Switch lock apparatus and method thereof

A method of selectively locking a pickup selector switch of a guitar, the method comprising:

• (a) freely moving the pickup selector switch to a selected position when a switch lock apparatus is positioned in a neutral position, the neutral position associated with the pickup selector switch being positioned in a central passageway of the switch lock apparatus;
• and
• (b) receiving the pickup selector switch into one of a plurality of receptacles of the switch lock apparatus to define a locked position with the pickup selector switch locked in the selected position, wherein the plurality of receptacles are defined along a first switch opening side and a second switch opening side, the plurality of receptacles are separated by gates, wherein each gate along the first switch opening side is positioned opposite a second side receptacle along the second switch opening side and each gate along the second switch opening side is positioned opposite a first side receptacle along the first switch opening side.