Oinky going in for a killswitch...

[Tollywood]

The tech, Jim, suggested the same as a last resort, but he cautioned that it may result in an audible "pop" when using. I warned him not to drill if that were the only option, because I am not interested is hearing such a noise. Drill only after the parts are in hand, and will work properly...

 

[Tollywood]

Well, I just spoke with Jim. The pink button is "always open", which is the opposite of what I want.

So, I ordered an "always closed momentary switch" in order for this to work properly. Sadly, I could only get it in red, so Oinky may come home untouched, and Frankensugar may go in for the red button.

(sigh)...I will keep you all posted.

 

[jzeijen]

That's too bad... Maybe wait until a pink one comes available?

 

[Jackson2112]

Oinky probably wants to come home by now, Oinky probably is going to need a little
love after all of this. Get a hole drilled in, not getting a hole drilled in. Poor thing. Tollie, bring Oinky home. Let him be the pink squealing guitar that he wants to be.

 

[beej]

Well, I just spoke with Jim. The pink button is "always open", which is the opposite of what I want.

Just tuning in here ... but I think "always open" is exactly what you want.

With a killswitch, you want to ground the output to quiet the signal. So the pink button, when engaged, should connect ground to the hot output of your output jack. (On an LP, when the volume control on the other pickup is turned down and you switch to it for the "kill", the output is just grounded in the same way.)

If you do it the other way, just breaking the hot connection, I'd think you're going to get hum. Like what happens when you pull the cable out of your guitar. (Easy enough to test out at home.)

Just my two cents.

 

[Larry]

I agree with Beej, you want an always open

 

[Tollywood]

Thanks Beej and Larry. I'll send Jim the diagram and stick with the pink switch.

 

[OU812]

Yea beej is correct, you wanna ground it when you cut the signal. Thats how I always set up mine when I had a guitar with a killswitch. I set mine up like this diagram, but there are many ways to do it.

 

[Tollywood]

Thanks, boys...your diagrams have helped a great deal...pink button will work now...

Back to waiting. No worries, I have other guitars to play.

Gio just sold me his ebmm wah last night, so I'll be distracted by that this evening. It got great reviews and looks cool. I love the black and green color scheme. Sure feels smooth. Me Likee.

 

[Jimmyb]

I get a similar effect by setting the piezo volume to nothing on this:

 

[TSHOW]

They would have to tie me up...to do that to my Pink little lady!!!! Good Luck!!!

 

[Gio_Force_One]

At least your going to get your guitar back much quicker from Noll then I'm going to Bryan.

 

[beej]

Hope that all works out dude. Love to see pics of the finished product.

 

[Larry]

Hope that all works out dude. Love to see pics of the finished product.

Same here!

 

[Mick]

SH 124 Kill Pot


another thought??

Mick

 

[Tollywood]

Hope that all works out dude. Love to see pics of the finished product.

Thanks! I sent Jim an email with the diagram Larry provided and also slipped in my note that I would love a few "in progress" pics of the job. I hope he takes some, but he never answered that part of my request, and I didn't want to be a pain, so I'll just wait and see.

 

[Tollywood]

At least your going to get your guitar back much quicker from Noll then I'm going to Bryan.

Sometimes, good things take time, but are worth the wait.

 

[Tollywood]

SH 124 Kill Pot


another thought??

Mick

Wow, that's really cool...But, I already gave the go ahead to drill Oinky's top yesterday after Jim said he tested the button wired up like Larry said and it works great. So, I said, "Permission to drill - granted".

 

[Tollywood]

Well, Oinky's ready, but I can't leave the house until a delivery of slate arrives. I'm doing the kitchen floor in 16" x 16" black slate. Wendy said if one more guitar arrives in the mail before that floor is done she will be mad.

That being said, Jim sent me some pics:

 

[Tollywood]