Tips and tricks for removal
- Thread starter eSGEe
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You could try this: “Slide the folded edge of the t-shirt carefully under the knob. Pull the two loose ends around the knob and start choking the knob with the t-shirt. Next start carefully pulling straight up on the t-shirt and the knob should simply pull off without any damage to you or your guitar.” Unless of course you already have tried it.
I have used something like butchers twine in the same way as the tee shirt trick. It’s always worked for me. But I wasn’t working on a push/pull switch.
Both of these less expensive than buying the proper tool from Stewmac.
I have used something like butchers twine in the same way as the tee shirt trick. It’s always worked for me. But I wasn’t working on a push/pull switch.
Both of these less expensive than buying the proper tool from Stewmac.
eclecticsynergy
Ambassador of Electric Synergy
Happened to me once also on an import mini pot; shaft come out along with the knob.
Don't have a repair shop, but I do have a lot of guitars.
I bought the plastic knob puller fromStew-Mac and it's been helpful.
Don't have a repair shop, but I do have a lot of guitars.
I bought the plastic knob puller fromStew-Mac and it's been helpful.
RVA
Ambassador
Same here, except I used coated wire
OP
eSGEe
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under 8.00 here .....
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I’ve been using this same one for years. Works well, no scratches.under 8.00 here .....
Big Rock Engineering The Original PULLIT Knob Puller
Big Rock Engineering The Original PULLIT Knob Puller - Big Rock Engineering PULLIT Knob Puller The Original "This thing does it's job" The inner grip fits under bottom of knob, the outer ring is pushed down to tighten grip on knob. After pushing outer ring down to tighten, there is room to put...
chilipeppermaniac
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I am in the wrong thread but I totally never considered that a push pull pot might fail during removal of knobs.
If I had a push pull pot after initial removal, I would switch to the knobs with a set screw for future removals the easy way.
If I had a push pull pot after initial removal, I would switch to the knobs with a set screw for future removals the easy way.
Take the pot apart. The C clip will still be there and just reinstalled.
chilipeppermaniac
Ambassador of Decibels
and for why I am in this non solder thread. I am fixing to do some soldering today as I work toward fixing my Laney Amp 50 watt head.
OH and I got one of the most fun Ferengi trips under my belt yesterday. I went to the same Goodwill Restore store where I got my first of 3 Target Tile Wetsaws for $50 instead of $1500+. Only yesterday I was hunting in case I could find some electrical gizmo I could scavenge some wiring I intended to use on amplifiers.
I told Ampmad and ivan how freaking lucky I got and totally unexpectedly found a friggen Solder sucker as I was fishing through 3 sweet scewdrivers and about 8 files. Mind you, this is not the electronics warehouse or anything like wiring related. and WTFn there is a solder sucker when I really was hunting just by sheer luck to maybe find a few yellow, blue, red and brown wires. of the right temp and voltage specs. WTF do I see a few feet to my left in a box of non descript unrelated stuff? AND it was the right dang rating!!!!
$2 freaking awesome BUCKS for this socket and 11 strands of 20 awg 105 degree C 600V wire . EACH strand was like 5 feet long too.
I am now processing the seven 4 inch to 12 inch pieces of wire I cannibalized off it.
Anyway, good luck Adrian and all who are messing with guitar knob removals.
OH and I got one of the most fun Ferengi trips under my belt yesterday. I went to the same Goodwill Restore store where I got my first of 3 Target Tile Wetsaws for $50 instead of $1500+. Only yesterday I was hunting in case I could find some electrical gizmo I could scavenge some wiring I intended to use on amplifiers.
I told Ampmad and ivan how freaking lucky I got and totally unexpectedly found a friggen Solder sucker as I was fishing through 3 sweet scewdrivers and about 8 files. Mind you, this is not the electronics warehouse or anything like wiring related. and WTFn there is a solder sucker when I really was hunting just by sheer luck to maybe find a few yellow, blue, red and brown wires. of the right temp and voltage specs. WTF do I see a few feet to my left in a box of non descript unrelated stuff? AND it was the right dang rating!!!!
$2 freaking awesome BUCKS for this socket and 11 strands of 20 awg 105 degree C 600V wire . EACH strand was like 5 feet long too.
I am now processing the seven 4 inch to 12 inch pieces of wire I cannibalized off it.
Anyway, good luck Adrian and all who are messing with guitar knob removals.
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Session 5
Ambassador of Strings & Wings
Of the knobs on a PUSH PULL pot equipped guitar ...... ???
Last time I tried it I DEMOLISHED the pot ---- anyone got a way to do this WITHOUT damaging the guitar AND requiring SOLDERING
ANy help apprecaited
Don't touch it.......
Amp Mad Scientist
Ambassador of Heresy
I was just dealing with this.
I think the only thing to do is use set-screw knobs.
When you pull the knob from a push pull pot, the shaft can break loose from the insides.
There is only a thin plastic retainer holding the end of the shaft ...it pops apart pretty easily.