Destroyer Knobs Poll:

Which Knobs???

  • Brass Abalone

    Votes: 7 70.0%

  • Brass Pearloid

    Votes: 4 40.0%
  • Total voters
    10
Between just those two choices, it's a little difficult. The abalone inlay matches the center abalone stripe on the fretboard inlays. The knobs with the perloid inlays match the outside stripes of the fretboard inlays. So, from that perspective, either works and would look good.

But, the knobs are in the body of the guitar, away from the fretboard inlays and closer to more monochromatic elements. The pickups, pickup rings, switch tip, and poker chip are all cream. The Floyd Rose is gold with black fine tuners and string clamp screws. So, I would want to look for something more consistent with those elements.

How about bright brass with black inlays?

However, between just the two, I would probably select the abalone as it does tie into the abalone in the fretboard. If that were not the case, the abalone knobs by themselves would be a bit out of place.

Your call, of course.
 
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gball said:
TBH, I like the ones that are on it the best. If they must go I'd get the abalone.
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I actually agree with @gball 's assessment. You've already established a lighter colored motif (cream and gold) for the elements in the body of the guitar. I would stick with that.

At the most, I would do a gold (bright brass) set of knobs with a black inset.

Otherwise, you risk looking like a grade-school kid who found a new crayon in the box and just had to use it to make a turquoise sun.

This is one of those "less is more" situations.
 
smitty_p said:
I actually agree with @gball 's assessment. You've already established a lighter colored motif (cream and gold) for the elements in the body of the guitar. I would stick with that.

At the most, I would do a gold (bright brass) set of knobs with a black inset.

Otherwise, you risk looking like a grade-school kid who found a new crayon in the box and just had to use it to make a turquoise sun.

This is one of those "less is more" situations.
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True..I'm pretty juvenile though... :-)
 
That guitar is rather 'bling'...

Both sets of knobs would work equally, imho - try them both for a week and see which ones you just get along with.
 
I voted abalone.
I agree with Smitty, it matches the center stripe in the inlays.
I think they would look fantastic on that guitar.

My second choice would be the all gold knobs as pictured.
 
smitty_p said:
I actually agree with @gball 's assessment. You've already established a lighter colored motif (cream and gold) for the elements in the body of the guitar. I would stick with that.

At the most, I would do a gold (bright brass) set of knobs with a black inset.

Otherwise, you risk looking like a grade-school kid who found a new crayon in the box and just had to use it to make a turquoise sun.

This is one of those "less is more" situations.
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Well, if this was my guitar it would have gotten gold speed knobs the moment I got it home, but of these choices I like the ones that are on it best because they are the simplest.

Or better yet, the original Ibanez sure grips:
IBANEZ VOLUME TONE GOLD SURE GRIP III SPEED KNOB AFG AFJ AG AK AM AR AS DT LGB N
 
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