Seymour Duncan HyperSwitch Video Manual #4: HyperSwitch App Guide
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- Опубліковано 10 кві 2023
- How do I set HyperSwitch up with the app? The HyperSwitch is controllable via Bluetooth and the HyperSwitch mobile app. This is where you can change your pickup configurations as well as the switch configurations. In this video, we’ll walk you through all the settings of the HyperSwitch app, how to configure your guitar settings and make new settings and presets.
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Nicly explained,-HyperSwitch-is what I'm needing & Definitely some more!!
Thanks Again!!
C,Green
best idea would be to add a mini switch (2 or 3 way) along with the 5 way. with which you can select different presets, so you could have upt to 10 or 15 different options
Thanks for the feedback! We'll pass this along to our dev team.
I have so much admiration for the brainy people that are at the vanguard of guitar sounds.
I only just bought a Powerstage too.. and I adore it !! 😊
No More soldering or trying out sets that in the end are no good. You can try everything and save what you want and ditch the rest. Total game changer! Can't wait to get one!
This would be especially interesting on a guitar with swappable pickups (Relish, Somnium...) to offer switching options relevant to the each configuration
The one thing holding this brilliant idea back from perfection is the ability to partially tap a coil. This is commonly done these days by most of the major manufactures for partially tapping humbuckers instead of fully splitting and turing one of the coils 100% off because the result is much more usable and less anemic.
All that would need to be done to make this possible is have the ability to have an extra wire running out of the switch that is intended to be run to ground. This wire would only be activated when one of the coils is being tapped/run to ground. Then a user could decide if they want to wire in a resistor in series prior to connecting this cable to ground.
I personally would either use this in a spin-a-split manner using a volume/tone pot as a variable resistor to vary the amount of partial tapping for the selected coil, or I would uses a push/pull or mini switch to provide some pre-fixed options.
Nonetheless, this is a very exciting product and it would be even more so if there was a LP style toggle option too, especially if that was also a 6 position switch (i.e. like the Freeway Ultra switch).
that is pretty amazing! i see lots of possibillites for some of my studio guitars!
We love to hear that, thanks for the support!
I could see a future Ibanez AZ use this in the future.
This looks incredible! I had a Line 6 Variax for a time and loved the ability to program patches for the 5 way. One idea, and probably would increase the footprint a bit, but a rechargeable version where you plug in a USB charger (probably with a small mod to the pickguard, or maybe on the switch itself). That way you wouldn't have to take off the pickguard to change the battery.
A few people have suggested this - we'll send it to the dev team. Thanks for the support!
Nice idea, maybe add the rechargeable usb on the switch, so when you remove the switch cap the usb port will show. A USB C should be able to fit
@@seymourduncanoptions rechargeable battery backplates like fishman will compete the package
So many options!!!
This seems like a great product but from reading the manual there looks like a glaring omission in functionality, but please correct me if I've got this wrong...
Why is there no option to have two pickup coils wired in-phase and parallel to each other?
Several of my Ibanez HH guitars come from the factory for example with position 5 as the neck humbucker in series, and position 4 as the neck humbucker in parallel (in phase).
The manual suggests coils can only run in parallel when out of phase (shows as yellow).
Plus there's other options that seem to be unavailable. For example running the bridge and neck humbuckers in series with each other. I'm assuming that you can only run pickups in parallel with other pickups? Can you run south pole of neck pickup in series with north pole of bridge?
Maybe an 'advanced' mode?
Call me cheap, but I spent $10 on 3 switches for my HSH guitar. The buckers go thru on/off/on DPDT’s and the middle single pup has an on/off push button latching switch. Neck pup- split or full, and bridge pup in/out phase. 13 distinct switch options and independent wiring (3 vol. controls) that enable pickup blending and make that out of phasing sound amazing! Master dual tone. User friendly layout with old school tech. 🥃🍺
Great in the studio if you are looking for a unique tone to compliment whatever tune is are playing for.
We agree! HyperSwitch gives you the option to have multiple different settings in one guitar.
This is amazing! Wow. I currently have a guitar with a 3 way toggle and 3 mini switches. This would make all those holes completely unnecessary. Hope a 3 way toggle switch version is in the works. I will be the first in line.
This would need midi switching option, to switch the pixkups at the same time as your patches on your modeler live, as example. Lots of people uses computer to automaticcaly change their patches live. Just throwing out ideas. ;)
Wow, I need an account, and they need my information, just to flip my switch.
