Loosening up a volume knob..

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The volume knob on my Suhr are pretty stiff, and I like the ability for it to rotate easier, whats the easiest way to do this?
 
cyndicate":3pluxpnu said:
The volume knob on my Suhr are pretty stiff, and I like the ability for it to rotate easier, whats the easiest way to do this?
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i just work it back and forth lots, until it eventually loosens up... Can take a while though! Most likely the wrong way to go about it, but it works for me :D
 
donbarzini":wr4bx4bt said:
There is a good marketing idea. Just like speakers, broken in volume and tone pots. Scumpots.
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I'd buy them. I hate stiff pots.
 
Is the only way to loosen it up by wearing it down? :confused:
 
cyndicate":2wuhtqgh said:
Is the only way to loosen it up by wearing it down? :confused:
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Well it will "wear down" eventually right? I would do what Mr.Dan does.

Having said that, I've never had a guitar with stiff knobs. PRS is like butter! :shocked:
 
cyndicate":32r1ssih said:
Looks like I am going to have fun tonight :lol: :LOL:
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Usually they like it when you tweak the knobs, just don't do it too hard...
 
There should be a screw on the side of the knob. Just loosen that up a touch.
 
I have pots from RS guitarworks which are quit heavy turning. They adviced me to use deoxid (sp?)

Giga.
 
my Kramer has a pot like that and I hate it :thumbsdown: I've worked it and worked it and it still is tight...it's brand new but I think I'm just gonna change it

can you oil these things? :confused:
 
I had one that was hard, worked it for an hour while watching tv and it loosened up some.
 
I used to buy chinese 500k pots in bulk because they were real loose and easy to turn. There are two things to keep in mind here. You need to figure out if the screw is to tight or if its just a tight pot. If the screw on the volume knob is too tight then all you need to do is loosen it up a bit and it should be fine. If that is not the case then I highly recommend that you replace the pot with another brand because Ive never been able to work a pot into loosening up to where I felt comfortable with it. I can tell you from a shitload of experiance that there are pots that are just stiff because of how they are made and there are some pots that are loose and just wail!!
The secret is to find a brand that works for you and stick to it.
 
SgtThump":15squycj said:
Gainfreak":15squycj said:
I used to buy chinese 500k pots in bulk because they were real loose and easy to turn. There are two things to keep in mind here. You need to figure out if the screw is to tight or if its just a tight pot. If the screw on the volume knob is too tight then all you need to do is loosen it up a bit and it should be fine. If that is not the case then I highly recommend that you replace the pot with another brand because Ive never been able to work a pot into loosening up to where I felt comfortable with it. I can tell you from a shitload of experiance that there are pots that are just stiff because of how they are made and there are some pots that are loose and just wail!!
The secret is to find a brand that works for you and stick to it.
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I'm confused... Two people (you and MegaMark) mentioned loosening the screw that keeps the knob on the pot shaft. How is that going to make the knob easier to turn? I'm missing something here...
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Sometime the volume knobs are put on where they hit the body and it makes the the volume pot stick and its hard to turn. When you loosen up the screw and re-seat the volume knob (usually by pulling it up a bit) It loosens up the pot and frees it up. With that said, Im pretty sure that's not the case here but you never know!
 
SgtThump":300iweiz said:
Digital Jams":300iweiz said:
I had one that was hard, worked it for an hour while watching tv and it loosened up some.
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Please keep replies on topic. We're talking about volume pots.
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Funny thing is that I made sure I did not say working the knob just for this retort and yes I overlooked the hard word :doh:
 
SgtThump":355sqj29 said:
Gainfreak":355sqj29 said:
I used to buy chinese 500k pots in bulk because they were real loose and easy to turn. There are two things to keep in mind here. You need to figure out if the screw is to tight or if its just a tight pot. If the screw on the volume knob is too tight then all you need to do is loosen it up a bit and it should be fine. If that is not the case then I highly recommend that you replace the pot with another brand because Ive never been able to work a pot into loosening up to where I felt comfortable with it. I can tell you from a shitload of experiance that there are pots that are just stiff because of how they are made and there are some pots that are loose and just wail!!
The secret is to find a brand that works for you and stick to it.
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I'm confused... Two people (you and MegaMark) mentioned loosening the screw that keeps the knob on the pot shaft. How is that going to make the knob easier to turn? I'm missing something here...
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You can adjust how tight or loose the screw is to make it easier or harder to turn. I do it all the time. :confused:
 
Gainfreak":2zo798ij said:
SgtThump used to buy chinese 500k pots in bulk because they were real loose and easy to turn. There are two things to keep in mind here. You need to figure out if the screw is to tight or if its just a tight pot. If the screw on the volume knob is too tight then all you need to do is loosen it up a bit and it should be fine. If that is not the case then I highly recommend that you replace the pot with another brand because Ive never been able to work a pot into loosening up to where I felt comfortable with it. I can tell you from a shitload of experiance that there are pots that are just stiff because of how they are made and there are some pots that are loose and just wail!! The secret is to find a brand that works for you and stick to it I'm confused... Two people (you and MegaMark) mentioned loosening the screw that keeps the knob on the pot shaft. How is that going to make the knob easier to turn? I'm missing something here...[/quote:2zo798ij said:
Sometime the volume knobs are put on where they hit the body and it makes the the volume pot stick and its hard to turn. When you loosen up the screw and re-seat the volume knob (usually by pulling it up a bit) It loosens up the pot and frees it up. With that said, Im pretty sure that's not the case here but you never know!
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On carve tops this sometimes happens, part of the knob itself will hit the body due to the shaft not being long enough but I have only found that on overseas stuff and while using top-hat type knobs.
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Megadeth7684":m58qn4xu said:
You can adjust how tight or loose the screw is to make it easier or harder to turn. I do it all the time. :confused:
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Well that's another part of the equasion because there are different pots. There are the pots where the shaft is split where tightening it or loosening it will affect how tight it feels. Then you have the pots where the shafts are solid where tightening the screw wont do anything.
 
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Gainfreak":2v07w3iu said:
Megadeth7684":2v07w3iu said:
You can adjust how tight or loose the screw is to make it easier or harder to turn. I do it all the time. :confused:
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Well that's another part of the equasion because there are different pots. There are the pots where the shaft is split where tightening it or loosening it will affect how tight it feels. Then you have the pots where the shafts are solid where tightening the screw wont do anything.
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AND there are knobs that don't have screws. ;) BTW, where do you get your badass 500k pots that turn easily? Pots that turn hard piss me off so much.
 
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