[distressed_romeo]

One other option, rather than modding your guitar, would be to use a channel switcher like the Boss Line Selector that allows you to switch between two different volume levels. Set one as you want it, and the other completely off, and then you could do the kill-switch thing without taking your hands off the guitar.

Just an idea...

[Metahedron]

Originally Posted by distressed_romeo

One other option, rather than modding your guitar, would be to use a channel switcher like the Boss Line Selector that allows you to switch between two different volume levels. Set one as you want it, and the other completely off, and then you could do the kill-switch thing without taking your hands off the guitar.

Just an idea...

Imaginitive, and definitely in the correct direction, but do you imagine I could engage anything of the kind with as minimal effort? Another matter to consider, is that the "kill switch" effect is especially potent when paired with a whammy pedal or wah; which would be virtually impossible for two of my (3) legs to coordinate.
This has however inspired another idea(though fairly impractical)...
Suppose you were able to program a device similar to a drum machine to kill the signal for you, wouldn't that just be king?

While on the topic of sequencers, does anyone no whether or not there are on board(built directly into the guitar) loop boxes?

[distressed_romeo]

Originally Posted by Metahedron

Imaginitive, and definitely in the correct direction, but do you imagine I could engage anything of the kind with as minimal effort? Another matter to consider, is that the "kill switch" effect is especially potent when paired with a whammy pedal or wah; which would be virtually impossible for two of my (3) legs to coordinate.
This has however inspired another idea(though fairly impractical)...
Suppose you were able to program a device similar to a drum machine to kill the signal for you, wouldn't that just be king?

While on the topic of sequencers, does anyone no whether or not there are on board(built directly into the guitar) loop boxes?

You can do exactly what you're talking about by using a tremolo pedal with an extreme square-wave setting. That'll give you the stuttering kill-switch effect you're talking about, but still leave your hands and feet free to do other stuff.

[Metahedron]

Originally Posted by distressed_romeo

You can do exactly what you're talking about by using a tremolo pedal with an extreme square-wave setting. That'll give you the stuttering kill-switch effect you're talking about, but still leave your hands and feet free to do other stuff.

That sounds remarkable...
Do you know of any particular tremolo pedals that will do as much?

[Naren]

I've always liked the tremolo pedal sound (Both my RP150 and my GNX3000 have the tremolo effect in it), but it's a very specific kind of kill-switch effect. It can be used for some kinds of stuff that Tom Morello did, but not for open, suddenly shut, suddenly open, suddenly shut, suddenly open, open for a while, suddenly shut, suddenly open, etc. You would need an actual kill-switch for one of those effects, but the tremolo pedal is a very killswitch-esque effect that sounds very good, in my opinion. It just needs to be consistently reoccuring.

[distressed_romeo]

Originally Posted by Metahedron

That sounds remarkable...
Do you know of any particular tremolo pedals that will do as much?

Most tremolo pedals will...try the Boss one. I think the new version has a tap tempo effect.

[Metahedron]

If you are merely referring to tremolo, I own and play with a Boss TR-2 very frequently.

[Drew]

Originally Posted by Metahedron

Always gratifying to impose some judicious lingual repertoire, eh?

Ooh, you're losing me there. I'm not sure "impose" is really the right word here, especially with regards to repertoire. As a verb, impose sort of demands an object - "impose on X" would be a traditional form. If you're looking to impose your wide-ranging vocabulary, an unusual buy metaphorically sound formulation, then you're sort of leaving it hanging when it comes to who or what is being imposed on.

I mean, I'm assuming that you meant something along the lines of "Always gratifying to impose some judicious lingual repertoire upon an internet community," but when you choose such heightened diction, I'm left feeling like I shouldn't HAVE to assume.

Anyway, I think "Always gratifying to engage in some judicious linguistic gymnastics, eh?" takes the cake here, both for clarity and subtle alliteration.

[Regor]

* Regor for the record hates people who use big words to try and sound smart when plain English does just fine.

If you had a G-Force, you could setup the tremolo to allow the note played but then cut after X.X seconds. Would make playing songs like Buckethead's Jordan real easy.

[Naren]

Originally Posted by Drew

Ooh, you're losing me there. I'm not sure "impose" is really the right word here, especially with regards to repertoire. As a verb, impose sort of demands an object - "impose on X" would be a traditional form. If you're looking to impose your wide-ranging vocabulary, an unusual buy metaphorically sound formulation, then you're sort of leaving it hanging when it comes to who or what is being imposed on.

I mean, I'm assuming that you meant something along the lines of "Always gratifying to impose some judicious lingual repertoire upon an internet community," but when you choose such heightened diction, I'm left feeling like I shouldn't HAVE to assume.

Anyway, I think "Always gratifying to engage in some judicious linguistic gymnastics, eh?" takes the cake here, both for clarity and subtle alliteration.

Not to sound like a dick, but Mr. Metahedron is improperly using "big words" (such as "miasma") to come off sounding smart when he actually just comes off sounding overblown and full of himself (just my honest opinion here). My personal philosophy is "use the most appropriate word." And this thread is full of incorrectly used "big" words and phrases. Such as, what the hell does "miasma" have to do with kill-switches? I don't buy the "metaphorical" or figurative meaning he claims.