And soon, subscriptions 🤣😂
If you don’t pay ? We’ll flip *your* switch at the most inappropriate time 🤑
Cheers from NZ 😎🎸🤘
All your switch are belong to us hehe
Hey J! It's more than just flipping your switch. HyperSwitch removes the hassle of rewiring your pickups for specific tones (out of phase, etc.).
@@PeterMoore350 Ok this made us laugh... :D
@@seymourduncan yw 😎 Cheers from this Aussie living in AKL NZ 🎸🤘
This would be infinitely more interesting with the ability to have one pickup go to a different out than the other(s) .It would open up a whole lot more options that would remedy the need for external switching for stuff like single coils in series or humbuckers in parallel .Im guessing that really ups the complexity depending on what is being used to do all it does already
Great idea, we'll pass that along to our dev team.
I’ll 100% be buying this thing and installing it once SD add the capability to put two single coils in series with eachother, which doesn’t appear to be an option right now. Seems like a massive oversight considering that free way already offers this.
Just put a push pull knob in your guitar.
That seems like a massive oversight to me yeah...
The idea is really killer. It can unlock all the possibilities which is amazing, especially when you want to try different sounds in the studio. And while you are not meant to change wirings on stage, I do have two concerns though: 1. It seems impossible to have split coil switch in HSH guitars. 2. modified tone controls. For example, I have one double pot as sole tone control which works like all other pots from 1-5 Hi-cut and from 5 to 10 like a lo-cut. If I put the hyperswitch I don't think that I could have the tone working like it does now.
The split coil option is very common, but the tone pot issue can be even more important, as in my experience, the modified tone control made a big difference in the sound.
I wanna install it on some of my guitars as soon as it becomes available!
I have a few questions though.
1. Will the switch need to be connected to the app at all times in order to work properly? or are all the presets installed inside the system itself? (i.e. TC Electronic's Toneprint)
2. Do you have plans to release push pull and mini toggle extensions for this? that will be a cool way to change presets on the fly :)
edit: I saw you already answered the first question on another guy's comment, that's great to hear!
Yes, it is a "set it and forget" it type of system so once you have selected your setting, you don't need to be connected to the app.
You are the second person to ask about push pull and mini toggle extensions so we will pass that along to our dev team. Thanks for the support!
How long will battery last (guitar plugged and played)? How does it act when the battey is dead? Does it warn you before dead battery? (with dead battery it should work as normal switch - is that possible?)
It would be also fine if you could set up volume for every position. In that case you could adjust single to be as loud as humbucker and all in/out phase also or to just give some push from pickup.
It is a great idea and I will buy it. (I have it in my shopping basket already :D)
Please add toggle switch or mini button as option to be able to switch between presets PLUS
optional rechargeable battery back plates (like fishman) to compete the package.
Is there a battery indicator? How do I know when I need to change my 9v? Thanks for the engineering!
So, just got my P-Rails set a few days ago and about to get the Classic Stack Plus to go along with them then seen this, which I think is quite an ingenious idea. Amazing actually!!!
Just wondering:
1. Can it up set up so I can get phase reverse between any two pickups?
2. Is there a screen where I can easily change the patch in one touch or do I have go through menus?
3. I have a concern about logging on. Many venues do not have wifi due to being under ground etc etc, do I have to login in order to use the app or is login only for registration?
4. Can I setup my patches on the way to a gig in the back of the tour bus using only the app or do I have to be connected to the guitar?
Great innovative product but because we are not keyboard players we sometimes cannot see the point. I have Roland VG products so really welcome this.
Hey Chris, thanks for the support. Hope this helps.
1) Yes, that is correct. Choose reverse from the menu for that pickup or coil and it will reverse the wind direction and would be out of phase when combined with another pickup in standard wind (grey).
2) You can set up various presets to store different configurations that you like and then flip through each preset. You don't have to make a new config every time if you find something you like.
3) HyperSwitch stores the last preset you loaded onto it. The app is mainly to change or create presets stored to HyperSwitch.
3) You'll have to be connected to the app with HyperSwitch in hand to assign positions and configurations.
great - I bought my first Freeway swith just a week ago....
Maybe for another guitar? :)
@@seymourduncan I hope you are thinking about a 10 positions version?
@@huginstarkstrom I think more about some push pull and mini toggle extensions for switching presets on the fly
@@Mr.Goldbar I think, a toggle wheel like a tone pot with a few banks could also work...
@@huginstarkstrom yes!
