Unromantic_Me Posted September 17, 2003 Report Share Posted September 17, 2003 Im wanting some volume and tone knobs for the les paul im making....but what i want is them to be made of some form of metal and not the plastic they are made of....any one know if this is possible...or been done, and if so where abouts i could get some easily? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted September 17, 2003 Report Share Posted September 17, 2003 stewmac has really high quality long stem pots for the lp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unromantic_Me Posted September 17, 2003 Author Report Share Posted September 17, 2003 I dont mean the pots....i mean the knobs...the things on the outside of the body...the things to turn the pots with Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Setch Posted September 17, 2003 Report Share Posted September 17, 2003 Wes.... I think he's after the knobs not the pots (the stew mac pot's are good quality though) There are a number of UK suppliers who can help you here, but you're likely to encounter the same problems you did ordering the Hiscock book - fancy knobs are a fairly specialised item, and available mostly by mail order or online. I'd recommend asking in any local electronics store, or a music shop, but I fear they will only have stock parts for large manufacturors, so a unique design may be difficult to locate. **** Gah! Beaten to the punch! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKG Posted September 17, 2003 Report Share Posted September 17, 2003 Just about any guitar shop stocks factory Fender and Gibson parts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted September 17, 2003 Report Share Posted September 17, 2003 eeerrrrr!!!! well how about carvin.com then.stewmac also has metal knobs.you might check brians site(universal jems) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unromantic_Me Posted September 17, 2003 Author Report Share Posted September 17, 2003 Yeah i realise chances are im gonna encounter the same problems....im just hoping if i find somewhere it will be where i have friends, or somewhere close enough to travel to pick them up....i would love to try a local electronics shop...but we dont have any, and as for music shop lol....only one very tiny lil thing that couldnt help...i was hoping for sites that i could look into or something....the sites that were recommended would be good but they arent really based in the UK plus they dont have the les paul styel knobs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Setch Posted September 17, 2003 Report Share Posted September 17, 2003 Check out wdmusicproducts.com - They have a UK division, and you can request a catalogue. Great range of products, not least the Kent Armstrong pickups, which are great quality and very reasonably priced. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
butnut Posted September 18, 2003 Report Share Posted September 18, 2003 All kinds of kool knobs here...mostly Strat Tele split shaft type, but could work... http://www.greggrogersguitars.com/knobs_new.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cr_XD Posted September 18, 2003 Report Share Posted September 18, 2003 i know allparts have fancy skull metal knobs.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Setch Posted September 18, 2003 Report Share Posted September 18, 2003 If you want to go really custom, you can turn your own on a lathe. I knocked these out this morning for my current project. Padauk (to match the centre lamination of the neck) capped with black pickguard material top and bottom. I think they look pretty classy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unromantic_Me Posted September 18, 2003 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2003 Wooooo very fancy.....looking very sweet....should look nice I would go fully custom but one i dont have a lathe....and two the thing no one seems to get is that i want the exact knobs used on a Les Paul...as im actually making a les paul copy And i just wanted the exactl knobs but on say chrome or somethign fancy to take away the plastic look...but never mind, that was just me looking to the future, ill have a closer look around when it comes to it Hopefully should have some Les Paul plans on the way within the next few days....hopefully....so then we can get a started Though the knobs look very nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unromantic_Me Posted September 18, 2003 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2003 Also setch...that picture of the blue guitar under your name.....is that one of yours....if so you have any closer pictures you could send so i could have a closer look, looks very fancy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Setch Posted September 18, 2003 Report Share Posted September 18, 2003 The blue guitar is my #2. Quilt maple cap on a 2 piece mahogany body, with mahogany neck and ebony fretboard. There are a bunch of pics here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted September 18, 2003 Report Share Posted September 18, 2003 If you want to go really custom, you can turn your own on a lathe. I knocked these out this morning for my current project. Padauk (to match the centre lamination of the neck) capped with black pickguard material top and bottom. I think they look pretty classy sweeeet!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsl602000 Posted September 18, 2003 Report Share Posted September 18, 2003 Setch, how do you make those awesome knobs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted September 18, 2003 Report Share Posted September 18, 2003 i think you have to be a genius.or just good with a lathe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsl602000 Posted September 18, 2003 Report Share Posted September 18, 2003 i think you have to be a genius.or just good with a lathe In that case... guess I'll never be able to make stuff like that.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted September 18, 2003 Report Share Posted September 18, 2003 i would like to try it sometime.you need a lathe and tools for shaping while it spins.i know you don't want to get any clothes wrapped up in it and you want the tool facing the right direction.but that's where my knowledge stops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsl602000 Posted September 18, 2003 Report Share Posted September 18, 2003 know you don't want to get any clothes wrapped up in it no.... and also not my hair...:-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Setch Posted September 18, 2003 Report Share Posted September 18, 2003 i'm not a genius, or *good* with a lathe. I think the real important thing is having a lathe to use at all Basically, I cut 2 rectangles out of an offcut of padauk, and used my router to make it 15 thick with perfectly parallel faces. I then drew a circle on it and chopped roughly round it. Once it was trimmed, I glued a piece of black plastic scratch plate material to one side of the blocks, and drilled a hole in approximately the middle of each circle. Whilst these set, I chucked a piece of scrap hardwood in the lathe, and turned up a round section slightly narrower than the final diameter of my knobs. I then turned a small peg on the end of the cylinder, which corresponded to the size of hole in the discs. This is to hold the discs in the lathe without having to grip them in the chuck. The discs were placed on the peg, and a small strip of doublesided stickytape ensured the discs didn't slip during turning. I then used a small chisel to turn the corners and wonky edges off the rough shaped disc. You have to go slow for this, because the uneven faces of the rough disc can grab your chisel if you are heavy handed. After the piece is round, I turned it to the final diameter of the base - in this case 25.5 mm. The next step was to glue on the second layer of black plastic, then turn this down to the diameter of the top of the knob - 15mm. Once this was done, I used a small round ended tool to join the top and base of the knob with a nice curve. I sanded each piece to 800 grit, grain filled them with 2 application of thin CA, and polished them with 2000 grit paper and finally some common or garden brasso. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
butnut Posted September 19, 2003 Report Share Posted September 19, 2003 You got some awesome skilz Setch. Very tastey knobs. Maybe a small metal (brass) or painted inidicator dot ? I have some plain faux ivory knobs on my Tele and love that they have a tiny black dot to show where I'm dialed in at... What guitar are those knobs going on? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Setch Posted September 22, 2003 Report Share Posted September 22, 2003 They'll be going on this... -3 piece mahogany/padauk/mahogany neck with EI Rosewood board and head veneer -2 Piece semi-hollow mahogany body with bookmatched flame maple top -2 ply tortoise/cream binding It's going to be setup with 2 Stew Mac golden age humbuckers, a volume control and blend knob, no tone or toggle switch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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