sprocketflup Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 ...I cant seem to find the right size. I have a Fender Deluxe Precision Special which I use for my day to day frivolities and general musical gallivanting. I'm looking to change the hardware over to black for no more reason than I'm a bit of a tart tbh I've ordered 3 lots of replacement knobs from a well known auction site, but they're all to small to go over the pot shafts. The bass has 3 regular pots and one stacked, also a tiny little two way toggle switch. The shafts in question appear to be 5.5 - 6mm diameter across, anyone know where one might be able to source a more errrmmm….. girthy knob? Or four? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Dare Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 I had that problem when building my Bitsa. The original knobs from the Squier donor bass (which I found are actually solid brass, chromed, so of nice quality) wouldn't fit the shaft on a CTS pot. I removed the grub screws, put them in a vice (wrapped in thick card to protect them) and drilled them out to fit. Use a good quality sharp drill bit, so you get a clean hole. Worth a try, given that you've bought them already? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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