robertg1952 Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 Hello members, first time posting here. I was wondering if anyone has changed the volume and tone knobs to the vintage Gibson top hat ones and if so, was it a straight swap with the amber speed knobs? I have also heard the pick up is not very loud. I haven't had mine plugged in yet. What are your thoughts? Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richie123 Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 hi there yes ive changed my control knobs to gold hat top with gold inserts i think they are whats on a real gibson j-160e . ive all so changed my tuners to cream coloured marble stone kind klusons they look fantastic . i do how ever need to make the holes a tad bigger as the bushes are a little to big but thats easily fixed. but getting back to your question yes using amber knobs or hat top knobs work fine as long as you get a set to fit shaft pots 6mm as mine are. unless not all ej-160e pots are the same measurements not sure. thanks Richie ps not tried the pick up much .i know it works fine but not played it much as i dont have a amp yet i mainley play my guitar unplugged acousticly . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
byrds1965 Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 Buy the Proline set from GC. They fit right on the Epiphone metric shafts, mine anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertg1952 Posted June 17, 2014 Author Share Posted June 17, 2014 hi there yes ive changed my control knobs to gold hat top with gold inserts i think they are whats on a real gibson j-160e . ive all so changed my tuners to cream coloured marble stone kind klusons they look fantastic . i do how ever need to make the holes a tad bigger as the bushes are a little to big but thats easily fixed. but getting back to your question yes using amber knobs or hat top knobs work fine as long as you get a set to fit shaft pots 6mm as mine are. unless not all ej-160e pots are the same measurements not sure. thanks Richie ps not tried the pick up much .i know it works fine but not played it much as i dont have a amp yet i mainley play my guitar unplugged acousticly . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertg1952 Posted June 17, 2014 Author Share Posted June 17, 2014 Thanks for the information. I also replaced my tuners, with the vintage looking ones from Stewart-MacDonald. My problem with the ones on the guitar, was that they buzzed quite a bit, especially open d and g. The new tuners look as good as the originals and best of all, don't buzz. Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertg1952 Posted June 17, 2014 Author Share Posted June 17, 2014 Buy the Proline set from GC. They fit right on the Epiphone metric shafts, mine anyway. Thanks! I will look into the proline set Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richie123 Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 hi please check out my upgrade thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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