Confessions of a knob kicker

mike_l

Considering size 11 feet, and the co-ordination of a ballet-dancing hippo, I've never done this.

 

knocking the volume control on the guitar until it's off...........all the F###ing time..........

ICBM

mike_l said:

knocking the volume control on the guitar until it's off...........all the F###ing time..........

Strat?

Move the volume control to the neck tone position and make the middle tone a master. You can put the unused pot back in the volume position and keep the original knobs so it doesn't look wrong .

mike_l

^^Strat, Charvel, Ibanez, less so on the Jackson and not at all on the ESP.

I was thinging of putting reverse pot's in (I assume you can get reverse pots), so rolling forward reduces the volume (if that makes sense)

steamabacus

ICBM said:

mike_l said:

knocking the volume control on the guitar until it's off...........all the F###ing time..........

Strat?

Move the volume control to the neck tone position and make the middle tone a master. You can put the unused pot back in the volume position and keep the original knobs so it doesn't look wrong .

That's a great idea - but can you get replacement strat knobs with "f**k all" written on them?

ICBM

mike_l said:

I was thinging of putting reverse pot's in (I assume you can get reverse pots), so rolling forward reduces the volume (if that makes sense)

Yes, you can get reverse-log pots, although they're not easy to find in "guitar" types with the exact combination of shaft and bushing type etc.

Now, if some big company like… Fender maybe… would actually make proper left-handed guitars, then reverse-taper pots would be very common since you would just use the ones from a LH guitar. But no... they just use right-hand Log pots wired backwards so they don't work properly. [/pet peeve]

But if you like a Linear volume pot you can just wire a normal one backwards and it's exactly the same.

Fez

I like the Ibanez tonelock idea, works great on the Phaser on my board.

harpo

Those Hardwire covers are the dogs thingies but only for hardwire stuff obv :-/

stickyfiddle

I kicked the "voltage starve" knob on my Valvesporker on my first gig with my last band. They weren't impressed. Put the Rat back on the board the following day. Brilliant pedal but not so giggable!

Most pedals are fine though. I like the MXR micro amp and Rat cos you can adjust them with your feet while you play if you're careful. 

(also a Converse wearer here, particularly for gigging)

Bod

monquixote said:

NervousJohn said:

Converse All-Stars and learn to adjust knobs with your feet. Then you can tweak mid song.

I used to wear Converse until I fell down the stairs at a wet tube station. I steer clear of them now.

I had a similar experience on a travelator thingy.  I hurt my arse but didn't drop the three bottles of wine I was carrying.  I also blame Converse for the fact that I've got fallen arches from wearing them for about 10 years.