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Stacked potiknobs - difficult to use
Last year I decided to give a new life to my oldest guitar - a Washburn with a very pleasant/playable neck.
I changed all hardware - pretty much using it as a guinei-pig guitar for testing new hardware. It ended up a brilliantly sounding guitar with Schaller loking tuners, Babicz bridge, Seymour Duncan pickups.
Unfortunately I thought about using stacked pots - and stacked potiknobs.
PROS:
- sturdy construction, looks good
CONS
- they did not match the only 250/500 pot found in store (from AllParts), had a hard time tightening them
- the two pots (the ring and the knob) hardly work simultaneousely without influencing each other, ie: I cannot change volume without affecting tone and vice-versa
Bad choice from my part, I wanted to avoid drilling a new hole, now it seems a much better solution
I changed all hardware - pretty much using it as a guinei-pig guitar for testing new hardware. It ended up a brilliantly sounding guitar with Schaller loking tuners, Babicz bridge, Seymour Duncan pickups.
Unfortunately I thought about using stacked pots - and stacked potiknobs.
PROS:
- sturdy construction, looks good
CONS
- they did not match the only 250/500 pot found in store (from AllParts), had a hard time tightening them
- the two pots (the ring and the knob) hardly work simultaneousely without influencing each other, ie: I cannot change volume without affecting tone and vice-versa
Bad choice from my part, I wanted to avoid drilling a new hole, now it seems a much better solution
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Be wary that the inner shaft space is quite small
The inner shaft space for the upper knob is quite small and didnt fit my pots, so I had to repurpose them. The bottom ring fits normal pots. The quality is superb.
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m
Perfect replacements
The only thing I have to criticize is some kind of dullness the black poti knobs have, when first unpacked. I bought a lot of those knobs (single and tandem) and got the same strange "patina".
Using a microfleece to clean them up helps, though.
I've got lot of bass guitars and into three of them, I installed Glockenklang 3-band electronics. Since I don't like too many poti knobs, I'm using the stacked ones. Exactly for that purpose, these tandem knobs work absolutely fine. On my Warwick $$5, you really can't say if the bass didn't have that tandem-knob right from the start ;-)
Mounting is no problem, all you need is a small allan wrench (older models need a normal screw driver) and you are set. Pro tip: Use a sheet of paper, fold it 3-4 times and lay it on your bass before you mount the knobs, touching the poti axis. This way you ensure there's a minimal gap between knob and body to leave it moving freely.
Using a microfleece to clean them up helps, though.
I've got lot of bass guitars and into three of them, I installed Glockenklang 3-band electronics. Since I don't like too many poti knobs, I'm using the stacked ones. Exactly for that purpose, these tandem knobs work absolutely fine. On my Warwick $$5, you really can't say if the bass didn't have that tandem-knob right from the start ;-)
Mounting is no problem, all you need is a small allan wrench (older models need a normal screw driver) and you are set. Pro tip: Use a sheet of paper, fold it 3-4 times and lay it on your bass before you mount the knobs, touching the poti axis. This way you ensure there's a minimal gap between knob and body to leave it moving freely.
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JK
Fits as expected
I bought thia stackex knob to replace existing chrome hardware, good and solid product with a good weight to it and tough construction, finish does not scratch easily, fitted perfectly as expected.
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jG
Very happy customer
Ive brought many of these knobs for many reasons:
1) Thomann provide the best prices WORLDWIDE even with the shipping cost to my country,
2) They are always very fast with shipping,
3) Packaging is superb!
I will always use Thomann for my Warwick Strings and been a very pleased customer for years!
1) Thomann provide the best prices WORLDWIDE even with the shipping cost to my country,
2) They are always very fast with shipping,
3) Packaging is superb!
I will always use Thomann for my Warwick Strings and been a very pleased customer for years!
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J
Quality Potiknob at a good price
I used this to replace the old gold hardware on my Warwick Streamer Stage 1 (97 model). It fit perfectly and looks much better than the old hardware. It was a better price than Warwick themselves offer the hardware for too. There was a bit of strange discolourisation on the top of the potiknob but since it works functionally I decided against returning it, as it is not too noticable on black hardware.
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Nice tandem knob
I used this on my Warwick as a replacement. My only complaint is that the lower knob is matte, while the top one is glossy. Position dot is a nice touch.
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RM
Quality stacked knobs
A little tight to get on the lower part of the pot, but that is what you want. Great products
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m
Beware: Poor QA. Holes too small.
I bought this for my 2021 Warwick Thumb. Beware! The bottom ring does NOT fit the stack pots on my 2021 Warwick Thumb: the hole is too small. Meanwhile, the top knob fits fine. Very poor QA from Warwick? Or was I very unlucky seeing as no one else seems to have this problem? Be prepared to go through a few before you find one with the correct hole sizes.
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LB
Excellent knob !
Top quality ! Very happy with it ! Looks great and does the job well ! Easy to fit as well ! Highly recommended !
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