Fixing Loose Pots On GSR200

[Stampy]

I noticed lately that my first bass a 03 Ibanez GSR200 is starting to so it poor quality and the volume and tone pots are very loose. I have to be very carefull when turning the knobs fearing that everything will come loose. I took of the back plate and the two pots are loose and I thought there would be some loose screws or something in there but there is nothing like that. How do I go about try to tighten these back up?

 

[Steve Bennett]

Remove the knob, tighten the nut.

 

[Stampy]

The knobs just unscrew I'm afraid to yank on it to hard

 

[Steve Bennett]

Well, you're gonna have to remove the knobs if you want to tighten the pots. They should either just pull off, or they might be held in place by a set screw.

 

[Stampy]

Woo I fixed it they just pulled off. Thanks

 

[Steve Bennett]

Great!

 

[Morgan knox]

Same problem as Stampy just dont feel like knob pulls off but here goes

 

[Matt Liebenau]

Same problem as Stampy just dont feel like knob pulls off but here goes

If you check the knobs and you don’t see a spot for a set screw like the red circled area then the knobs have to press on. Some are more determined to stay on then others and I had one bass where I’m pretty sure someone glued one of the knobs on.

 

[Gilmourisgod]

Thats a common problem with the GSR 200, my nephew's did the same thing. Get some "star" washers between the pots and wood and tighten down fairly hard, they wont spin anymore. Check to make sure nothing got pulled loose. I ended up replacing the cheap mini-pots and wiring provided with the bass, its one area they cut corners to save on price. A set of CTS pots and heavier gauge wire is cheap if you know how to solder.