Beacon

killswitch = strum button

Does the same thing as pushing down on the strum bar, just a different way to do it. The name references the true killswitch that Buckethead uses for his song "Jordan", among others.

Sure, it would be considered cheating if you used it in a competition. I did the guide for folks that wanted to add a little diversity to the controller but weren't sure how to go about it.

Out of the box the buttons have a small amount of space or slack between the bottom of the button and the rubber "trigger" on the circuit board. The small pieces of cardboard, as thin as they are, reduce the gap between the two.

It gives the buttons a more positive feel. Which, in turn, will help your timing - and more importantly make some of those songs that kill you actually fun to play.

Sticking buttons are sometimes the result of ridges left along the edges from production. Those can be fixed with a nail file or high grit sandpaper. Neither of mine had the ridges, but after doing this it solved my sticky button (orange) problem as well.