hi, my problem is i dont know how to remove the volume knob off of my guitar. its a strat style knob and it just wont come off. if anyone could help me that would be great. thanks.
-berx
look for a tiny set screw on the side of the knob. if there is one loosen it. it is either a slotted screw of a hex head allen.
if there is no set screw then get a plastic spoon. cut a notxh in it and pry the knob stright up and off.
there are tools made for this too. maybe a guitar center would have on.
cool thanks man, i'll have a look at some guitar centers then.
The only specialized tool I've seen is Stew-Mac's #3515 Knob & Bushing Puller. It's around 35 buck$. http://www.stewmac.com/shop/Tools/Special_tools_for:_Electronics/Knob_and_Bushing_Puller.html
The plastic spoon with a notch in it is a good "no mar" suggestion. (Kind to the guitar's finish.) Some people have used a guitar pick, working around the edges of the knob until it finally let go its grip on the pot shaft.
You can also make a loop in the end of a shoelace, slip that under the edge of the knob, and pull. You may have to work around the edge with the "pulling end" of the shoelace to loosen the knob up enough to lift off.
Watch out for flying volume knobs! :lol:
The only specialized tool I've seen is Stew-Mac's #3515 Knob & Bushing Puller. It's around 35 buck$. http://www.stewmac.com/shop/Tools/Special_tools_for:_Electronics/Knob_and_Bushing_Puller.html
The plastic spoon with a notch in it is a good "no mar" suggestion. (Kind to the guitar's finish.) Some people have used a guitar pick, working around the edges of the knob until it finally let go its grip on the pot shaft.
You can also make a loop in the end of a shoelace, slip that under the edge of the knob, and pull. You may have to work around the edge with the "pulling end" of the shoelace to loosen the knob up enough to lift off.
Watch out for flying volume knobs! :lol:
cool man, thanks for the suggestions. i do think the tool is prettty expensive though, so im thinking the shoelace trick might work lol. if i were to force it to come off though, will it not damage or loosen theactual control?
I forgot the shoe lace trick. NICE.
you wont harm the control pot unless the knob is glued on; which is doubtful.
also, a spatula, teflon or stiff plastic that is notched would help. you might get more leverage.
yeah sounds good, thanks for the help guys!
you wont harm the control pot unless the knob is glued on; which is doubtful.Yeah, in that case, I suspect you'd end up replacing the pot anyway. Finding a knob glued on to the pot could be a sign of something having been messed up before the guitar got to you. But it should be okay if the nut on the pot was properly installed. (No wobbling.)
The only other concern would be making sure any set screw was backed out enough, but Strat-style knobs usually go on splined shafts, with no screws.
also, a spatula, teflon or stiff plastic that is notched would help. you might get more leverage.And from now on, every time I read a post by Dogbite, I'm going to picture John Winger. (Bill Murray in "Stripes." "That's a fact, Jack!" :lol: )
I tried that spatula antic with my wife.
I am now an ex. :D
hey thanks guys, the shoelace trick worked like a charm!
i dont suppose you know if its possible to switch pickups with a different set. cause theres all that wiring which looks to me like it should be done by a professional. any suggestions? thanks.
It is possible, but why do you want towhat do you want to swap them to?
well its just that im interested in buying a fender deluxe powerhouse strat, which comes with SSS pickups. so i wanna know if i could just switch them with duncan pickups.
You could swap 'em, if for some reason you want something different than the original pups. The Seymour Duncan site even has a video tutorial on changing pickups.
The Deluxe Powerhouse is a new name to me, so I don't know what's in one for stock pups, but you might want to do some research and compare them to the ones you were thinking about for replacements. The stock pups (EMGs, I think) in my Johnson JS-050-¾ turned out to be a little hotter than some "aftermarket" ones I'd looked at: 7.64K for the neck. So the current ones are staying, for now, anyway. (I don't know yet if they're wax potted or not.)
If you do change them, just be aware of little things like wiring color codes, etc. :wink:
You could swap 'em, if for some reason you want something different than the original pups. The Seymour Duncan site even has a video tutorial on changing pickups.
The Deluxe Powerhouse is a new name to me, so I don't know what's in one for stock pups, but you might want to do some research and compare them to the ones you were thinking about for replacements. The stock pups (EMGs, I think) in my Johnson JS-050-¾ turned out to be a little hotter than some "aftermarket" ones I'd looked at: 7.64K for the neck. So the current ones are staying, for now, anyway. (I don't know yet if they're wax potted or not.)
If you do change them, just be aware of little things like wiring color codes, etc. :wink:
hey, thanks i'll check out that website.
here's the Powerhouse if you want a look...
http://www.guitartek.com/product_info.php?products_id=2408
its just what i want really; it has a perloid pickguard, its in graffiti yellow and its a strat! its just the pickups i was thinking of changing but im not too sure.
hey, thanks i'll check out that website.It's http://www.seymourduncan.com/index.shtml , if you haven't found it already. There's a link on the left side of their main page, "Lessons from Seymour on How to Install Pickups."
here's the Powerhouse if you want a look...
http://www.guitartek.com/product_info.php?products_id=2408
its just what i want really; it has a perloid pickguard, its in graffiti yellow and its a strat! its just the pickups i was thinking of changing but im not too sure.Niiiiiice. I didn't know Fender was making Strats with the "midboost thing" already in them. That must be where the Deluxe Powerhouse name comes from.
I'd bet that the stock singlecoils in those would be pretty good, but one reason to change them would be to install SC-sized humbuckers. And then you'd just have to go nutz and install series/parallel/coil cut switches and other mods. :lol:
Anyway, "measure twice, cut once." :wink:
