jamm501 Posted June 10, 2020 Share Posted June 10, 2020 Hi! Does anyone know where to find strat like knobs for a mexican jazz bass? As i've seen regular guitar ones don't fit. Thanks!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Cribbin Posted June 10, 2020 Share Posted June 10, 2020 You've run into 'that' problem .... Guitars produced in the USA and Mexico use imperial sizes and pretty much the rest of the world uses metric. So we end up with shafts on the pots with two different diameters and number of splines. As you seem to have found, the vast majority of guitars sold in europe come from Asia and so most of the aftermarket parts are metric. If you have an authorised Fender dealer locally, they should be able to supply the correct knobs. The other option would be to Google, Strat USA knobs, hopefully that will bring up a Spanish supplier for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikay Posted June 12, 2020 Share Posted June 12, 2020 There quite a few on ebay UK. Not sure about ebay Spain but worth running a search for 'Stratocaster knob imperial'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geek99 Posted June 12, 2020 Share Posted June 12, 2020 Why not just wind some PTFE tape around the shaft ? ** ** I’ve paid good money for this ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikay Posted June 12, 2020 Share Posted June 12, 2020 59 minutes ago, Geek99 said: Why not just wind some PTFE tape around the shaft ? Mex pot shafts are slightly too big for a typical metric knob (not too small). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geek99 Posted June 12, 2020 Share Posted June 12, 2020 (edited) Drill them out, use ptfe or use some silicone sealant to get the Splines right @ikay Edited June 12, 2020 by Geek99 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted June 12, 2020 Share Posted June 12, 2020 I put strat knobs on one of my jazzes, and the knobs were too small for the shaft, so I enlarged the hole with a drill bit and put an Allen key screw in to grip the smooth shaft Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted June 12, 2020 Share Posted June 12, 2020 1 hour ago, Geek99 said: Why not just wind some PTFE tape around the shaft That’s a great solution , I did that to one of my P basses once, it works perfect 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geek99 Posted June 12, 2020 Share Posted June 12, 2020 (edited) [blush] If you put a thin wind of ptfe on the shaft, drilled out the knob and then put a dot of silicon in it, it would conform, grip and also be removable Edited June 12, 2020 by Geek99 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted June 13, 2020 Share Posted June 13, 2020 @jamm501 is yours a split shaft or solid shaft. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamm501 Posted June 14, 2020 Author Share Posted June 14, 2020 Solid shaft, thank you all for the responses i'm looking to all the solutions you gave me! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamm501 Posted June 14, 2020 Author Share Posted June 14, 2020 On 10/06/2020 at 17:14, John Cribbin said: You've run into 'that' problem .... Guitars produced in the USA and Mexico use imperial sizes and pretty much the rest of the world uses metric. So we end up with shafts on the pots with two different diameters and number of splines. As you seem to have found, the vast majority of guitars sold in europe come from Asia and so most of the aftermarket parts are metric. If you have an authorised Fender dealer locally, they should be able to supply the correct knobs. The other option would be to Google, Strat USA knobs, hopefully that will bring up a Spanish supplier for you. So, i've found them as Imperial sized knobs, to make them fit inna solid shaft pot what should I do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted June 14, 2020 Share Posted June 14, 2020 Hi jamm, If this is the knobs you are talking about, I drilled a small hole and screwed a small Allen key screw in and they worked fine 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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