AA00475Bassman
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OK, pictures:
wildwood featherweight ebony R7
Bridge volume knob, as you can see it is split and starting to separate
The Neck knob is starting to have issues too, but the splits are not full thickness yet
Also you can see that the Bridge knob is developing a crack toward the opposite side, and once it reaches full thickness, it looks to me like the thing will just fall apart. There is also a crack at just shy of 90 degrees to the full thickness split that is on its way to going all the way down too.
I just emailed Gibson Custom via their website to ask if the knobs are under warranty, and if not, where I can buy a set. We'll see what they say.
EDIT: LOL, my eyes are going bad..I just looked at the pictures more closely and the Neck Volume knob is also starting to split between the 10 and the 0.
I need some new damn knobs!
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The knobs on my ‘06 R8 broke a couple of years after I bought it in 2010. I replaced them with original Gibson amber knobs. Not correct for the R8, but I think they look better, and so far no cracks.
Wow them knobs sure show em' cracked and brittle alright .
I think the shaft has expanded like the wood :##or the knobs have shrunk therefore. (just being funny on the first part)eace2
Yeah I've one on my 2005 LP Std. GT
Not sure if the Historic's have the same aging process like the bindings/pick guard/TRC as well.:hmm
Or Gibson is installing some very OLD STOCK parts, but then again I would think it's the environment and age that reacts to certain condition we are at.
If you catch it first before the 1st year warranty ends they the store/place you got it from should replace them at once and you should be able to keep the old ones just in case your not ready to opt for the new set for the time being as it does add a bit of character. I just left mine alone, maybe I'll superglue it nicely so to keep the OEM vibe of it Historically.
I did move last winter so there were some significant environmental and temperature shifts. I kept the guitars cased, but still.
You know, that's a good idea about the super glue! I've got nothing to loose. I could take them off glue em and see what I'm left with. I could always just put on some kind of replacements.
OP, I have NEVAH seen anything like those knobs EVAH. I've seen about a thousand historics over the years since 2002 and not one had that kind of cracking. If I didn't know any better, I'd say something hit the case in the area of the lower bout and damaged those knobs. How are your bridge studs?
Thanks for the pictures. To paraphrase Rod, every picture tells a story :salude
I would just glue it from the bottom in a fine line so that it doesn't crack any longer all the way unless it has then just a small line where the crack and it wont crumble on you but will be intact and have that nice looking aged character as OEM.eace2
Cracking "Historic" knobs are very common (at least in Colorado). I've owned a bunch and have seen many more. It's a legitimate complaint, IMO. I'm guessing, but it seems the vender didn't match the splines on the pot shaft or missed the diameter spec.
a 6 year old
uh-oh
that changes everything
you have no idea what goes through a child's mind. "Whack the gold buttons on daddy's guitar to make it play" :bug:hee
OK, pictures:
wildwood featherweight ebony R7
Bridge volume knob, as you can see it is split and starting to separate
The Neck knob is starting to have issues too, but the splits are not full thickness yet
Also you can see that the Bridge knob is developing a crack toward the opposite side, and once it reaches full thickness, it looks to me like the thing will just fall apart. There is also a crack at just shy of 90 degrees to the full thickness split that is on its way to going all the way down too.
I just emailed Gibson Custom via their website to ask if the knobs are under warranty, and if not, where I can buy a set. We'll see what they say.
EDIT: LOL, my eyes are going bad..I just looked at the pictures more closely and the Neck Volume knob is also starting to split between the 10 and the 0.
I need some new damn knobs!
These are not “True Historic” knobs. These are the regular ABS plastic ones that were designed to be used on the regular production LP’s that Custom made. The “True Historic” knobs are made from CAB (Butryte) plastic exactly like the original 50’s ones. The shafts on the regular production pots were a different size vs. new, True Historic pots.OK, pictures:
wildwood featherweight ebony R7
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Bridge volume knob, as you can see it is split and starting to separate
The Neck knob is starting to have issues too, but the splits are not full thickness yet
Also you can see that the Bridge knob is developing a crack toward the opposite side, and once it reaches full thickness, it looks to me like the thing will just fall apart. There is also a crack at just shy of 90 degrees to the full thickness split that is on its way to going all the way down too.
I just emailed Gibson Custom via their website to ask if the knobs are under warranty, and if not, where I can buy a set. We'll see what they say.
EDIT: LOL, my eyes are going bad..I just looked at the pictures more closely and the Neck Volume knob is also starting to split between the 10 and the 0.
The
I need some new damn knobs!
These are Not the True Historic knobs These are not “True Historic” knobs. These are the regular ABS plastic ones that were designed to be used on the regular production LP’s that Custom made. The “True Historic” knobs are made from CAB (Butryte) plastic exactly like the original 50’s ones. The shafts on the regular production pots were a different size vs. new, True Historic pots.