Re: KILL SWITCH/electric guitar recommendations?

[Charles Zwicky <cazwicky@earthlink.net>]

The Kill switch on David Torn's Teufel guitar was a very short travel 
membrane switch, similar to the switches under the buttons of a 
multieffect processor.  It has a very fast tactile response.

At 6:27 PM -0700 8/22/13, Rick Walker wrote:
> I had a URL for a  KILL SWITCH for a custom tenor guitar
> I"m having made, but it no longer is extant.
>
> These came highly recommended and I wondered if anyone has any 
> experience with them.
> http://www.shadow-electronics.com/viewart.html?id=309&search=1
>
> But I've also heard that video game switches can be faster to manipulate 
> than
> typical guitar styled 'kill switches'.
>
> The standard toggle switch on a guitar is not really fast enough for very
> quick 'slicing and dicing' techniques,  so I wondered,  what's the poop
> on KILL SWITCHES?
>
> Anyone know what Torn uses,   out of curiosity?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Rick Walker


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