new switch installed, wonderin about installing kill switch also

[jamesbrookes]

hey, i just got this switch installed on my bass and it just cuts off the volume when flicked down and turns it back on when its flicked up. anyways i was watching a vid of buckethead and i realized i may have gotten the wrong thing. what i wanted was an effect sounding like tom morello (rage, audioslave)'s "arm the homeless" guitar. i didnt see a kill switch on that guitar so i just decided maybe he just flicks it up and down real fast to get that steady hummingbird sound effect. so my question is can i get a kill switch installed on my bass while the other switch is still in effect? sorry if this sounds kinda confusing. oh yeah i am still confused about the difference between what a kill switch does and a toggle switch.

any help is appreciated.

[flakeh]

tom morrello has what you have. he uses the pickup selector to get that sound.

[erikbojerik]

To work properly, the hot has to be sent to ground when the toggle switch is in OFF mode. Otherwise you'll get buzzing.

Tom Morello also has a "touch pad" on one of his guitars that does the same thing, might be the one you're thinking of. A whole 'nuther animal.

FWIW you can also wire up a button to do this, and you can wire it up so that you get either silence or sound when you push it.

[jamesbrookes]

thanks for your info