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Forum Ringside => Tech => Topic started by: gwEm on October 30, 2007, 10:34:49 AM

Title: fender strat style knobs
Post by: gwEm on October 30, 2007, 10:34:49 AM

will these just fit on split CTS pots, or do i need something different? (i once tried to fit jazzmaster knobs on CTS pots and they were the wrong size)

where is a good place/brand to buy them? - i dont want cheap knock offs on my best guitar ;)

cheers!

Title: fender strat style knobs
Post by: Fourth Feline on October 30, 2007, 10:42:20 AM

I have used axes'r'us online for a few things. They are a small outfit, but seem to stock genuine Fender packaged parts e.t.c.

They always delivered next day in the U.K.

Regards,

F.F.

Title: fender strat style knobs
Post by: Twinfan on October 30, 2007, 10:43:15 AM

You can buy original Fender replacements (and others) here:

http://www.axesrus.co.uk

I buy most of my 'bits' from there - fast service, top stuff!

Edit:  beat me to it FF!

Title: fender strat style knobs
Post by: gwEm on October 30, 2007, 10:52:40 AM

axes'r'us have original fender parts? thats cool. cheers!

so will they just fit on CTS shafts then? (still remembering jazzmaster knob pain)

Title: fender strat style knobs
Post by: Twinfan on October 30, 2007, 11:09:28 AM

Yep - they'll be fine.  CTS pots are 'USA sized' and will fit perfectly with genuine Fender parts.  Japanese/Korean guitars have 'import sized' Alpha pots which are smaller, and need smaller knobs.

This may have been the problem with your Jazzmaster?

Title: fender strat style knobs
Post by: gwEm on October 30, 2007, 11:16:56 AM

thanks twinfan, sounds like they'll be no issues

yes, i wanted to fit jazzmaster knobs on one of my Vs (thought they looked a bit stylish you know ;) )  but they were 'metric size' only... i thought "everyone uses metric size these days - they'll be fine". obviously though - CTS use imperial size ;)

Title: fender strat style knobs
Post by: WezV on October 30, 2007, 02:11:44 PM

Quote from: gwEm

i thought "everyone uses metric size these days - they'll be fine". obviously though - CTS use imperial size ;)

Except for americans anyway :wink:

When you get into guitar modding and building you quickly have to learn to speak both languages - since most of the industry works from the american standards anyway.

Although i draw the line at measuring fret locations in inches.  Scale length in inches is fine, wood sizes in inches is great but  metric is so helpfull for the precision stuff