500k Pots... a tale of woe

[Mike]

Originally Posted by noodles

And sometimes, you can never get the knob to stay permanently on, and it keeps falling off, during practice, at a fucking gig, you gouge your hand, god damn fucking knob!!!

[jacksonplayer]

I always use split-shaft pots and have never had a problem going back and forth between passives and actives. If you can't get the proper size in the solid-shaft variety, at least you've got an option that doesn't involving guitar modification.

[ohio_eric]

Originally Posted by Leon

i have a dremel

The Loomis and the Blackjack have felt the Dremel's unholy wrath.

[James]

Originally Posted by Matt Crooks

Does anyone make a 5/16" solid shaft pot? The Jackson knobs use a set screw that tends to make them rotate funny when using the split shaft.

If all else fails, why not find a matching knob without the set screw?

[Matt C]

Originally Posted by James

If all else fails, why not find a matching knob without the set screw?

That's an option as well.

[Matt C]

Pots ordered. The shipping was more than one pot, so I bought a few, just in case I decide to convert some other guitars. I guess I'll have some soldering to do over Christmas.

[Oogadee Boogadee]

i've put square 1x1cm pieces of plastic (from grocery bags, cymbal bags, etc)... sometimes one square, sometimes two... depending on how heavy or thick the plastic bag was - and placed them on the bottom of the knob, then pressed onto the pot post. The plastic acts as a conforming shim and does a great job at holding knobs on. Since it envelopes the pot post all the way around, it tends to self-center the knob onto the post so you dont get any weird wobbles.

[Matt C]

^ I might try that!

[Mike]

Wow, that's not a bad idea...

[Matt C]

Originally Posted by Mike

Wow, that's not a bad idea...

He's less and less of a drumber every day!