James Nada Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 (edited) I've recently required an old Marlin Slammer bass which had some unusually shaped, small pot shafts. I need a couple of knobs for it, can anyone point me in the right direction for some suitable new knobs? Edited October 10, 2018 by James Nada Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grangur Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 Bearing in mind the ancient pots and the chances that they could well be naff, I'd replace them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_5 Posted October 11, 2018 Share Posted October 11, 2018 yeah, I'd put nice new pots on there and then choose knobs at my leisure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
floFC Posted October 11, 2018 Share Posted October 11, 2018 But to answer the OP’s question, I believe these are called Flat Shaft pots or D Shaft pots. Searching on eBay for “D shaft guitar knob” returns a few hits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
floFC Posted October 11, 2018 Share Posted October 11, 2018 They all seem to be more pedal or amp style knobs - I guess these pots tend to be used for this kind of devices rather than guitars. For instance: https://uk.farnell.com/w/c/fasteners-mechanical/knobs-accessories/knobs?shaft-type=d-shaft|flatted-shaft Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted October 11, 2018 Share Posted October 11, 2018 Tsk, Tsk, Tsk...When I read the title of the thread I expected it to be filled with innuendos and double entendres - you let me down!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unknown_User Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 19 hours ago, TheGreek said: Tsk, Tsk, Tsk...When I read the title of the thread I expected it to be filled with innuendos and double entendres - you let me down!!! +1 Disappointed here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamg67 Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 A woman walks into a bar and asks for a double entendre, so the barman gives her one. 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delberthot Posted October 13, 2018 Share Posted October 13, 2018 (edited) Ha - I had one of those as my first bass. £99 from the Littlewoods catalogue in 1987 I have in the past seen knobs with a "D" shaped hole underneath for those type of pots but I would think that regular round shaft knobs would fit as long as you tighten the grub screw into the rounded bit and not the flat bit otherwise it would push the knob in at an angle Be careful with the bridge - the chrome peeled off on mine. Edited October 13, 2018 by Delberthot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Nada Posted October 13, 2018 Author Share Posted October 13, 2018 Thanks for all the replies. I've actually managed to use two "normal" knobs with grub screws - just wrapped a fair bit of plumbers tape around them. The neck is currently in s g-clamp in an attempt to fix the bow. Oh, and I'm going to ignore the huge cracks in the body and call it road wear! What I didn't mention is that this is actually the bass I learned on, and was my Christmas present in 1989! It's been at a mates house for years in less than perfect conditions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delberthot Posted October 13, 2018 Share Posted October 13, 2018 It's still fared a lot better than mine. I defretted my one with a huge flat file before chipping the paint off and eventually binning it in 1991 and getting a Riverhead Jupiter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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