Chromed stacked knobs for a Seymour Duncan STC-3M3 preamp?

mcnach · #1 09-05-2009, 05:02 AM

I have one of these preamps, 3 controls: volume, mid, and stacked treble/bass. It comes prewired and with black knobs. I want to put chromed knobs but i can't seem to find a source for them. The shaft is a bit wider (on the stacked pot) than anything I've seen. Does anybody know where I could get suitable knobs for these pots?

I just want to keep the original bass look, using chromed knobs rather than teh black provided.

Steveaux · #2 09-05-2009, 06:48 AM

http://www.guitarpartsresource.com/g...stackknobs.htm

mcnach · #3 09-05-2009, 07:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Steveaux

http://www.guitarpartsresource.com/g...stackknobs.htm

Brilliant!!!

I looked in so many places and they were too small but here they are. It's actually the same ones provided with the preamp, they seem.

Thanks!!!!

Steveaux · #4 09-05-2009, 08:46 AM

Sorry, I just noticed your location.

Some folks have reported problems regarding international transactions with Parts Resource.

mcnach · #5 09-05-2009, 09:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Steveaux

Sorry, I just noticed your location.

Some folks have reported problems regarding international transactions with Parts Resource.

hmmm, thanks for the advice.

I filled the cart and they do seem to ship to the Uk alright. But with shipping it adds to over $30 for a couple of knobs. I'll keep it bookmarked as a last resort and keep looking. Maybe I can think of some more things I need to buy to make the shipping expense worth it. Good site anyway, thank you.

Steveaux · #6 09-05-2009, 10:45 AM

Funny ... I never seem to have any trouble adding things to my cart on their site.

**line6man** · #7 09-05-2009, 11:13 AM

I'm not sure which size you were looking at, but EVERYONE is selling stacked knobs...

Check BestBassGear, eBay, Amazon.com, Warmoth, Allparts, Guitar Nucleus, etc...

Steveaux · #8 09-05-2009, 02:42 PM

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Originally Posted by line6man

I'm not sure which size you were looking at, but EVERYONE is selling stacked knobs...

Check BestBassGear, eBay, Amazon.com, Warmoth, Allparts, Guitar Nucleus, etc...

Yup ... a Yahoo search of "guitar knobs" yielded 4.48M results.

That's a lotta knobs.

mcnach · #9 09-06-2009, 06:07 AM

Try looking for stacked knobs with an 8mm internal diameter for the bottom ring, and a 6mm one for the tip. The search will go down to a handful.

Now, try looking for a chrome one, not the silly tall ones, not the push-on types. And you will find one type. With a flat top. Now try to look for a dome-top one. I found exactly... hmm, let me think. Ah, yes, zero!

I gave up very quickly on the dome type (to match the other knobs), but it had to be the correct size. Most have a smaller diameter. Look it up if you don't believe me. I didn't expect these pots would be so unusual.

Anyway, I found a seller on ebay, from the US (nothing more locally) who would ship to the UK at a reasonable rate. Ordered already

**line6man** · #10 09-06-2009, 07:31 AM

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Originally Posted by mcnach

Try looking for stacked knobs with an 8mm internal diameter for the bottom ring, and a 6mm one for the tip. The search will go down to a handful.

Now, try looking for a chrome one, not the silly tall ones, not the push-on types. And you will find one type. With a flat top. Now try to look for a dome-top one. I found exactly... hmm, let me think. Ah, yes, zero!

I gave up very quickly on the dome type (to match the other knobs), but it had to be the correct size. Most have a smaller diameter. Look it up if you don't believe me. I didn't expect these pots would be so unusual.

Anyway, I found a seller on ebay, from the US (nothing more locally) who would ship to the UK at a reasonable rate. Ordered already

Like this?:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Dual-Control-Kno...d=p3286.c0.m14

Steveaux · #11 09-06-2009, 06:33 PM

I like these, too. A matching set.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Wide-Chrome-Dual...d=p3286.c0.m14

mcnach · #12 09-06-2009, 06:50 PM

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Originally Posted by line6man

Like this?:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Dual-Control-Kno...d=p3286.c0.m14

These are a bit too tall, they will protrude quite a bit, but that's the style, yeah.

mcnach · #13 09-06-2009, 06:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Steveaux

I like these, too. A matching set.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Wide-Chrome-Dual...d=p3286.c0.m14

This is the seller I bought mine from

The single knobs on this set are push-on 'though, but he sells the ones with the grub screw as well, just not in a set like that.

Anyway, I installed the pickup (SMB-4A) and the preamp (STC-3M3) today on my OLP MM2... and what a difference! Who cares what the knobs look like when it sounds this good!!!