Wobbly / loose pots

Matthew290 · Nov 30, 2020

I have recently brought a new 2020 50s Les Paul Standard. The guitar looks and sounds great however , some of the pots seem to be fairly loose. Usually this wouldn't bother me however it would just be nice to sort this very slight issue out. Here's a link to a video I made so you can understand better https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BC_L16BG75o. Any feedback on how I could stop this rattling would be greatly appreciated.

Mad Nobby · Nov 30, 2020

It's hard to see if the whole pot is loose or if you have a lot of play if you turn the knob?

Matthew290 · Nov 30, 2020

Mad Nobby said:
It's hard to see if the whole pot is loose or if you have a lot of play if you turn the knob?

Its seems to the the pots not the knob.

Mad Nobby · Nov 30, 2020

Just take off the knob and check if the nut is loose. Be careful, the knobs are often very hard to take away.

Toecutter · Nov 30, 2020

Before you try prying off the knobs, take the cavity cover off to see if the pots in question are loose. If they loose, take the knobs off using the shoelace method to safely remove the knobs. Once removed, use a 3/8" socket or box wrench to carefully tighten the POT nuts (don't over tighten).

Guitardon · Dec 1, 2020

Mad Nobby said:
Just take off the knob and check if the nut is loose. Be careful, the knobs are often very hard to take away.

Stew-Mac has a nifty knob puller. Works great, I had one that was impossible to get off til I bought the puller.

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