Rich_S
HomeGrownToneBrewologist
Fingerace asked me so send him this diagram, but I can't add and attachment to a PM, so you all benefit.
This is the switch I wired in my pedalboard to select between TUNE and PLAY modes (my tuner doesn't have a built-in switch). The switch is a typical 3PDT pushbutton like the pedal-building guys use.
The way it's shown, the middle horizontal row of contacts are the commons - they switch between the top and bottom rows. The left and center columns switch the guitar signal. When they are switched up, the guitar is routed to the 1st pedal, and the tuner input is grounded. When they are switched down, the guitar is routed to the tuner, and the input of the 1st pedal is grounded to silence the amp.
The right-most column switches the LEDs so I can see what mode I'm in, green for PLAY and yellow for TUNE.
This is the switch I wired in my pedalboard to select between TUNE and PLAY modes (my tuner doesn't have a built-in switch). The switch is a typical 3PDT pushbutton like the pedal-building guys use.
The way it's shown, the middle horizontal row of contacts are the commons - they switch between the top and bottom rows. The left and center columns switch the guitar signal. When they are switched up, the guitar is routed to the 1st pedal, and the tuner input is grounded. When they are switched down, the guitar is routed to the tuner, and the input of the 1st pedal is grounded to silence the amp.
The right-most column switches the LEDs so I can see what mode I'm in, green for PLAY and yellow for TUNE.
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