
If it’s the kill switch with two wires you can hook it up to the Positive and Negitve on the 5 way selector switch an won’t get pop sounds. I have a picture of it on my IG @chriscrooks699
The question is why don't you do it the other traditional way at the output..
When you buy these kill switches that's the way they tell you to do it I'm just curious?
Like from the company TESI?
I bought a Sanwa switch but I only see 2 terminals on it. I don't see a spot to ground it to the Volume Pot.
You can always try to hook the ground up to one of the terminals but i dont know if that would work
Angel Torres it goes on the body of the switch. it isn't 100% necessary
Question i have a LP style ltd where the toggle is on top id like to use a push button to slect pickups because when i play i always knock the toggle to the neck pup which is usually turned down what kind of latching button would i need to accomplish this
can i do the 7 way wiring and this kill switch ??
Shorting the sleeves on a lead to an amp introduces an awful noise/hum/crackle, would this not occur by using this method on the killswitch?
You need a normally open Killswitch
@@jamesmoses4066 thanks for not answering the question. NO switch in this setup functions to create a short to cut signal from the pickups
That style of short normally causes a hum thru the amp which is easily demonstrated
I guess people just find the associated pop/hum negligible
@@scod3908 I mean I believe it has less of a poping effect than a normally closed setup. With normally open, you're sending the signal to ground. Normally closed however doesn't send the signal anywhere.
Every single momentary switch I find on Amazon says push ( On ) release for ( off )
I have a strat so I have to use a small one that's no bigger than 12 mm which is about a half an inch.
Even the ones that say SPST I'm really confused LOL..
Always on or always off switch?
Can you show us how to install the toggle type switch. I really want to try out Tom Morello's style of implementing kill switch. But i have a stratocaster, so i want to install a toggle type kill switch. But have no proper knowledge on the circuitry.
Rangsel Rongneisong the same way i think
Could you make a hss setup with 1 volume, 1 toggle coil split and a killswitch?
could it be possible to have a dual killswitch? (with an DPDT switch)
Hey man great video!
I have a problem though.
I used a NC momentary switch and wired accordingly however the switch works in reverse.
I have to depress the switch in order to allow the current through to get any sound.
+ShaunGcq Hmmmm... Are you sure it's a NC and not a NO? What's the part number and I can check.
Yeah. I tested it on a small battery and motor circuit and it's definitely a NC. It's a DS212c from what I know.
+ShaunGcq Weird... A NC shouldn't do that. Any chance you could email me some pics of the wiring? BrejaToneWorks@gmail.com
@@BrejaToneWorks By your own diagram @3:49, a normally closed switch is shorting the output jack. Pressing the switch will break the short and guitar will work.
By your diagram, you need a NO switch so that pressing the switch causes the short.
Thanks man this really helped
PUCKER !!! Nice and simple and to the point.Thankyou :O)
If you wanted to add another switch to reverse the kill (so engaging kill lets you hear the guitar) where in the chain would you add that?
It just depends on how you wire it. But that wouldn't be a good idea
Excellent video! Thanks!
is there a simple circuit that adds a slight attack to get rid of the popping sound?
Popping Sound? I'm not sure exactly what you mean... Email me at: brejatoneworks@gmail.com and I'll see if I can help.
I did try to add a killswitch once, but I did the mistake of interuptting the hot wire instead of grounding the signal like you suggested.
I did have a working killswitch, but sometimes I get clicking sounds the moment I engage it.
Will this correct wiring (grounding instead of interupting) help to clicking problem? at least to some degree?
I have this problem too. Did you find a way to fix it now?
It's highly recommended to get a normally open switch instead of a normally closed switch. If you get a normally closed switch, you will be dealing with this issue.
@@jamesmoses4066 normally open switch, ground the hot signal when closed, correct?
@@newtonlkh yep. I'd personally wire one terminal of the Killswitch to L1/input of the volume pot, and wire the other terminal of the Killswitch to the ground on the jack
I am actually looking for a switch. One that looks like a toggle switch. Is it possible to use a toggle switch to do this? I have a very buzzy shitty amp, and it'd be helpful to have a hands free off switch between songs.
Yes - you can use an ordinary On/Off type toggle switch to accomplish this. Just make sure it's the SPST variety. Don
I have two active emg humbuckers.it has two separate volume nobs and one tone.would wiring setup work for me?or do i have to ground different because of the battery?
Thanks
+1004Briggz I have a guitar with an 81 and an 85 with just two volumes, and really you could just turn off the volume to one pickup and use that as a killswitch. Of course, you can do what the video does, my friend has it in his guitar with EMGs. No problems at all, just make sure you ground it :)
Would this also work for normally open switches?
Technically you could use either a Open-Off or Off-Open switch. The Off-Open switch is the preferred and what I demonstrate here. When I say Off-Open - I mean that it works like a doorbell. Normally Off until you push the button and then it makes contact. When you release the button it returns to an Off position.
Breja ToneWorks
So, in layman's terms, normally closed switches only for this particular wiring? I ask because the switches I want to install are these Sanwa buttons (incidentally, I think they're the one in your profile pic) are only available as such, and I don't think they're modifiable.
