Hey gang.
I have a guitar amp that has a rotary switch that selects between different resistor and/or resistor/bypass cap. combinations from cathode to ground on preamp tube. Problem is that there is a large thump when switching between positions so the volume needs to be rolled of first. It's a non-shorting switch. My thinking was to replace it with a shorting switch. My understanding is that a shorting type selector would make contact with the next position before breaking contact with the current position. In other words, swithching from position 1 to 2, before breaking contact, both position 1 and 2 would be active (in parallel). If I have that correct, it would seem to me that this would be better than the open circuit and the big thump between positions and should be ok to implement.
Please set me straight or otherwise add your input.
Thanks