This sounds like soooooo much work...
It's pretty simple once you get the hang of it - plus the install is almost completely solderless. It's quite a lot of fun to play around with!
ok, last comment for now. So if i pair with BT and choose how i want the pickups/options etc routed...should battery die etc, iPhone die, etc will the switch maintain the configuration that i chose to use ? Or does it require an active battery to maintain state ?
That was my first question. From the manual: "HyperSwitch must have power to work - a *dead battery will result in no sound". Apparently 60% battery power or more is needed for bluetooth connection, but it can continue to work on your guitar below 60%.
@seymourduncan would you be able to connect pickups with a braided shield or no?
More importantly for me. Is it possible to run multiple pickups in series? I use a tele and jazzmaster with s1 switches for series/parallel when both neck and bridge singlecoils are active. That’s about the only thing I don’t see readily if this switch can do this or not.
Also, being a jazzmaster guy, can you run just a capacitor into the tone control slots for fixed position tonal options? I use the rhythm circuit on my JM a lot but keep the 50k tone control maxed, so a 50k capacitor would allow me to save real state in the control cavity instead of a second tone control.
Definitely would appreciate some sort of physical control, even if functions were more limited. Maybe programmable switches?
The switch itself is programmable; no mini toggles are planned for this time - we'll keep it in mind though, thanks for the feedback!
Is there an option to select a humbucker with parallel wiring? Like if you have the switches on a Triple Shot pushed apart?
EDI: I found another demo that makes it clear the only parallel option is out-of-phase within the one pickup. I love the idea of this, but not having a regular parallel option for humbuckers is a dealbreaker.
How does this work with the alter switch on the hyperion pickups on the AZ?
If you make a MIDI/relay box to go along with this that will allow people to preset/channel switch with their 5 way.. Then you might get some uptake.
Musicman already tried this just for pick up switching. It flopped.
now i actually know what this thing does, despite getting video no 4 in my YT feed before all of the others, and i commented in my opinion, appropriately as a reaction.
I think this is pretty cool, apart apart from the switchy back n forth thang to get BT working.
Maybe you could include a tinfoil hat that when tapped 3 times it would invoke the BT pairing ? hehe
I have this "entry level" Ibanez AES40, which has a toggle switch that gives you awesome tonal options with pickup combinations like your switch does, It's one of a few HSS guitars i have, but i also have 5 Solar guitars that i love, all are HH. But i also have a rare Ibanez Pia, Sun Dew Gold from 2020 CV19 lockdowns. It's HSH - whilst i'd never install this switch on that ? i can see how it would be beneficial given the existing tones of the Pia. I'd love to be able to split both humbuckers on it separately, but given its rarity ? Nah, not touching it. BTW if you wanna buy it ? no nicks or dings. $NZD9000. Not negotiable.
cheers from NZ
Tin foil hat not included! ;)
@@seymourduncan not even a branded one ? Given my love of Solar guitars? How about a Duncan Solar hat to go with my 5 Solar-.all 1.6 models (top of the line) Solars ? Hehe.
Nothing ventured nothing gained. Rock on.
There is a bug in the app when you split coils...When you pick the north coil to be active, the south coil is actually active and vice versa. When is this going to get fixed?
Let me get this right, you need you app running as long as you play or the guitar will drop out?
Why not make it a setup tool only, latching relays are available even in very small smd packages, this thing could do all the fancy switching stuff by setting the relay matrix and then go to sleep leaving the 5 way switching to the 5 way switch. What about Bluetooth signals can they penetrative well shielded control cavitys? What about RF noise from processor and switch mode power supply? A guitar pickup signal a very fragile thing and people use wast amounts of gain to amplifie them,and placing anything with processors or even RF right next to a pickup even inside its Faraday cage seams like a really bad idea!
The app is not required to be running actively to use HyperSwitch. Once you've made your selections in the app, you can disconnect the Bluetooth.
Do I need Bluetooth connection to use latest preset every time I pick a guitar, or it stores as default?
It stores the last preset as the default.
Can the switch be changed via external midi pc or cc connecting via Bluetooth WIDI?
No midi capabilities yet! We've gotten that a lot over the past week. Maybe in the future!
Will there be a toggle style for LP style pickup switching
In development!
