Advice to a bass newbie

[nunnelse]

I've just bought my first bass - a secondhand Yamaha RBX250 that's missing a cover on the volume knob. I understand this bass has plastic control knobs so looking to replace with something sturdier. No idea though what size/type I need though. Would welcome some advice.

[neepheid]

[quote name='nunnelse' post='686408' date='Dec 16 2009, 03:27 PM']I've just bought my first bass - a secondhand Yamaha RBX250 that's missing a cover on the volume knob. I understand this bass has plastic control knobs so looking to replace with something sturdier. No idea though what size/type I need though. Would welcome some advice.[/quote]

There are 2 types - press fit for split shaft pots and the ones with grub screw for solid shaft pots. You need to determine which kind of pot it is first. If the pot shaft has a split down the middle of it and is jagged round the edges a bit like a cog then you need press fit knobs. If the pot shaft is smooth and has no split in the middle then you need grub screw.

Then go here: [url="http://www.axesrus.com/axenob.htm#Knobs"]http://www.axesrus.com/axenob.htm#Knobs[/url] - good place to go for silly little things because postage is free.