Adee Posted July 14, 2022 Share Posted July 14, 2022 (edited) Anyone else have / had an issue with the knobs breaking on their RH450 / 750 Amp? The plastic used in manufacture at the time, maybe still? becomes brittle and easily breaks after some time. TC used to replace the knobs and buttons but now they seem to have shirked that responsibility, so you are left with trying to source them yourself or replace them with another type. I remember Hercules had an issue with their plastic becoming sticky on their stands and even now they will still (with a bit of pushing) replace the part for free. Shame on you TC very poor of them !! BTW If anyone has 2 or three spare knob drop me a message please Edited July 14, 2022 by Adee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muppet Posted July 15, 2022 Share Posted July 15, 2022 Common problem. I think TC slowed up replacing them when they sold out to Music Tribe. I do have these knocking around if you're close to MK. I'm in the middle of a house move so can't be bothered to head to a post office at the moment! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodinblack Posted July 15, 2022 Share Posted July 15, 2022 Yep, one of mine broke / fell off, I just ordered a load more as they were pretty cheap, before I found out they would send the replacements free! Unfortunately they were in a box of things that my pigeons knocked over the other day while fighting and I haven't had a chance to dig them out yet. I know, first world problems!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adee Posted July 18, 2022 Author Share Posted July 18, 2022 @WoodinblackThanks for your replies, @MuppetI feel your pain, I've just moved and can't find a thing! If either of you get a chance I will gladly like to have them My RH750 is looking bit sorry for it's self ... knobless Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodinblack Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 Note there are two types of knobs, the volume knob and all the others. They have a different mounting 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adee Posted September 13, 2022 Author Share Posted September 13, 2022 Still searching, I did very kindly get three off @Woodinblack but the volume and a couple more have now given up the ghost despite getting in contact with a nice fella at TC ... he and his colleagues couldnt help due to the Music Tribe thing ... ridiculous !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReeV0 Posted April 15, 2023 Share Posted April 15, 2023 On 13/09/2022 at 09:00, Adee said: Still searching, I did very kindly get three off @Woodinblack but the volume and a couple more have now given up the ghost despite getting in contact with a nice fella at TC ... he and his colleagues couldnt help due to the Music Tribe thing ... ridiculous !! Did you ever figure this out? I've got the same issue now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodinblack Posted April 15, 2023 Share Posted April 15, 2023 Anyone have any luck contacting music tribe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adee Posted April 15, 2023 Author Share Posted April 15, 2023 Music tribe are a waste of space, I even had contact with a guy at TC who was helpful, sympathetic but still couldn’t help !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Bassman Posted April 18, 2023 Share Posted April 18, 2023 Same problem here. I need a full set of replacement knobs and a couple of encoders (broken shafts following a rather short fall..). Music Tribe are completely useless. After a long wait they eventually sent me the names of 2 ‘authorised’ repairers who can source the parts. One said they didn’t work with MT so couldn’t help and the other (Ampman Audio) has been very helpful but the process is so slow. Not their fault as they have to get the spare parts from MT… Why on earth MT can’t just send the parts directly to me I don’t understand. So far it’s taken me 6 months. I paid the invoice for the spares on 28th February and am still waiting for Ampman to get the parts in. Totally ridiculous scenario for such a simple fix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adee Posted April 18, 2023 Author Share Posted April 18, 2023 2 hours ago, Captain Bassman said: (Ampman Audio) has been very helpful but the process is so slow. Not their fault as they have to get the spare parts from MT… Why on earth MT can’t just send the parts directly to me I don’t understand. So far it’s taken me 6 months. I paid the invoice for the spares on 28th February and am still waiting for Ampman to get the parts in. Totally ridiculous scenario for such a simple fix. Exactly the same scenario for me, contacted Ampman and was given a quote for about £60 to get the knobs, sooooooo I politely declined their kind offer The very helpful fella from TC and his colleagues in Denmark even drew a blank which was amazing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killerfridge Posted April 18, 2023 Share Posted April 18, 2023 TC told me that I needed to send them the amp for a full "service" in order to replace the knobs. I've instead started replacing them with completely different ones that fit the same stem for pennies! I just need to replace the snapped stems now... