Way Guitar Toggle
How do you wire in a 3 way toggle 'kill' switch to a guitar?
Basically, can i just break the circuit or will this cause a buzz? Alternatively, do i need to send the signal to earth rather than the output? Cheers!
The input to your guitar amp is Mic level, or low level, which explains why you get a loud buzz when you unplug from the guitar end. The amplifier has to really amplify and the unattached cable acts as an antenna for EMI in the room.
In professional systems, when they use a kill switch for a microphone, they simply short the input. That keeps any audio from getting through, AND it grounds the cable so it can't act like an antenna.
I don't get involved much with guitar accessories, so I'm a little surprised that there aren't commercial products to do what you want. But I can think of a couple ways to accomplish it. One is to build a very small box, just large enough to house a switch (SPDT) which plugs into my guitar, and the cable will go from the box to the amp. Another, if I didn't want the weight or distraction on my guitar, would be to install it at the amp input. I specified a SPDT rather than a SPST because you don't want to simply open the circuit, but actually short it.
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