Hofner Ignition Bass Control Knobs

[ianbannister]

Hi, This is my first post here. I've had a trusty Precision for the past 45 years and decided to get a nice little violin bass in my dotage as its a lot lighter. I love it, wish I'd had one years ago. However, does anyone know how to remove the knobs on an Ignition bass? I want to replace them with the white type that I think look better. There's no grubscrew and I've pulled as hard as I dare so far without success. Any advice?

 

[philtoler]

I have a CT and the knobs pull off quite easily. If there is no grub screw it must be the only way - pull harder!

 

[bill reed]

on my LE MARQUIS beatles bass the controls just pull off but they were really hard to get free at first.

 

[mongo2]

For stubborn pull off knobs, I use the tip of a teaspoon (with a piece of cardboard under the bowl of the spoon to protect the finish) to gently lever under the edge of the knob. I keep the spoon in one position and repeatedly rotate the knob a bit and push gently on the spoon to raise the knob evenly until it can be removed.

If you're too rough with it, the knob can crack or break.

 

[philtoler]

If you're too rough with it, the knob can crack or break.

...won't matter quite so much if you are replacing them anyway

 

[mongo2]

...won't matter quite so much if you are replacing them anyway

Ya never know...through some quirk of rock'n'roll fate those knobs may become the "teacups" of the future.

 

[ianbannister]

Thanks folks, pulling hard was the answer. I used Mongo2's suggestion and it worked a treat. They were on real tight and before my post I wasn't sure if they weren't locktite'd on or something stupid. And thanks again Mongo2, I'll keep the black ones 'just in case'

 

[mccartneyman]

Beware: the gold inserts on the teacups can fall out. Luckily, I found mine.

 

[cazzappella]

Thanx for the help, I'm trying to change the knobs as we speak and an having a tough time. Now I've got my new teacup knbs on.

 

[music fun]

I agree that the stock knobs may very likely become the cool ones years from now. In any case, I left mine as they are. There are about five other ways to tell it's an Ignition without the knobs, so what really is the point?