amp knobs point to wrong number

Bygone_Tones

I'm probably being really thick here but how do I fix the knobs on my amp so that they point to the right number? Do the pots need replacing? a couple of them are way off. on the lowest setting they point to number 6, instead of number 1. (there are no actual numbers, just dots, but you know what I mean)

The amp is an old kelly treble and bass 50w head with the chicken head knobs.

olafgarten

They just need to be rotated, it depends on the exact type. But you should be able to remove the knob from the pot (there might be a screw, or sometimes it just pulls off, and then you can just replace the knob facing the right way.

Bygone_Tones

Well, there is a straight part on the shaft of the pot where the screw is supposed to screw down to. I've just removed the knob and screwed it onto the wrong part of the shaft with the curved edge. I think it will be OK. It's the only way I can do it I think without performing amp surgery.

ICBM

Bygone_Tones said:

Well, there is a straight part on the shaft of the pot where the screw is supposed to screw down to. I've just removed the knob and screwed it onto the wrong part of the shaft with the curved edge. I think it will be OK. It's the only way I can do it I think without performing amp surgery.

It's quite common for amps to have the 'flat' facing the wrong way to put the knob on in the correct position.

As you can probably imagine from my usual OCD, this is something that pisses me off greatly .

Bygone_Tones

ah good to know, thanks.