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Topic: Tele knob question? |
Len Amaral
From: Rehoboth,MA 02769
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Posted 17 Sep 2018 4:31 pm
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Without having to have custom knobs made, does anyone know where I can get Tele knobs with an aggressive knurl? Would like to have a better grip when doing volume swells. |
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Brian Hollands
From: Geneva, FL USA
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Donny Hinson
From: Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
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Posted 18 Sep 2018 7:06 am
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Have you tried lubricating the shaft on the pot? That can sometimes make a significant difference in how easy it turns. |
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Godfrey Arthur
From: 3rd Rock
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Posted 18 Sep 2018 9:41 am
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Michael Slotbloom of Armadillo makes these aggressive knobs. You can ask him for knobs that fit the stem on your pots but the the pots without knurled shafts are a more secure fit so it would depend on your pots.
http://www.armadilloguitar.com/main/
You can also ask him to drill a small hole on the top of the knob so you have a position marker to know where your settings are for volume and tone. _________________ ShoBud The Pro 1
YES it's my REAL NAME!
Ezekiel 33:7 |
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Len Amaral
From: Rehoboth,MA 02769
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Posted 18 Sep 2018 2:25 pm
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Thanks so much for the input. I should be able to find something that will fit a standard solid shaft. |
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Len Amaral
From: Rehoboth,MA 02769
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Posted 18 Sep 2018 7:31 pm
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I ordered a pair of aggressive knurl knobs from Glendale👠|
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Bill Hatcher
From: Atlanta Ga. USA
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Posted 18 Sep 2018 8:36 pm
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$60 for two knobs |
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D Schubert
From: Columbia, MO, USA
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Posted 19 Sep 2018 5:43 am
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I ended up with two old Gretsch guitar knobs, brass with a lot of the plating gone. They mount on a 1/4" shaft pot with a setscrew. The large diameter and distinctive knurling are awfully handy on a Telecaster control plate. Yes, it looks just a little bit wrong but it plays so right. |
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Doug Earnest
From: Branson, MO USA
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Posted 19 Sep 2018 12:58 pm
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A nice thick rubber band around the knob is not elegant but it works very well. |
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Jamie Howze
From: Boise, ID
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Posted 20 Sep 2018 10:58 am
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To echo Doug, I use a short section of high pressure, small diameter bicycle inner tube over the volume knob. It provides a smooth but grippy surface and increases the knob diameter a bit. The soft, smooth rubber is more comfortable to my tender fingers than aggressive knurling too.
Inner tubes are made with much better rubber than rubber bands so they degrade more slowly. I keep a box of old bike tubes of several diameters around so I can make durable rubber bands as needed.
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Donny Hinson
From: Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
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Posted 21 Sep 2018 6:37 am
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Bill Hatcher wrote: |
$60 for two knobs |
Sheesh, what a bargain! Wonder if you could get four for $120. |
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Len Amaral
From: Rehoboth,MA 02769
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Posted 24 Sep 2018 4:35 pm
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Yeah, a bit expensive but it was exactly what I was looking for. The Glendale knobs have a very aggressive knurl. 👠|
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Jerry Overstreet
From: Louisville Ky
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Posted 24 Sep 2018 6:07 pm
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Partial quote from John Ruskin...
“It's unwise to pay too much, but it's worse to pay too little. When you pay too much, you lose a little money - that's all. When you pay too little, you sometimes lose everything, because the thing you bought was incapable of doing the thing it was bought to do.â€
I try to remember this quote as in the past I've wasted a few bucks trying to save a few.
Good you found what you needed Len. |
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Brian Hollands
From: Geneva, FL USA
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Posted 25 Sep 2018 4:46 am
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These are the Glendale knobs on my Tele.
[/img] _________________ '81 Sho-bud LDG, 2 EMCI's |
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Len Amaral
From: Rehoboth,MA 02769
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Posted 25 Sep 2018 11:22 am
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Very functional and looks coolðŸ‘
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Joe Naylor
From: Avondale, Arizona, USA
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Posted 25 Sep 2018 12:40 pm
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Antique Tube has them or CE Distributing (same company)
great web site and catalogue
They have all kinds of knobs and stuff
Joe Naylor
steelseat.com _________________ Joe Naylor, Avondale, AZ (Phoenix) Announcer/Emcee owner www.steelseat.com *** OFFERING SEATS AND Effects cases with or without legs and other stuff ****** -Desert Rose Guitar S-10, Life Member of the Arizona Carport Pickers Assoc., Southwest Steel Guitar Assoc., Texas Steel Guitar Assoc., GA Steel Guitar Assoc., KS Steel Guitar Assoc. (Asleep at the Steel) tag line willed to me by a close late friend RIP |
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