mcnach Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 I'm considering adding the J-Retro01 I have in my drawer to my new Jazz. I'd really like to keep it looking like a Jazz, 'though. I have seen somewhere stacked concentric knobs that look much like the original Jazz knobs but I can't find them now. Anybody knows where I could get them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_5 Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 Ooh, I'd like some too. Not found any yet though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brensabre79 Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 Do you mean the black fluted ones? I got some for the EMG pre on my 70s Jazz, it took a while to find them but they are a genuine Fender part. I had to order them from the US in the end as I couldn't find them over here, and they were expensive! The only problem is, the shafts on the pots are not the same size as the J-Retro, in the end I left the J-Retro ones alone on my fretless as I couldn't find anything to fit them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcnach Posted July 28, 2012 Author Share Posted July 28, 2012 [quote name='brensabre79' timestamp='1343462166' post='1751037'] Do you mean the black fluted ones? I got some for the EMG pre on my 70s Jazz, it took a while to find them but they are a genuine Fender part. I had to order them from the US in the end as I couldn't find them over here, and they were expensive! The only problem is, the shafts on the pots are not the same size as the J-Retro, in the end I left the J-Retro ones alone on my fretless as I couldn't find anything to fit them. [/quote] Yes, those ones! Ah, so they won't fit the J-Retro shafts What a shame. Thank you for the disappointing but useful nevertheless news. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassPimp66 Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 The only place I could find some : http://www.guitarpartsresource.com/middle_bass.htm I used them on my EMG preamp at the time coz I did not like the EMG pots. Not sure they fit a John Eastman preamp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brensabre79 Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 (edited) Yeah thats the same place I got mine. Sorry, they don't fit the J-Retro. http://www.guitarpartsresource.com/guitarknobs_fender.htm Edited July 29, 2012 by brensabre79 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkstrike Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 They're plastic, IIRC, wouldn't it be pretty easy to ream them out a touch for the East pots? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brensabre79 Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 Except I think its the other way around... maybe you could put some collars in them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcnach Posted July 30, 2012 Author Share Posted July 30, 2012 [quote name='brensabre79' timestamp='1343650657' post='1753051'] Except I think its the other way around... maybe you could put some collars in them? [/quote] if this is teh case, this can be sorted more easily... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr zed Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 [quote name='Darkstrike' timestamp='1343586899' post='1752419'] They're plastic, IIRC, wouldn't it be pretty easy to ream them out a touch for the East pots? [/quote] Sorry for re-hashing an old thread but I was interested in doing the same with my fretless jazz. Ordered the Fender concentric knobs from the States which cost around £35 for the three inc shipping & broker fees etc The ebay seller was musicpartsguru. I expected to have to ream them out a touch to fit the East pot shafts and I wasn't surprised to find that this was indeed the case. This would have been better being done in a lathe but I only have a cordless drill, a selection of drill bits and some allen keys. Anyway, found the nearest drill size, stuck the knobs in a vice and hey presto - job done. [URL=http://s1291.photobucket.com/user/zedsled/media/FretlessJazz008_zps1972679b.jpg.html][IMG]http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b560/zedsled/FretlessJazz008_zps1972679b.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://s1291.photobucket.com/user/zedsled/media/FretlessJazz005_zpsf4070854.jpg.html][IMG]http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b560/zedsled/FretlessJazz005_zpsf4070854.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://s1291.photobucket.com/user/zedsled/media/FretlessJazz006_zpsf1895544.jpg.html][IMG]http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b560/zedsled/FretlessJazz006_zpsf1895544.jpg[/IMG][/URL] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeftyJ Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 Nice! I once planned on doing the same with the Audere preamp that I had in my Jazz, but in the end I replaced the pre with the original passive electronics because I didn't really touch that bass anymore after I had 'upgraded' it. The shafts on the Audere were too thick as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lozbass Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 Mr Zed, thanks - good to see such a constructive and helpful post. I too dislike the look of the J Retro knobs and the solution detailed (and very well photographed) is an excellent one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr zed Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 [quote name='lozbass' timestamp='1370075698' post='2096190'] Mr Zed, thanks - good to see such a constructive and helpful post. I too dislike the look of the J Retro knobs and the solution detailed (and very well photographed) is an excellent one [/quote] Thank you for your kind words lozbass. I'm a stickler for detail and basses (and my other passion motorbikes) just have to look and function right. There is no question that the chrome knobs that come with the East are better quality than the Fender items but, to me, a Jazz should look like a Jazz. I'm happy with the look now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lozbass Posted June 2, 2013 Share Posted June 2, 2013 Ahh...detail and function (and aesthetics) - me too mr zed - an obsession! This thread has got me wanting a sunburst J with a J Retro and Fender knobs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prime_BASS Posted June 2, 2013 Share Posted June 2, 2013 [quote name='mcnach' timestamp='1343439606' post='1750982'] I'm considering adding the J-Retro01 I have in my drawer to my new Jazz. [/quote] And the draw with the best tone goes too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bh2 Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 Me want and must get... knobs that is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuno1959 Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 did anyone mention Motorcycles & Basses in the same sentence ? & all this while i was searching for Jazz Bass stacked knobs for a Squier VM Fretless & Glockenklang pre !? i must've died & gone to heaven..... ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rk7 Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 Motorcycles, Basses and obsessive detailing? Count me in. RK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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