the dog Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 For the people out there who have taken your volume and tone knobs off your Les Paul. What tool do you use or what do you use as a tool too get them off. I want to take mine off and machine the hub inside so the knobs will sit closer to body... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norton Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 take a T shirt and wrap a thin one layer section completely around under the knob and pull up, it will come right off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duane v Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 For the people out there who have taken your volume and tone knobs off your Les Paul. What tool do you use or what do you use as a tool too get them off. I want to take mine off and machine the hub inside so the knobs will sit closer to body... I used my fingers.... And you don't need to machine the "hub." Simply adjust the inner shaft nut away from the potensiometer body, thus positioning the outer spline closer to the body, thus positioning the knob closer to the body... Easy as 1 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the dog Posted December 14, 2014 Author Share Posted December 14, 2014 I used my fingers.... And you don't need to machine the "hub." Simply adjust the inner shaft nut away from the potensiometer body, thus positioning the outer spline closer to the body, thus positioning the knob closer to the body... Easy as 1 2 3 I tried my fingers first.....They started to hurt and the knobs did not budge..... in other words......loosen the nut under neath the knob so the pot will go into cavity farther and then tighten from inside cavity? I'm assuming there is a nut inside the cavity to lock against the nut underneath knob... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duane v Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 I tried my fingers first.....They started to hurt and the knobs did not budge..... in other words......loosen the nut under neath the knob so the pot will go into cavity farther and then tighten from inside cavity? I'm assuming there is a nut inside the cavity to lock against the nut underneath knob... The adjustment nut inside the cavity... that's the one I'm talking about They make a tool, but i've always been able to remove the knobs with my fingers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the dog Posted December 14, 2014 Author Share Posted December 14, 2014 The adjustment nut inside the cavity... that's the one I'm talking about They make a tool, but i've always been able to remove the knobs with my fingers Thanks never thought of that..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L5Larry Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 I made a tool from a flattened/slotted spoon, but.... before that I used two putty knives, one layed flat against the body to protect it from the second one which is used to gently pry the knob off. Use just a little pressure at a time, turn knob slightly, repeat. I no longer pry knobs off with my fingernails, just as I no longer open beer bottles with my teeth. There are better ways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabs Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duane v Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 just as I no longer open beer bottles with my teeth. There are better ways. ..... I don't think I've ever witnessed anyone open a beer with their teeth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rct Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 ..... I don't think I've ever witnessed anyone open a beer with their teeth You need to hang out in better places. rct Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duane v Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 You need to hang out in better places. rct I need to do a lot of things...lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stein Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 ..... I don't think I've ever witnessed anyone open a beer with their teeth Lately, with your band/avatar pics, you LOOK like you would open a beer with your teeth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duane v Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 Lately, with your band/avatar pics, you LOOK like you would open a beer with your teeth. Slacks, long sleeve shirt and a tie, one wouldn't know the wiser..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stein Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 One thing about LP or rather, Gibson knobs: you can damage them easily, basically by cracking them around the shaft. They rarely break completely, but it's quite common to see them split inside there. Having said that, the method of rocking them gently with a tool is I think the best way. That's basically the same as L5LARRY's post. I used to use a butter knife. Never did the t-shirt deal. It looks like it would work, but there are a lot of guitars I wouldn't dare do that to. Whatever method you end up with, remember you can always buy another knob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjsinla Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 I use two spoons these days. You have to be careful because if you pull up unevenly, you could pull the shaft right out of the center of the pot. I've done that too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
665 Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 Just wrap something sturdy around the potentiometer shaft underneath the knob and pull up. I have used polishing cloths, shoelaces, thick plastic bags, lengths of insulated wire, really anything within arm's reach. As long as you pull straight up and do it slowly you shouldn't damage anything. If you want the knob to come off a little easier next time gently squeeze the two ends of the split shaft a tiny bit closer together so the part that contacts the knob is more narrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidblast Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 I never thought any thing about this Until the day that I was working on my SG Classic and yanked the shaft right out of the pot base, Be careful out there kids.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the dog Posted December 16, 2014 Author Share Posted December 16, 2014 Well I gave a good looking under the knobs with my magnifier visor on and I don't have much if any at all adjustment by turning the nuts. There is only one visible thread sticking above the nut as it is now. I have a 3/16 gap between knob and body. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan Sutherland Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 Well I gave a good looking under the knobs with my magnifier visor on and I don't have much if any at all adjustment by turning the nuts. There is only one visible thread sticking above the nut as it is now. I have a 3/16 gap between knob and body. you lost me at 'magnifier visor'..... haha, just kidding Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duane v Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 Well I gave a good looking under the knobs with my magnifier visor on and I don't have much if any at all adjustment by turning the nuts. There is only one visible thread sticking above the nut as it is now. I have a 3/16 gap between knob and body. Add washers above the nut Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobertAndersson Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 1418600233[/url]' post='1602364'] ..... I don't think I've ever witnessed anyone open a beer with their teeth I had a friend who could open beer bottles with his eyebrow. Scary to watch //Robert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Farnsbarns Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 Add washers above the nut Not gonna help if there is only 1 thread available on top. Sounds like the pot shafts or knobs are non standard/the shafts arw too long for the knobs or the knobs aren't properly pushed down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duane v Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 Not gonna help if there is only 1 thread available on top. Sounds like the pot shafts or knobs are non standard/the shafts arw too long for the knobs or the knobs aren't properly pushed down. Put the washers on top of the inner nut and it worked like a charm on my midtown Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twang Gang Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 Easiest way is a shoestring (or almost any string), wrap it around the post once under the knob, hold the two ends opposite each other and gently pull them up. The trickier part is tapping a new knob down and getting all four of them even Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfpup Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 I've pulled knobs with my fingers, a rag, a t-shirt, even a shoelace. Then a couple years ago I needed to pull some bridge bushings to convert a Nashville bridge to an ABR-1 so I bought one of these bushing pullers. Turns out it's great for knobs too. A bit pricey to just pull knobs, but now that I have it I do use it as a knob puller. http://www.stewmac.com/Luthier_Tools/Tools_by_Job/Maintenance/Knob_and_Bushing_Puller.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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