Let's build a GK-3 break out cable

Thanks Kimyo,
My GK separate strings work is mainly about passing on knowledge, and less about selling gear.

Good to hear your GKP-1 is working well. A breakout box is the next step up from a breakout cable, and think of GKP-1 as a separate strings hub, with Strings I/O, String Inserts, And a quiet Normal-Guitar buffer I/O.

Bill

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Things to know

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Warning! Serious soldering skills required!

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Here is my current temporary setup that I built from stuff I had laying around in about 2 hours.
Nothing to brag about but I was thinking for those who are intimidated by soldering a 13 pin connector you can avoid this with this build.
Just buy a 13 pin cable (I used a cheap one), get 3 guitar cables and cut them in half, cut off one end of the 13 pin cable, go into some kind of shielded box (metal) and make the connections inside the box between all the cables. Yes you will still need some knowledge and basic soldering skill but you won’t have to work in the micro space of a 13 pin plug.

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OK here is the final build:

:grinning:

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Like the look of the cable ElectroFuzz, and appreciate the warning with soldering a 13-pin socket!

Tip:

  • Inserting a 13-pin plug into the socket before soldering, helps sink heat from the iron, And stops a pin melting disaster.
  • Never apply a solder tip to a pin for more than 2 seconds.

Here’s my £90 jacks breakout cable from Wednesday. P7 normal-guitar output jack included.

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