This Reverb shop has some pretty rad knobs. I've bought knobs from them before and their customer service is great.
https://reverb.com/shop/knobhead
https://reverb.com/shop/knobhead
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Show us your bass knobs!
- Thread starter steve_kyle
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Basvarken
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Colored speed knobs, match the headstocks on my parts-basses.
BassHappy
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Fun thread!
Although the design only calls for a single volume knob, (think Rob Allen), the knobs on my RockHill builds are all fashioned directly from the glue up scraps of the body wood, so the curtains kind of match the drapes - pinstripes and all.
The Tiger Eye:
The Black Cherry Burst:
The Ritz Cracker travel bass:
The Flamed Figured Ash:
The Habanero Burst travel bass:
Although the design only calls for a single volume knob, (think Rob Allen), the knobs on my RockHill builds are all fashioned directly from the glue up scraps of the body wood, so the curtains kind of match the drapes - pinstripes and all.
The Tiger Eye:
The Black Cherry Burst:
The Ritz Cracker travel bass:
The Flamed Figured Ash:
The Habanero Burst travel bass:
I made some custom knobs for my Lemmy bass build using Q-Parts knurled knobs. Very nice quality. They come with a number of different inserts,
qparts.com
I called the company and asked them to leave the inserts loose so I could make my own from walnut dowel stock with MOP stars to match the fingerboard inlays.
Came out pretty good.
Knobs – Q-parts
qparts.com
I called the company and asked them to leave the inserts loose so I could make my own from walnut dowel stock with MOP stars to match the fingerboard inlays.
Came out pretty good.
I’ve been known to turn some out of wood and various resins. These are from the bass and guitar I happened to be playing tonight. The green ones are a pen turning blank with an aluminum honeycomb inside.
Journeyman Bass Prototype #7
Prototype for a line of basses designed by Michael Tobias and marketed by SWR. 12 Prototypes completed before the project dissolved. Bodies and necks were made in the USA (not sure who made them) with final assembly and QC by Michael Tobias. Design is MTD-esque with a more traditional feel (34" scale, different neck specs than MTD).
The original plan was for bodies and necks to be made in the USA with SWR completing assembly and distribution. Michael Tobias was to be responsible for QC. These were going to be part of a Workingman's bass series, but they changed the name to Journeyman when they realized how expensive the final product would be.
More info here (including links to a Green example and to PDF information about the basses): https://www.talkbass.com/threads/nb...-by-michael-tobias-prototype-for-swr.1679814/
Something about a single pu Jazz that just frosts my flakes.
Extra bonus points for the gold foil.
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I pulled these knobs off and old Optonica stereo head that crapped out before I threw it away. They happened to fit, and I rather enjoy my giant knob.
I just put amp-style knobs on this Stingray because I like to see how the EQ settings are pointed:
And skull knobs on the Rickenbacker:
And skull knobs on the Rickenbacker:
