GhO$t Posted February 10, 2005 Report Share Posted February 10, 2005 http://www.maverickguitars.co.uk/ Hi, Im thinking of putting the inset style volume and tone controls(as in link above) onto a ibanez rg shape body, and wondered if theres any special way of routing or any special potentiometers ( I think thats spelt right!) needed, and if so any diagrams or website links would be much appreciated Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jer7440 Posted February 11, 2005 Report Share Posted February 11, 2005 Those controls look pretty sweet, but I'm not sure how practical they would be. You do realize that those controls are a rolling movement instead of a twisting movement like normal. I would imagine they are using some kind of a special pot to accomplish that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeavnerGuitarWorks Posted February 11, 2005 Report Share Posted February 11, 2005 I would imagine they are using some kind of a special pot to accomplish that. ← They are vertical thumbwheel pots. You can get them here. They are used on the Gibson Chet Atkins SST, mounted on the top edge of the body, as well. I've thought about using them on guitar but never have. You can't do volume swells with the pinky.... that's for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhO$t Posted February 11, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2005 This may sound stupid, as i am a complete noob at guitar building, but wouldnt a normal potentiometer attached to the body on its side just do the same job? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DracWell Posted February 12, 2005 Report Share Posted February 12, 2005 Yes, but I imagine it would be more prone to break. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inward X Posted July 11, 2005 Report Share Posted July 11, 2005 What kind of knob would you use with a thumbwheel pot? i was thinkin of puttin the same thing on my own body shape...damn that looks confusing lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kh15 Posted July 12, 2005 Report Share Posted July 12, 2005 (edited) Edited July 12, 2005 by kh15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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