PaulThePlug Posted August 28, 2021 Posted August 28, 2021 (edited) A change from the 'Which Scratchplate?' this Bank Holiday's dilema is 'Which Knob?' Initialy it was a nice weighty Vanson Chrome full Dome as a modern take on the classic P style, Then after i decided on Cream Pickup covers, Got Strat n Jazz knobs in cream. Edited August 28, 2021 by PaulThePlug Quote
ezbass Posted August 28, 2021 Posted August 28, 2021 I’d like to see a picture of the whole body to get a sense of how they’d be in situ. Quote
PaulThePlug Posted August 28, 2021 Author Posted August 28, 2021 (edited) The Jazz knobs are covering the body holes... Edited August 28, 2021 by PaulThePlug 1 1 Quote
ezbass Posted August 28, 2021 Posted August 28, 2021 Sorry, I mean in conjunction with the whole body shape. Quote
PaulThePlug Posted August 28, 2021 Author Posted August 28, 2021 (edited) All Simple style... Chrome matches the hardware and is familiar... Full meaty Dome to go with the Curve of the meaty high mass ish bridge... Strat Hat is Fender Family and a classic, but maybe a little out of place on a bass... I like the Big Volume and Small Tone of the Jazz, but on the P?.. Edited August 28, 2021 by PaulThePlug Quote
paul_5 Posted August 28, 2021 Posted August 28, 2021 I think on that particular instrument the chrome looks the best, my personal favourite knob is the big/big/small Jazz style. Quote
Velarian Posted August 28, 2021 Posted August 28, 2021 Chrome would be my choice. The plastic knobs look a bit anaemic to me. Quote
Reggaebass Posted August 28, 2021 Posted August 28, 2021 Chrome looks sleeker to me than the others Quote
Alien Posted August 28, 2021 Posted August 28, 2021 I'd go for either the domed chrome ones or the ones with 'volume' and 'tone' on them. Either go simple and elegant or self explanatory, leaving no doubt. I'd rule the heptagonal plastic ones out, mainly because of the shape. Not entirely useful I know, but that's the only opinion I've got, FWIW A Quote
Guest Posted August 28, 2021 Posted August 28, 2021 The beautiful CLF Research knob for me please Quote
PaulThePlug Posted August 28, 2021 Author Posted August 28, 2021 ^ There is always one... Sandwich?.. Ham, Cheese or Jam?... NO! i haven't got any Tuna! 😉 1 Quote
Guest Posted August 28, 2021 Posted August 28, 2021 11 minutes ago, PaulThePlug said: ^ There is always one... Sandwich?.. Ham, Cheese or Jam?... NO! i haven't got any Tuna! 😉 I voted Jam, and merely specified what kind of jam I would prefer, if possible. Nota bene the groove in the top – as the Assistant Director of Music used to tell us at school, always good when fiddling with a knob to know just how much you've turned it on. Quote
Maude Posted August 28, 2021 Posted August 28, 2021 I think the chrome works best on that bass, even if it is the 'safe choice'. I like to try something different but sometimes classic just works. Quote
PaulThePlug Posted August 28, 2021 Author Posted August 28, 2021 (edited) @EJWWThanks... My First Budget Bitsa Build... Still needs neck n body sanding and oil finishing, don't come much simpler... Edited August 28, 2021 by PaulThePlug 1 Quote
EJWW Posted August 28, 2021 Posted August 28, 2021 1 minute ago, PaulThePlug said: @EJWWThanks... My First Budget Bitsa Build... Still needs neck n body sanding and oil finishing, don't come much simpler... It's the simplicity of it that I love the most. Where did you get the parts from? 1 Quote
ezbass Posted August 28, 2021 Posted August 28, 2021 (edited) Having had a quick play in Snapseed and brushing out the alternative options, I think, if the body is staying natural, chrome. However, if you’re staining the body a colour, then the Strat knobs would work very nicely. Edited August 28, 2021 by ezbass Quote
PaulThePlug Posted August 28, 2021 Author Posted August 28, 2021 Yep Natural in Danish Oil... Chrome it is then... First thoughts. Style over Fashion... 1 Quote
Nail Soup Posted August 28, 2021 Posted August 28, 2021 The beige ones just look wrong against the colour of the bass. Go chrome! Quote
TheGreek Posted August 28, 2021 Posted August 28, 2021 Personally I like a limited palette - I'd go with the larger cream plastic ones. Quote
Maude Posted August 28, 2021 Posted August 28, 2021 It could all change once the body has been oiled as it will look yellower. With a more amber body the cream might look best after all. Just in case you had made your mind up 😁. 1 Quote
casapete Posted August 28, 2021 Posted August 28, 2021 I’d go chrome - look better but most importantly easier to use. Strat style knobs only look right on Strats. Remember those Squier Precision’s that had them fitted as standard? I rest my case.😄 Quote
PaulThePlug Posted August 28, 2021 Author Posted August 28, 2021 (edited) Thanks All The No Nonsense Danish Oil i got from Screwfix is quite clear... just brings out the grain a bit, maybe making the wood look a little warmer, rather than give much in the way of tint. Gonna make an effort and get on with it next week... Edited August 28, 2021 by PaulThePlug 1 Quote
Old Horse Murphy Posted August 28, 2021 Posted August 28, 2021 I went for chrome on my recent build. Nothing else looked quite "right" to me. Yours looks a very similar body colour. 2 Quote
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