I know not many will give a f#@k but.....
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I know not many will give a f#@k but.....
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I know almost no-one will give a shit but these kinds of small details really float my boat.
2010 Gibson Les Paul Traditional in darkburst with pointer washers on the knobs. The tone is in the washers!
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I know almost no-one will give a shit but these kinds of small details really float my boat.
2010 Gibson Les Paul Traditional in darkburst with pointer washers on the knobs. The tone is in the washers!
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Big black garbage bag full of original Klon Centaurs and TS808s.
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Big black garbage bag full of original Klon Centaurs and TS808s.
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Re: I know not many will give a f#@k but.....
Nice.
Yeah it's funny how those little details can be so irritating. My Rasmus (which is a Suhr copy) didn't have the original knobs when I got it and I didn't know where to get the exact ones. In my search to improve it I got black speed knobs, but they weren't quite right. Thankfully some kind dude on the Suhr FB page sent me his spare Suhr modern knobs which are perfect.
Yeah it's funny how those little details can be so irritating. My Rasmus (which is a Suhr copy) didn't have the original knobs when I got it and I didn't know where to get the exact ones. In my search to improve it I got black speed knobs, but they weren't quite right. Thankfully some kind dude on the Suhr FB page sent me his spare Suhr modern knobs which are perfect.
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Re: I know not many will give a f#@k but.....
Not keen on the finger shredders. I'm actually a big fan of the speed knobs - they're easier to use. So yeah.kdawg2a wrote:Before.......After....... I know almost no-one will give a shit but these kinds of small details really float my boat.
2010 Gibson Les Paul Traditional in darkburst with pointer washers on the knobs. The tone is in the washers!
So, is that low alcohol or no alcohol at all? mmmm, no alcohol, do you want to try it? Noooooooooo.
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Re: I know not many will give a f#@k but.....
I'm such a rudimentary player I'm not worried that much about control adjustment. As an old school detail, I love it and it's just the kind of simple detail I'm into. Totally pedantic I know!Bg wrote:Not keen on the finger shredders. I'm actually a big fan of the speed knobs - they're easier to use. So yeah.kdawg2a wrote:Before.......After....... I know almost no-one will give a shit but these kinds of small details really float my boat.
2010 Gibson Les Paul Traditional in darkburst with pointer washers on the knobs. The tone is in the washers!
1935 Martin D-45, 1942 Gibson Southern Jumbo,1950 Fender Broadcaster, 1954 Fender Strat, 1958 Gibson Moderne prototype, 1959 Gibson Les Paul Standard.
1958 Fender twin, 1965 Vox AC30, 1966 Marshall JTM 45, 1977 Dumble OD Special.
Big black garbage bag full of original Klon Centaurs and TS808s.
1958 Fender twin, 1965 Vox AC30, 1966 Marshall JTM 45, 1977 Dumble OD Special.
Big black garbage bag full of original Klon Centaurs and TS808s.
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Re: I know not many will give a f#@k but.....
Yeah, just watch your finger ends!
I've never liked the cheesegraters, but I can live with top hats. Though I do tend to change all out to speedknobs if I'm gigging. Just what I'm used too, even put little elastic bands on them so they aren't slippy
I've never liked the cheesegraters, but I can live with top hats. Though I do tend to change all out to speedknobs if I'm gigging. Just what I'm used too, even put little elastic bands on them so they aren't slippy
So, is that low alcohol or no alcohol at all? mmmm, no alcohol, do you want to try it? Noooooooooo.
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Re: I know not many will give a f#@k but.....
Wtf are you doing that they become finger shredders?
They are very cool.
They are very cool.
werdna wrote:Well at least I can still make toast in the bath without anyone telling me it's unsafe.
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Single coil wrote:Wtf are you doing that they become finger shredders?
They are very cool.
The original pointers are bloody sharp man. Well, original japanese, 70's ones were..
So, is that low alcohol or no alcohol at all? mmmm, no alcohol, do you want to try it? Noooooooooo.
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Re: I know not many will give a f#@k but.....
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1958 Fender twin, 1965 Vox AC30, 1966 Marshall JTM 45, 1977 Dumble OD Special.
Big black garbage bag full of original Klon Centaurs and TS808s.
1958 Fender twin, 1965 Vox AC30, 1966 Marshall JTM 45, 1977 Dumble OD Special.
Big black garbage bag full of original Klon Centaurs and TS808s.
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Re: I know not many will give a f#@k but.....
I still can't figure out why they put numbers on them
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Re: I know not many will give a f#@k but.....
To keep us guessing
werdna wrote:Well at least I can still make toast in the bath without anyone telling me it's unsafe.
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Re: I know not many will give a f#@k but.....
I find the numbers helpful in a way. If I'm riding the volume for certain songs live its nice to set the pot before you start playing. It's not needed but I like the feature.
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Re: I know not many will give a f#@k but.....
I think my LP Classic had those, or maybe the Custom Shop LP I had before it, or was it my SG? I dunno. I never shredded my fingers on the metal pointy bit, but I did not use the volume control much back in those days. Now days i almost always do. Middle position with a little more bridge pup than neck is often really nice. Quite often 10 is a bit much and the sweet spot is around 8. It all seems to depend on what kind of mood my amp is in or something. Yeah, agree. Speed knobs are easier to use. I think they look nicer too, especially gold ones. Two volumes and two tones is really versatile. I do not have coil taps at the moment, but I quite liked mixing a bridge humbucker with a split neck pup. it gives a slightly brighter sparkly middle position sound.
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Re: I know not many will give a f#@k but.....
I'm pretty obsessive over fitting pointers. I know it's daft but as a knob twiddler, being able to glance down without wearing specs and get an approximation of what to expect sonically is quite reassuring. Agree with BG that speed knobs are much easier to use and I'd use them myself if they didn't clash with my vintage OCD.
Set of speed knobs on Bournes low friction pots, smooth as a very shaven thing.
Set of speed knobs on Bournes low friction pots, smooth as a very shaven thing.
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