how to install a kill switch into a les paul correctly (no drilling)

ok im gonna show you how to install a kill switch in a les paul correctly,
email me if you have any questions or problems([e-mail])

Step 1 What you need...

a guitar
electrical solder
solder gun
screw driver
N.O. momentary switch (soft touch)
needle nose priers
some speaker wire(not to thin)

Comments

[Glockenator]

If I were you, I would remove the neck tone completely and wire the guitar to have a master tone

[moogbeatz99]

i dont want to get flagged but this is not exactly the best 'ible ever, why would you ruin the look of the les paul by taking off the tone pot?! why not drill a hole! its not even that risky, all you have to do is clamp the body down of have a friend hold it tight....

just my thoughts, not trying to be offensive, if i was, i apologize in advance.

[guitartech]

well to be honest not many people want to drill a hole in there guitar. Not many people can drill. i personally can drill. But also by drilling you could risk slipping and sliding the bit across the guitar and ripping up the paint or cracking the guitar. when you could of simply move the tone knob under. also it looks like crap when u have an odd object out side of four knobs. when u could take a knob that doesn't do much and put it under in the electrical housing. And make it look balanced. every one has there own ways.

[guitar god]

i am planning on doing this with my white stedman pro les paul and i was wonderind if they sell kill switches (monentary switch) at radio shack and if not where to get one?

[PieMaster777]

Wow, you have a white LP and you didn't try for arcade-style?!

[Lt. Duct Tape]

Alright, I'm probably gonna get flamed for posting this because "It's not the same!", but to that, I say "deal with it".

A simpler way to do this if all you want is a killswitch (Not necessarily for Buckethead-speed playing) all you have to do is turn the neck (rhythm) pickup's volume down to 0 and flick the selector switch to "rhythm". Boom! Instant killswitch, no guitar dismantling, soldering, or ruination of any guitar necessary.

[guitartech]

i dont recommend doing the toggle idea bc it doesnt work that good and it locks up your toggle so it's really stiff. it works if your doing a slow rhythm kinda thing but it's definitely not a long term idea to do over and over again. 

[Daniel Spaulding]

Guitartech, although I appreciate you replying, I'm afraid it was no help. The cut out on the body was to small to leave the dial inside of it and the hole drilled was to small for the kilswitch to go in.
Thanks anyways!

[Daniel Spaulding]

Do you know if this could work on a Les Paul Special II model (one with two dials)? I don't see why not but I would like a second opinion before I dimantel my axe.

[guitartech]

yeah but you wouldnt have a tone really, just leave the tone on 10 and stick it in the electrical box and do the same as shown in my instructables and it will be all good.

[stevie1]

i did this exactly the same as you except last year, went to get my guitar setup and the guy at the shop thought it was a broken knob. lol. found out i liked tom morello stule kill switch better tho.