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodinblack Posted April 18, 2023 Share Posted April 18, 2023 8 minutes ago, Killerfridge said: TC told me that I needed to send them the amp for a full "service" in order to replace the knobs. I've instead started replacing them with completely different ones that fit the same stem for pennies! I just need to replace the snapped stems now... Its a pain, they used to be really easy to replace just contacting TC. For the shaft you can either replace the pot, which I would imagine isn't an unusual one, or just get some plastic shaft material, try and match the end and glue a new one on. Or like some I have seen, put a screw through it! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killerfridge Posted April 18, 2023 Share Posted April 18, 2023 1 minute ago, Woodinblack said: Its a pain, they used to be really easy to replace just contacting TC. For the shaft you can either replace the pot, which I would imagine isn't an unusual one, or just get some plastic shaft material, try and match the end and glue a new one on. Or like some I have seen, put a screw through it! I'm going down the glue route; I've got the replacement shafts, I just need to find 10 minutes to get around to doing it! I actually really like the "new" look from the white faced replacement knobs, and they feel a lot sturdier too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodinblack Posted April 18, 2023 Share Posted April 18, 2023 Indeed - the knobs on the rhs aren't exactly anything special in the first place! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReeV0 Posted April 18, 2023 Share Posted April 18, 2023 11 hours ago, Killerfridge said: TC told me that I needed to send them the amp for a full "service" in order to replace the knobs. I've instead started replacing them with completely different ones that fit the same stem for pennies! I just need to replace the snapped stems now... Mind telling me which aftermarket knobs you got? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killerfridge Posted April 18, 2023 Share Posted April 18, 2023 8 minutes ago, ReeV0 said: Mind telling me which aftermarket knobs you got? These bad boys: https://www.mouser.co.uk/ProductDetail/5164-1230-L 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReeV0 Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 15 hours ago, Killerfridge said: These bad boys: https://www.mouser.co.uk/ProductDetail/5164-1230-L Thanks - shaft diameter 6mm... that means THESE should fit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killerfridge Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 46 minutes ago, ReeV0 said: Thanks - shaft diameter 6mm... that means THESE should fit Yes, they should fit too - I also picked some similar up from Mouser and they fit: https://www.mouser.co.uk/ProductDetail/5164-1106WA 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReeV0 Posted April 21, 2023 Share Posted April 21, 2023 (edited) On 19/04/2023 at 13:28, ReeV0 said: Thanks - shaft diameter 6mm... that means THESE should fit These just arrived and don't fit 😭 Too small EDIT: They do fit! Just had to push them on really hard Edited April 21, 2023 by ReeV0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassmanPaul Posted April 24, 2023 Share Posted April 24, 2023 I remember that when I was allowed on TalkBass all the posts about fragile knobs when the amps first came on the market. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killerfridge Posted April 27, 2023 Share Posted April 27, 2023 On 21/04/2023 at 13:36, ReeV0 said: These just arrived and don't fit 😭 Too small EDIT: They do fit! Just had to push them on really hard Yes I should probably have mentioned, because they are interference fit, you really need to shove them on! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassmanPaul Posted April 27, 2023 Share Posted April 27, 2023 I feel that the knob issue is a stunning failure of design elements by TCE. An owner should NOT have to go through these trials with what amounts to a new amplifier. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killerfridge Posted April 27, 2023 Share Posted April 27, 2023 14 minutes ago, BassmanPaul said: I feel that the knob issue is a stunning failure of design elements by TCE. An owner should NOT have to go through these trials with what amounts to a new amplifier. Couldn't agree more. The amp is such a great bit of kit, it's such a shame they cheaped out on such a fundamental part of it 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goingdownslow Posted April 29, 2023 Share Posted April 29, 2023 On 19/04/2023 at 13:28, ReeV0 said: Thanks - shaft diameter 6mm... that means THESE should fit Strange pricing, 5 red knobs £4.59, 10 red knobs £4.49. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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