@@seymourduncan While the mini-switches other people have mentioned would be nice for the five-way, it'll be more important if the main switch only has three options.
thx Mrs Seymour Duncan. I'd prefer to see more something else, hehe, but thats me. (see more - get it ?? hehe) I think this is awesome. As i mentioned not on/for my rare Ibanez Pia, but yeah i mentioned the other Ibanez, AES40 - HSS. Well i have other HSS guitars that i want that mod, albeit factory on the AES40, on those more expensive HSS guitars i have. This would do that i spose.
interesting.
thx for being innovative. Next time tho, stagger the release vids so that no 4 isn't the first i see !!!
Cheers
I’m off to play Flick of the Switch AC/DC
What stand is this
If i were to make this video, I’d have said “if you’re having BT connectivity issues, please see our troubleshooting tips towards the end of this video”. Rather than taking us through that before you even explain how the switch and app works.
Just a thought.
Cheers from NZ 😎🎸🤘
Thanks for the suggestion. We have a video discussing that very thing on our channel right now. This video was intended to guide you through the app!
Further Thoughts:
1. Thinks you should have a choice as to whether you want to sign up as this can be inconvenient if you have to be logged in to use the app because it means you have to remember a password and email address where this was not necessary before.
2. Tone curves would be a great addition like having a 'scooped' option. So you could set where the tone knobs would be for each lever position or just use the current tone knob settings.
3. Thinks the capacitor option is terrific.
4. Control over volume could be useful, possibly per lever position, could be...
A Telecaster with a 4 way switch is as advanced as I can get.
This is sooooo complicated!!!
you're like 10 days late for april fools lmao
edit: WTF its not an april fools
But why?!
Example: In the past, if you wanted your pickups out of phase. You'd have to remove your pickguard, solder, rewire, etc. Now, you can skip that tedious process with this Bluetooth-enabled 5-way switch and gain access to any wiring probability without soldering!
@Seymour Duncan yea but you'd have to remove ur pickguard, and solder to install the hyper switch in the first place...?
@@hchoe741 perfect answer!
@@hchoe741 We find a lot of our customers want to experiment with different wiring options frequently and this helps to eliminate some of the need for that. Also HyperSwitch is solderless. :) Check out the install video here: ua-cam.com/video/J9nVQr7dRJw/v-deo.html
Gibson's robot engineer came to SD as it seems
I like robot tuners but they should never have been forced on everyone. If they were a custom shop option and sold separately as an upgrade they would have been far more successful.
How about you mention what this switch does before you go into troubleshooting and app functionality?
I’m 4 minutes in and still have yet to see why i would want this.
Hey Peter! There's another video on our UA-cam channel that explains HyperSwitch. We think you'd like that one! In short, HyperSwitch is a programmable 5-way switch that allows you to re-wire your pickups at the touch of a button using the intuitive HyperSwitch mobile app.
@@seymourduncan yeah as per one of my other comments, this video no 4, was the first video to hit my YT feed hence my comment. Didn’t notice video no 4 in the title on my Apple TV YT app.
oh this is video number 4. Well it was the first one to hit my YT feed, hence my comments below. Maybe in future, stagger the releases by an hour.
You crying or what 😂😂😂😂
while I applaud innovations in dynamic wiring, 00:17s - 9m = how to kill creative vibes and get lost in muda (Japanese term for waste) - probably the thing I hate most about modern tech in guitar is how tech kills the vibe - nothing more frustrating than trying to login to something and use an app in order to play guitar. Not to detract from the cool ability to dynamicly change wiring and tone configuration - for which, guitar circuitry is needlessly overcomplicated. Making that easy is a welcomed idea. It would be cool to control with a pedal controller instead of an app but the proximity limitations might hinder that.
Thanks for the comment! Each position of your 5-way switch acts as a preset. You don't need to use the phone when you want to play guitar. Unless you wanted to change to another parent preset or adjust a pickup configuration.
Many people already own a phone. Developing a pedal controller could complicate things and add additional costs vs. a free app on a phone you already own!
I hope this helps!
Look, I love you guys... But this is a clear case of "so preoccupied thinking if they could they didn't stop to think if they should". I honestly cannot see how a micro computer, a 9v battery, a bluetooth connection, a smartphone, an internet connection and an online account simplifies "wiring".
Pea brain brother. One day of headaches figuring everything out. Limitless options and configurations without having to solder again. You can look at fishman fluence back plate battery or their universal battery instead of using a 9v.
@@johnnyc8742 and what will you do when SD inevitably stops updating the app in the future? Seriously, wiring is not hard. If you can't figure it out, take it to a technician. It'll be cheaper, easier and will last forever. Replacing 4 wires with a computer is 100% not the answer, and this is coming from a software developer.
