KNOB IS LOOSE, PLEASE HELP

Sure, you can fix it yourself.Remove the knobs and you'll see the nut that holds the pot in. Remove the cavity cover so you can hold the pot to keep it from turning while you tighten the nut. If theres not a setscrew in the side of the top knob they should just pull off.

Be careful how hard you turn the knob. You can easily twist the wires on the pot causing yourself all kinds of grief.

 

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What is probably happening is that the nut holding the pot in place is loose and the lower control ring is being forced up into contact with the upper knob.

Take both of them off the pot and tighten up the nut, then reinstall paying special attention to making sure you don't push the knob too far down and you will have solved both problems.

Unless of course the pot is actually in need of replacement, but from reading your post it's probably not the case.

 

Do it soon, because letting this go can cause the wires connected to the pot to spin and wind up and eventually breaking off at the solder joints.

Here is what you do:
Unscrew the nice little knob they put on the pot. Usually done by unscrewing the little allen wrench fitting which is on the knob keeping it in place. (Maybe that is what is loose?) if not then continue...
Open up the back plate and find the pot (short for potentimeter.) make sure nothing broke off, no hanging wires? good...

Hold the pot with one hand while using pliers or something to tighten the nut which was hidden under the knob you removed.

Dont go tooo crazy because it could crack the wood of you bass if screwed way too tight. Your bass wont look to hot then

From there, put the knob back on the pot, screw down that small allen wrench fitting and you are doneski!

 

Or better yet, use the correct size wrench - pliers tend to bugger things up, and can slip more easily, possibly scratching your instrument! Pliers should only be thought of as a last resort for tightening things in case you don't have the correct tool.

- Tim

 

um yeah i am not a tool guy, i know what I need to get a job done and grab it, there are just so many to remember.

Thanks for the clarification boss and for saving that that guys surface finish in tact. hehe