I noticed on my newly acquired 2014 LP Std that the tone knobs seem to be slightly squint on the spindles - they 'wobble' as you turn them. Not a biggie but I am an OCD mentalist and it is annoying me now I have noticed it.
All of the knobs on the 2014 Std are push-pull but the tone ones have thinner spindles than the volume ones (I guess they pull up the inside of the pot rather than the outside, if that makes sense). I'm thinking that they just aren't properly fitted into the knob. Anyone know if these can just be pulled off and re-seated like normal LP control knobs? I wouldn't want to damage anything by yanking away at the knob inappropriately...a principle I try to adhere to in life, generally.
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Are you really asking if you can pull off your knob safely? On THIS forum?
I see @ICBM can't even do a serious post without using the word shaft.
This was just to test us, wasn't it?!
what about the shoe laces trick, use 2 laces, wrap round under and pull so you put equal forces either side to pull straight up.
Careful it might fly up and hit you in the eye.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
I really wouldn't send it back over this, I've tried many les pauls that have controls that do exactly what you say yours does.
In general, Gibson doesn't pay an amazing amount of attention to shaft diameter being perfectly compatible with certain knobs. For example, on the Trad Pro IIs they had shafts that were slightly too large for the knobs, causing them to crack in the long run.
If it were me I would either just forget about it and get back to playing, or gently wiggle them off and try to reseat them.
Either way if you were to do a return I reckon the next one would be the same again.
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