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06-02-2009, 07:58 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2009 Location: Finland | |  Volume- and tone knob reinstall on my Fender Squier Precision...
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Hey everyone... as you'd expect I'm a newcomer to the world of bass playing, just got my Fender Squier Precision today and sounds rather wonderful, at least in my newbie ears.
Anyway, was just wondering one thing. When I was removing the factory plastic covering from my pickguard, I decided to yank the volume- and tone knobs off from it to get a better reach to the plastic. I recall turning the knobs maybe a quarter to the left, and then lifting them off. But now, as I try to reinstall them back on in a similar way (pressing them back on etc.) they just rotate on the spot and can easily be lifted off, without tightening properly. Hopefully I didn't break the knobs.
Is there a specific procedure to be done with these? Don't see any screws on the knobs themselves, except a small hole in each knob... could those be the additional "tightening screws" that some knobs apparently have? Please help! 
Last edited by Xolair : 06-10-2009 at 05:33 AM.
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06-02-2009, 08:13 AM
| | | | Look at the "small hole" very carefully under bright light. Do you see a hex socket or a slot down in there? That would be the set screw you need to tighten. Actually, you probably should have loosened them before you start "yanking."
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06-02-2009, 08:22 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia | | | Yes, in the hole there is probably a tiny screw that you can turn with an allen key. Back it off, slip the knob on, tighten.
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06-02-2009, 09:49 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2009 Location: Finland | | I tried seeing if there's a screw of some kind in that hole, can't really see into there so well but tried some sort of a tiny allen key that came with the bass, along with a bigger one. Nothing seemed to happen, maybe the key was too big or something, or...
Now that I remember, I did see some metal "debris" come out from underneath the knobs when I pulled them off, could've easily been most of the screw that was tightened in the knob's hole which I surely should've checked before yanking it. Dammit, probably need to buy new knobs now, anything I do doesn't really seem to help. But then again, maybe I'll scope for some better ones.  |
06-02-2009, 08:26 PM
| | | | Well, you could just buy a set of allen keys.
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06-02-2009, 08:42 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: London | | | allen keys would prolly cost the same as new knobs :P |
06-02-2009, 09:45 PM
|  | Supporting Curmudgeon Moderator | | Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Suburban Chicago, IL | | | New knobs will still need allen keys.
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06-02-2009, 09:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Soverntear allen keys would prolly cost the same as new knobs :P | Maybe, if he buys new knobs, he still needs the allen keys to install them.
I just checked my Carvin and Ibanez basses to see what kind of set screws they have.
The Carvins (made in USA) have slotted screws on the larger knobs (volume and blend), and need a 5/64 inch allen key on the tone knobs.
The Ibanez (made in Korea) uses a 2 mm allen key on all the knobs.
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06-03-2009, 05:30 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2009 Location: Finland | | Quote:
Originally Posted by ByF Well, you could just buy a set of allen keys.
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Originally Posted by HeavyDuty New knobs will still need allen keys. | Yeah, I know they'll need allen keys. I already tried a few keys onto these knobs, don't really seem to fit into there. The holes in the knobs are around 3mm in diameter, that could be the size for the allen key though. Should find some different sizes.
But meh, new knobs already on the way and this time they're black, going to paint/replace the pickguard in the future with the same colour theme as the new knobs... 
Last edited by Xolair : 06-03-2009 at 05:33 AM.
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06-03-2009, 05:09 PM
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06-04-2009, 12:12 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2009 Location: Finland | | Yup, you guys were right (less surprisingly), just needed maybe a 2mm-3mm allen key to tighten up. Well, not really an allen key, but some sort of a screw driver thingy from my family's garage.
Anyway, the knobs thankfully fit again. Still waiting for the black ones though, so if they don't fit I'll just use the stock ones again. Will decide which knobs look better though, once the new ones arrive and IF they fit.  |
06-05-2009, 05:26 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2009 Location: Finland | | Got the knobs today, a slight cosmetic improvement IMO and they feel a bit better even than the original "behemoth" knobs. They didn't even come with any tightening screws like the original ones have, so... improved all around. 
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