tom1946 Posted June 24, 2010 Share Posted June 24, 2010 I play mostly in churches and use a variety of mostly Fender basses. Trouble is churches have a lot of quiet moments and my Trace combo can be a bit noisy (quite normal) I can't easily reach the on/off switch to shut it up so it's getting to be a problem now. I know I could have a kill switch fitted to a bass but because I use about 7 different ones and my luthier is about 40 miles away it's not very practical. Is there some kind of pedal that would do this for me? I also realise that I could just turn the volume (s) down on the bass but it takes time to put them back where they were and that would be a guess. Might seem like I'm making a mountain out of a molehill but hey, we all have our idiosyncrasies. Any help greatly appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorick Posted June 24, 2010 Share Posted June 24, 2010 Buy a tuner such as the Boss TU2. They mute the signal between bass and amp when activated, ie tuning up. You could leave it on when swapping basses. Also look at Planet Waves leads. Some of these have a small switch fitted to one jack,which kills the signal from the guitar, enabling a quiet change over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimBobTTD Posted June 24, 2010 Share Posted June 24, 2010 A true-bypass pedal with no power to it will kill your signal when stomped. A better idea would be to make a pedal which cut your signal - a simple, passive stomp that sends your signal to ground. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ou7shined Posted June 24, 2010 Share Posted June 24, 2010 +1 for the tuner with mute. Or a volume pedal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted June 24, 2010 Share Posted June 24, 2010 If you are going to make your own pedal should the mute position be open circuit or short to ground? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimBobTTD Posted June 24, 2010 Share Posted June 24, 2010 (edited) [quote name='BigRedX' post='876242' date='Jun 24 2010, 12:18 PM']If you are going to make your own pedal should the mute position be open circuit or short to ground?[/quote] If you take an SPDT switch: middle lug is signal in, bottom is to ground and top lug is to the output. No need for LEDs, batteries or the like. There might be some popping, though. You could even use a momentary switch, but I can't really see the point in that. I put one in a pedal I made to be able to give stuttering noises, but it was more of a gimmick. Quick edit for typo Edited June 24, 2010 by JimBobTTD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Starr Posted June 24, 2010 Share Posted June 24, 2010 The easiest way to do this would be to buy a lead with a muting plug. Pull it out 1/4" and it will automatically ground the signal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spinynorman Posted June 24, 2010 Share Posted June 24, 2010 I use the tuner to mute (Korg DT10) but also have a planet waves lead which has a mute button on the jack. I find the stomp button easier though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOD2 Posted June 24, 2010 Share Posted June 24, 2010 What about a noise gate pedal ? Set with the the threshhold high it would cut off the signal when switched on. When you start playing again just switch off the noise gate and it's out of your FX chain. This'll give you an idea of what a noise gate will do... [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3HG6Cf2qP0"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3HG6Cf2qP0[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom1946 Posted June 24, 2010 Author Share Posted June 24, 2010 Thanks for the suggestions, I have found a floor tuner that does the job great! Thanks very much for your prompt responses, isn't this a great place? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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