AndysSeveredHead Yeah - I'd stick with the closed switch. It'll make your life easier.
Hi!
Is it possible to connect only one pickup with a killswitch (no volume pot and Pu switch) directly into the output jack?
+Marco Antonio Cardoso Yes. Assume the hot from the pickup is the same wire as L2 in my video.
hello, so i began the process as described above and when I went to ground the momentary switch to the volume pot, the heat broke the switch (the plastic push button literally popped out and was all melted). Is this just a bad, cheap switch? I did use rather thick gauge wire, thicker than the other electronics because it's all i had laying around. Could this have been part of the problem? would appreciate your insight.
+nivek29 Hey there - sorry I missed this comment. Not sure what to tell you. Did you keep the heat on the components too long? Unfortunately - there is cheap crap out there and you might have been unlucky in finding some. Don
I have a question, is arcade game button are 'SPST' switch?
Possibly - but you'd need to make sure it's a normally closed switch.
You made it easy thanks man...
You're a life saver
I’m getting a loud popping when I use my kill switch. Suggestions?
Jawshua
I suggest you combine this with smoke, for gun effect.
must buy switch 'on' or switch 'off'
can you explain
Look for switches listed as On/Off, not Off/On. Off/On switches are like a car horn switch: no power is going through till you press the button and then the power is engaged and makes the horn beep. On a kill switch, power is going through the system till the On/Off button is pushed, shorting out the guitar signal at the jack and not the pickup. Chances are I missed some important steps, so if I did, someone please school me :)
how bout using 2 way 6 pins toggle switch sir... DPDT
It would work but would be more difficult to operate quickly turning the guitar on and off but it does depend on the quality and type of switch you get. Definitely can be done though.
thnx btw, maybe have to look for SPST available here in our local store...
making a short circuit can harm the amp?
This grounds it, so no threat
Was having issues with my Jackson yesterday....Some idiot put a kill switch/volume pot in and
got it all wrong...he took the ground for the bridge and put it on one side and then took all the other grounds to the other side of the switch but ran a jumper wire from the white the all those grounds? Was buzzy as hell and louder if you touched the strings...I wired it to ground the signal pin on the jack and ran all grounds to common and cut that jumper out and all is well..
Just wish my solder job had not looked like a 12 year old did it....I think the idiot that did the original install used lead free solder....
Thanks for the video....My Jackson is now quiet and has a working kill switch...Now I have to
put in a new jack as the china crap is somewhat iffy ...
Won't this make a popping noise?
THANK YOU!
Isn't it Single "Pole" / Single Throw?
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Switch#Contact_terminology
tucstwo Yes it is - it's a bad habit from my youth were I learned the acronym wrong and will periodically refer to it that way without even thinking about it or realizing I did it. Sorry for any confusion. Don
Breja ToneWorks Cool! I was just curious as I've never heard of such a term as Single "throw". I only pointed out the difference for folks looking to do such a modification. I didn't want them to look silly or misinformed looked for a "single throw" switch. No offense, btw.
tucstwo Yeah - over the years I've developed a lot of bad habits (and words). Sometimes I even confuse myself. Happy Modding - Don
Does it work ALL the same with the toggle switches?
fuck, i got a ground loop, there is a bit of crackle when i hit my switch. and there is a buzz that wasnt there before. there are two lugs and underneath it is plastic and underneath that is the metal and its kinda of hard to solder because the solder wont stick to the switch
Help?
If you're having trouble getting solder to stick - use a little sandpaper (if you can) and scratch the surface of the metal - it should stick then. Unfortunately, you'll need to trace the hum. If you remove the wire to the killswitch from the Tip of the Output Jack - does it still buzz? If so - remove the killswitch completely and test. If still buzzing then something in your main circuit is bad. If it stops, then your new switch is the problem.
Technically you don't need to ground the outside of the killswitch unless it's a metal switch. As long as its a high quality switch and the button itself is plastic, you can most of the time get away from grounding the switch.
I always liked the toggle switch better. Idk why
You want to make sure you're buying a Momentary Switch. Not a toggle or on/off switch. Here's an example of the type of switch you'd need. www.allparts.com/EP-4926-000-Momentary-Kill-Switch_p_1470.html
what if I want to actually install both, a toggle switch and a momentary, would I need to put one after another or in separate ways?
I'm not sure what you're after. Why 2 switches?
I want to use the toggle one when I´m not singng so it shuts completely and the other one to use as an effect when playing
I know I could use the volume knob, but also I wanted to know How many options could I add to one guitar
Alex Valentine
Ok - if that's what you want to do, you'll need to simply put the On/Off switch in between L2 of the Volume Pot and your Output Jack. That's it.
look for home arcade buttons
You da man.
Instead of a kill switch, how about a momentary boost button.
Well - you'd need to build a boost circuit to do it. A cheap way would be to bypass all your pots running straight from the pickups to the output jack.
Allparts has one but they are out of stock. No switch or pots. Part number PU-4375-000. Just a thing in some shrink tubing and a bunch of wires. 40 bucks
*ran my switch ground
Does it take a normally open or a normally closed switch?
Found it out: normally open