scottish nutter Posted April 13, 2008 Share Posted April 13, 2008 hi, i want to change the volume and tone knobs on my lp custom, im not sure what ones would look best on it and am looking for some advise, also do all lp knobs fit epiphones? thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biff Posted April 13, 2008 Share Posted April 13, 2008 There are knobs for Gibson's US spec pots, and there are knobs for metric pots. The latter fit Epiphones without a hammer. How about top hats? IMO even golden ones would be nice. Don't forget to buy the pointers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Norm Posted April 13, 2008 Share Posted April 13, 2008 Why would you change those speed knobs...? They look good ! Everybody has is own taste I believe... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheX Posted April 13, 2008 Share Posted April 13, 2008 I just put the same speed knobs on a cherry dot, love 'em. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdgails Posted April 13, 2008 Share Posted April 13, 2008 i think speed knobs look kinda of cheap, how bout these:http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/PRMK030 to each his own! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suicidehummer Posted April 13, 2008 Share Posted April 13, 2008 Hey, I didn't know you could buy those pointers. Where could I get them for my SG? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
volt1281734017 Posted April 13, 2008 Share Posted April 13, 2008 I wish you the best of luck in finding the "proper" metric knobs for your Epiphone. I have bought knobs from various venders and none of them were a proper fit. Some of the metric ones being sold are for a small diameter pot and won't fit. I've given up trying to find proper knobs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcwillow777 Posted April 13, 2008 Share Posted April 13, 2008 I wish you the best of luck in finding the "proper" metric knobs for your Epiphone. I have bought knobs from various venders and none of them were a proper fit. I've given up trying to find them. I've had good luck with GFS. I just sent some knobs back to stewmac, they didn't fit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L_Mo Posted April 13, 2008 Share Posted April 13, 2008 When I went knob shopping I noticed there actually isn't a great selection on colors... You've go amber, gold and black, and then metal.. and you've go top hat or speed. Personally, I like the black speed knobs, but if it were available I'd consider other more exotic colors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
volt1281734017 Posted April 13, 2008 Share Posted April 13, 2008 I've had good luck with GFS. I just sent some knobs back to stewmac' date=' they didn't fit.[/quote'] I drilled-out the holes on the ones I got from stewmac and got them to "sort of" fit. Also, their shipping costs are freekin' outrageous. Thanks, I'll try GFS, but at this point I'm not very optimistic. Edit: I just checked at GFS, they don't advertise any metric knobs........unless I missed seeing them. It shouldn't be this difficult to get metric knobs. This country is dysfunctional. Unbelievable! :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcwillow777 Posted April 13, 2008 Share Posted April 13, 2008 I drilled-out the holes on the ones I got from stewmac and got them to "sort of" fit. Also' date=' their shipping costs are freekin' outrageous. Thanks, I'll try GFS, but at this point I'm not very optimistic. Edit: I just checked at GFS, they don't advertise any metric knobs........unless I missed seeing them. It shouldn't be this difficult to get metric knobs. This country is dysfunctional. Unbelievable! :P[/quote'] They don't say metric, but they are for the coarse splines on Asian guitars. I used their Alpha pots and they fit right on my Dot. If you want some confirmation shoot Jay and email and he will get back to you. They have a pretty good selection of knobs. In fact I have a set coming tomorrow for my '56 GT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yosoybay Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 Sounds random and obvious, but if you can find used Epiphone knobs/accessories that makes it easy. I found a guy replacing a set of black stuff (everything) from his Epiphone on mylespaul.com and it worked out PERFECTLY. Just keep you're eyes and ears open for Epiphone owners customizing their guitars, then send them a PM and see if they're willing to sell the set they're replacing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biff Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 Hey' date=' I didn't know you could buy those pointers. Where could I get them for my SG? [/quote'] I bought mine from a local guitar shop that has lots of small repair parts. Found this online: http://www.guitarpartsresource.com/guitarknobs_knobpointers.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricochet Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 Edit: I just checked at GFS' date=' they don't advertise any metric knobs........unless I missed seeing them. [/quote'] Could be wrong, but I think all of GFS stuff is either Korea or China made...and metric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Bob Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 Drilling Out: I agree. After modding three or four guitars I have now settled for drilling out all the vol/tone knobs I use. I clamp a 6mm drill-bit the vice and *very gently* open out the inner splines. That leaves me with a knob that fits both coarse and fine splines in whatever combination I want to use. In addition: it means that, even for the right knob on the right spline, the fit is not nearly as tight - I've never liked the force need to fit and remove knobs from the pot splines, and the damage that may be caused to pot wipers etc. If you over-do it, a turn or two of PTFE tape will improve the fit. A knob on my ES 137 came from Gibson's quality control with PTFE on one of the splines - if it's good enough for them, I reckon I can just about get away with it. Old Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 I ordered the amber speed knobs from Stewmac for my Epi LP custom and they fit fine. I had to slightly expand the split in the pot shaft with a screwdriver, but just enough to go from slip fit to snug. Be careful when expanding the split...it will suddenly break off one side if you apply too much force. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carverman Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 I drilled-out the holes on the ones I got from stewmac and got them to "sort of" fit. Also' date=' their shipping costs are freekin' outrageous. Thanks, I'll try GFS, but at this point I'm not very optimistic. Edit: I just checked at GFS, they don't advertise any metric knobs........unless I missed seeing them. It shouldn't be this difficult to get metric knobs. This country is dysfunctional. Unbelievable! :([/quote'] I got a set of black speed knobs from GFS to replace two of the cracked original ones. They fit the Alpha metric pots very nicely. Go on easy and they stay on. Of course...there are a lot of nicer knobs out there...but I don't want to play shepherd.. if ya like them, stay with them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funkwire Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 Hey' date=' I didn't know you could buy those pointers. Where could I get them for my SG? [/quote'] I bought mine from a local guitar shop that has lots of small repair parts. Found this online: http://www.guitarpartsresource.com/guitarknobs_knobpointers.htm Stew-Mac has them a little cheaper: http://www.stewmac.com/shop/Knobs/Position_indicators/Knob_Position_Indicators.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billybob Dylan Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 I've had good luck with GFS. I just sent some knobs back to stewmac' date=' they didn't fit.[/quote'] Ha! I was just going to tell Volt I bought a set of speed knobs from StewMac for an Epi Dot that fitted perfectly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vince a Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 Our rhythm guitar player has the exact same guitar . . . same color, etc. He installed a set of black top hat with gold center knobs . . . matches perfectly . . . kinda looks like a Gibson '68 RI triburst with gold hardware and those knobs. Here's one with silver center . . . gold looks better! http://www.gbase.com/Stores/Gear/GearDetails.aspx?Item=819748 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcwillow777 Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 I just got a set of gold speed knobs for my '56 GT from GFS - they fit perfect. I dunno, I just have not had any luck with speed knobs from Stewmac, it might just be me. I got a couple of black speed knobs for my LP Jr. from Stewmac also. They fit, but they went on really, really hard. I hope I don't ever have to take them off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickblues1 Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 Decided to change the knobs on my LP from Gold to Cream... along with a few other items... Before After Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tulsaslim Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 I'm with you guys in that I think the speed knobs look better (and are easier to grab) than the top hats. My brother has replaced both his Epi Dot and Epi LP with some of those fancy knurled metal GFS knobs made for teles & they fit perfectly. I'm thinking about replacing the top hats on my LP DC Pro with some gold speed knobs from GFS, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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