Les Paul Traditional Pro Volume/Tone Knobs Cracking?

[Scream And Fly]

Hi everyone,

 

I bought a new Gibson Les Paul Traditional Pro about a year or so ago. I haven't had much time to play it, and the guitar has always been inside a climate controlled room, never taken outside.

 

I took it out of the case one day and I noticed ALL of the volume and tone knobs were cracked down the middle - or more accurately, they seem to be split. I emailed Gibson about it and never heard back. These are the gold knobs.

 

Has anyone else had this happen?

[Morkolo]

Unless they were in direct sunlight each day I'm not sure what the problem would be and I'd have a hard time believing that would cause cracks so quickly too. Obviously over time plastic parts get brittle but with a year or so is ridiculous.

[Angellus]

possibly a bad batch of knobs, the plastic composite left them brittle. Replace them they aren't too expensive

[Scream And Fly]

Yeah it's very strange. I've owned several new Les Pauls and this is the first time I've seen this happen. This guitar is barely played. Here's a photo:

 

[Angellus]

it could be number of things to do with their manufacturing, but i'd defintely blame the knobs,

 

how strange, thanks for posting

[hickorynotch]

Same knobs on mine with same prob. Took two days. Frustrating.

[strat-o-steve]

My traditional LP had cracked knobs when I bought it new, but it sounded and played better than the rest, so I took it. The store gave me new knobs, but I haven't installed them, and won't until mine split in two like yours have. I have 3 other Gibson's with black speed knobs, and they haven't cracked at all in 4 years!