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New member! Quick question about knobs
Posted: Mon Nov 09, 2020 3:52 am
by Theriff
Hey everyone.
Great forum. Amazing guitars from everyone.
I have a question for the early JM guys. I need Volume and Tone knobs (strat style)for the solid shaft pots.
Ive missed a few on ebay here or there. Thinking of just drilling a splined knob a hair under the size of the solid shaft, and then heating the shaft slightly and pressing it on
Any tips or other ideas are appreciated!
Re: New member! Quick question about knobs
Posted: Mon Nov 09, 2020 4:17 am
by sookwinder
are you meaning the strat type knobs or the witch's hat knobs?
Re: New member! Quick question about knobs
Posted: Mon Nov 09, 2020 4:19 am
by Theriff
sookwinder wrote: ↑Mon Nov 09, 2020 4:17 am
are you meaning the strat type knobs or the witch's hat knobs?
Strat style
Re: New member! Quick question about knobs
Posted: Mon Nov 09, 2020 4:44 am
by adamrobertt
I don't know if I've ever seen solid shaft strat knobs. They're usually the splined press-on type.
Re: New member! Quick question about knobs
Posted: Mon Nov 09, 2020 5:14 am
by Theriff
adamrobertt wrote: ↑Mon Nov 09, 2020 4:44 am
I don't know if I've ever seen solid shaft strat knobs. They're usually the splined press-on type.
I have a 59 jazzmaster. Original Solid shaft. The knobs were just pushed on
Re: New member! Quick question about knobs
Posted: Mon Nov 09, 2020 5:50 am
by adamrobertt
Theriff wrote: ↑Mon Nov 09, 2020 5:14 am
adamrobertt wrote: ↑Mon Nov 09, 2020 4:44 am
I don't know if I've ever seen solid shaft strat knobs. They're usually the splined press-on type.
I have a 59 jazzmaster. Original Solid shaft. The knobs were just pushed on
It's possible that they drilled the knob holes to enlarge them slightly so they could use the solid pots? Idk, as far as I know if it originally had strat knobs on it it probably was supposed to have split post pots. I just did some quick Googling and I can't find or think of anyone that sells solid shaft strat style knobs, but maybe someone here has a source.