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I know.. an odd question.
But I really don't like the knobs on a tele. They are too heavy, to small (in diameter) and they don't have any indicators of the current position.
I like to do volume swells (Sco style) and for the moment I can't afford a volume pedal. I allready reversed the control plate to have the volume knob closer to my picking hand and I would like to put on some LARGE and cool knobs.
If nothing better comes up I'd go for these. But I would like something even larger. They don't necessarily have to be for guitar. Could be some oldschool stereo knob or something.
Perrhaps one of you guys can think of something that didn't occur to me so I figure it is worth a shot making this thread. Sorry if it seems silly.
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03-04-2012 03:13 PM
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Hey Aniss1001.
I changed the knobs on two hollow body and one semi guitar to tele knobs as I found I was wigging out on '8 for volume and 7 for tone, no wait, yesterday 7 volume and 9 tone sounded cool.......AArrrghh!!'
Tele knobs are a good size but are heavy, you can get smaller and lighter ones. Try Fender amp knobs, the witch hat ones.
I know this clip has been banded about on this site before but the clarity of Barney Kessels reasoning for changing the knobs on his guitar are priceless.
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Tele knobs are big and heavy, and, as you've noticed, have no volume or tone indicators on them. That's the way they are. I'd learn to live with it.
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Hey, I actually did consider these hat shaped fender ones. But I would prefer a cake shaped knob rather than a hat shaped one. And preferable much much larger, even huge
Originally Posted by jazzbow
And why was that video banned?
Hehe but why? Makes no sense to me. Knobs aren't exactly difficult or expensive to change. The Gibson style knobs I linked to above can be bought a few blocks from where I live for $1.5 each. They are allready infinately better IMO, and unless I find something even better and bigger that I like I will go for those. Don't even consider putting the tele knobs back on. Besides my tele knobs don't even fit the shaft of my pots since I changed the pots. Not that it would make any difference to me Originally Posted by Timo
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Too true. Thanks for posting that, Jazzbow. Originally Posted by jazzbow
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I used to feel that I alway needed to have numbers on my knobs, but my tele don't have them and my # 1 guitar my parker has very small knobs no numbers .
I just use my ears .
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Yes, use your ear instead of your eye. Works every time. It would seem strange to me that I should have to see what I want to hear.
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It's not that I don't intend to use my ears. But still I find some kind of indicator very practical indeed. Frankly it allways annoyed me that the tele knobs don't have any whatsoever. It doesn't have to be numbers. Just something....
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I actually prefer Tele style knobs. I use the set screw as an indicator. I install them with the set screw facing left when the volume knob is on 10, because I never roll the volume off more than 1/4 turn unless I'm doing volume swells. I install the tone knob with the set screw facing down when it's on 10, because I sometimes roll the tone off by as much as 1/2 turn but never more than that.
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Man, I dig Barney Kessel all around. I think he dug deep & transcended the instrument.
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I don't have any suggestions right now, but I'm not going to tell you what you should do instead....if you want bigger marked knobs then that's what you want and I have no problem with you wanting that. If I come across any you might like I will post them.
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I guess these vintage Rickenbacker knobs are over-priced but say them on a Rickenbacker and they are kind of the same idea as Kenny's knobs:
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You don't have to find an old radio. Try these: Fender Black Chicken-Head Amplifier Knobs: Shop Accessories & Other Musical Instruments | Musician's Friend Originally Posted by jazzbow
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Ah I wanted to add this in my last comment but I had to run out the door. It's not really why I created this thread but I thought I would answer the comments about using my ear.
Sure I can hear how low loud I am if it's just me and my amp. But it's just not that simple in other situations.
When I was 18-22 I was playing in many bands and gigged quite a bit (never jazz though). And I just never could tell how loud I was in comparison to the other bandmembers to someone sitting in the other end of the room (the audience). I would therefore during the sound tests write down the proper settings of all knobs and stuff so that I during a concert could use this to guide me.
The funny thing is that I talked to many other guitarist about this and most would say that they could do this by ear alone. But when I saw them play live they were almost allways completely off. Either insanely loud or barely audible.
I also had people come up to me after a gig and tell me that they were impressed that I was able to balance my volume level that well and ask me how I did it. They assumed I had a super ear for this or something. My answer would then be "It's simple. I use the numbers on the knobs and DON'T trust my ear".
Off course I would use my ears too but they just don't allways suffice IMO.
Anyhoo I like numbers (or atleast some CLEAR indicator)
Last edited by aniss1001; 03-05-2012 at 12:25 AM.
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Well yes I'm definately not gonna spend 2 x $40 + shipping + 100% import tax (as they charge in this country) on some knobs. Originally Posted by ruiner54
But I'm mainly looking for INSPIRATION so all suggestions are welcome. I may be able to find something similar here way cheaper. For instance I doubt that the $1.5 Gibson style knobs I saw here the other day (similar to those I linked to in the topic description) are actually made by Gibson
So thanks for the suggestion. Really cool knobs actually.
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+1 Originally Posted by Tom Karol
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CC Pickups - Pickups
ES150 type knobs ?
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My Painter guitar came with golden speed knob which are pretty to look at, but it was hard to see on the fly where I was at with the knob settings. For the same reasons Barney Kessel mentions in the clip, I have replaced them with these pointer knobs:
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On a Warmoth partscaster I have chicken head knobs:
2x Chicken Head Knobs For Effects Pedal, Vox Amp Etc | eBay
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+1 for me. Originally Posted by Tom Karol
Failing that, Muddy Waters had Gibson Top Hat knobs on his Tele:-
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for exactly the same reasons as you want them......
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I'm kind of suprised that your control knobs are such an issue.(It just never occured to me, but I understand it.) Originally Posted by kenbennett
Last edited by Gramps; 03-06-2012 at 05:37 PM.
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BF/SF era Fender amp knobs too... Originally Posted by mangotango
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Ah, that would make more sense on a Fender Muddy Waters "signature" Tele..... Originally Posted by SamBooka
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I moved the knobs on my tele so that the set screw is pointing right at me at "10." That was enough for me.
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Well, we also read and write music. Originally Posted by kenbennett
Using more than one sense at a time is usually a help. With pointer knobs, like Barney Kessels beloved chicken head knobs, one can use three senses: hearing, sight and feel.
IMHO it's good to know where the settings are at before striking the strings. It's nice to have the volume more or less dialed in before your solo begins so people can hear you from the beginning and you can concentrate on the music and not on the knobs. Likewise, it doesn't sound too good to blare out at a deafening volume when you are supposed to play a just about audible Freddie Green comping.
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I know man who make wooden knobs for Tele....:-)
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