molan Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 I recently bought a new RI '62 stacker body for a project I'm working on. The twin tone controls are heavily ratcheted - is this normal? Obviously they weren't like this on an original Stacker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Horse Murphy Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 Hi Barrie Yes they are. There's a notched washer just below the tone control knob. This can be removed if you want without too much trouble. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacker Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 (edited) Yes, but you can either lift the knobs up on the shaft (oo-err, missus) or you can take the punched plate off and flatten the detents out a wee bit. I'd try the former, first. Oops. OHM got in there first. Edited February 10, 2012 by Stacker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacker Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 Actually, I wouldn't remove the washer, cos then you could inadvertently alter the tone control by fiddling with the volume control. That was why the detented plate was developed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molan Posted February 11, 2012 Author Share Posted February 11, 2012 Thanks guys, I thought I could see a washer under there - wondered why it might be there but I can see Stacker's comment would make sense Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouvier Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 Hi, I had the same problem. I removed the washer - which was easy peasy. There was no alteration to the tone whatsoever. If I got another stack knob I wouldn't hesitate in removing the washer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin_lindsay Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 The first thing I did when I bought my USA reissue '62 stack knob Jazz was remove those stupid washers! Here's what Thr pesky items look like once you take them off [IMG]http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y289/kevin_lindsay/Springwashers.jpg[/IMG] I've never had any problem with accidentally changing the tone controls when adjusting the vol knobs, so I can see no need for the ratchet washers being in place Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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