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I want to make one little change though. Instead of using a SPST toggle switch, I want to use another momentary switch. I intend to rest my heal on the momentary switch that mutes the signal, and then tap the one that un-mutes it with my toes. This way, I can also use it as a standard style stutter box by tapping the the other switch (the one that would be a toggle in the diagram I linked to). I'm guessing I would replace the SPST toggle with a normally open SPST momentary switch, right?
The main I problem I'm having is finding a normally closed momentary switch. I found some at radioshack, but they're plastic and I've heard they break easily. This thing has to stand up to a lot of stomping, so radioshack is out. Then I found this http://www.surplusgizmos.com/Push-Butto ... p_863.html That actually looks pretty cool to me, but I'm not sure if those arcade style switches stand up well to stomping. Has anyone tried using them before? If I just try them and they break very easily, I will have wasted an enclosure as well because they'll require big holes that other switches won't fit in.
If you're looking for stomp switches (with a manual stutter pedal-- it's gonna get at your ankle if you do it with any sort of speed), PedalPartsPlus has an X-Wing one.
Mouser sells an Alpha stomp switch that's momentary as well. Both are double pole, so you can use them as normally open or normally closed.
Good call on the double pole. Now that I look around I see that the double pole switches aren't necessarily more expensive depending on where you buy. I'm still kind of curious about those 'arcade' style switches and how they would feel/hold up.
BTW, about killing my ankle, thanks for the concern/warning. I'm actually making this pedal for a specific song, and I think it will be okay for the rhythm I'm doing (emphasis on think). In the studio we used a sequencer gate plug-in that was locked to the tempo of the song. The only pedal I could find that I thought would really work to do this live was the Adrenalinn III. Aside from the fact that I didn't want to spend $400 on a multi for one song, I still think there would be problems syncing to a live drummer without a click in ear.
A good quality arcade switch would probably work fine so long as you don't KILL it. I mean... those machines got a lot of use with kids slammin' on the buttons.
You could just install a killswitch in your guitar. It's easier to do with your hand-- but I realise drilling holes in your guitar isn't always a nice option.