@@ferna182 there aren’t many more updates they could do to the app other than ui. Reverse polarity isn’t changing & pickup configuration isn’t changing. Yes I agree soldering isn’t that hard but it saves a lot of time and possible issues coming up from from continuously soldering (play time > technician time). Innovation always is met with backlash and I get it but a lot of new high end guitars have motherboards in them such as the majesty and these innovations allow you to do things you couldn’t normally do. Being a software developers doesn’t make you judge jury and executioner. Cars didn’t have computers in them and now they do, great innovation (Obviously not the same just another example). The main issues you have are over in one day and on top of it once you set your configurations you don’t need to connect to your phone anymore so you don’t always need a bluetooth connection. You should be happy a company is still interested in innovating the guitar space we both know we are dying breed.
@@ferna182 man. I just bought and you don’t even need an account to use it
wtf is the point of this... seems WAY less convenient, right ?
Hey Paul! Thanks for reaching out. HyperSwitch is expanding the world of possibility with your guitar. We're not switching between only 5 positions. We're going beyond that and allowing you previous access to tones that would've taken hours to rewire manually.
Lost me at 65% battery always needed and login and verification nonsense. Come on.
That battery level requirement is only to operate in mode which can be turned off once the switch is configured. The switch will then work below that battery power level and it lasts for a considerably long time when not in Bluetooth mode. The app login is also optional and can be bypassed.
Remove the account requirement and I'll buy it. You don't get to data-mine people who paid you $150 for a switch. Enough is enough. Seriously, it's like a bad sci-fi dystopia when your *guitar* is invading your privacy to use its basic functionality. I say this because I love Seymour Duncan and this is a brilliant idea. It's just a shame to see you follow the Facebook ideology of data collection.
Hello! You don't need to have an account to use the app. You can bypass that functionality. I hope that helps! Thank you, Leo.
You have to tell it which pickups you have? uh oh...
ok. i have guitars with mods like coil split, reverse polarity, phase shift, series mode, etc.. 90% of the time i never use them.. coil splits never ever sounds right, its just reduced output and more treble but never a true chimy single coil. PRS DGT do come really close. these are versatility options that seems great and wonderful at first but realize they are useless to people who play guitar like a normal person. also, guitarists have multiple guitars and swapping guitars is still the best way to get the tonal variety one needs. impressive showcase but not practical.
Thanks for the comment! Not everyone can tour with multiple guitars and have a tech to rewire their guitar. Not to mention in the studio when you're layering guitar tracks on each other or experimenting with sounds. HyperSwitch is just another tool to be used!
If it was actually a pickup modeller I'd be interested.. Seems a bit pointless
No in phase parallel options make this pretty useless. Who needs an out of phase parallel sound? I guess no one! I been rubbing my eyes when checking the manual on your site, and seeing only out of phase parallel sounds. So no need for this switch, and, to be serious, most musicians do not have the need, to use such strange sounds, like possible here. If they got their sound, they even often reduce the switch options to 3, so they got no not needed sounds. May be in phase parallel sounds are technical ot possible, cause there has to be switched plenty of wires, when 2 humbuckers are used at the same time. Or could this get improved with a firmware update? It is a funny toy for guys that want to play with that, and are having fun, using bluetooth, but not too many guitar players want to use 9V batteries in their passive pickup instrument, and most instruments require battery routing, to get the space for that. Just my thoughts, .... try to get the in phase parallel sounds!
Lovely now gives us NON FREAKING SOLDERING on ALL Pickups...
Лишь бы не паять нифига
Account setup, internet connection, location tracking, battery for the switch, Nah!, better learn to solder and practice your combinations than relying on an app that can be later abandoned with a useless switch and a static configuration!
Hello! Thanks for the comment, Alex. We just wanted to clear a few things up.
You can bypass the account setup. You don't need an internet connection. We're not tracking your location; the battery only drains voltage when connected to the app. Ideally, you'd use the app for a few minutes, set your tone, save presets and disconnect.
I hope this helps!
You are smartphone then smartguitar ..
This has to be a late April fools video, right?
I'm sorry, Seymour. I love y'all and what you do but this thing is straight out of a Tim & Eric bit.
"Me me! I'm a Cinco Music man!"
WTF !! my head hurts !!! maybe they should add a robotune on the guitar while they are at it!!!!! no thanks !!!
LOL
This is such a stupid idea it boggles the mind.