axis ss vol/tone knob replacement

[alf cockle]

For some reason,my plastic vol knob on my tobacco burst axis ss disintegrated..any of you replaced the knobs with metal ones?if so..where,color options?tx in advance.

 

[beej]

I pretty much always replace the hat style plastic ones with metal. I have a stash of them, but have always bought them at local repair shops, etc. whevern I see them cheap.

 

[Tim O'Sullivan]

Stewmac has all kinds of knobs, worth checking them out.

 

[mikeller]

Does anyone know if those are 6mm or 1/4 shafts on the stock pots?

 

[ZeroFivefour]

I swapped to a weighted barrel knob. My hat knob cracked off on me about a month into owning the guitar. I have never looked back. Feels much better and rolls faster.

Cheers,

Tom

 

[Flash Gordon]

Stop touching your knob so much!

 

[straycat113]

I don't mean to laugh but how did your knob disintegrate? Were you cleaning your pots with a chemical based lubricant and got it on it?

 

[Jamie M]

I don't mean to laugh but how did your knob disintegrate? Were you cleaning your pots with a chemical based lubricant and got it on it?

When your knob disintegrates it is time to ask for medical advice not knucklehead advice !!!!

 

[OmniGuitar]

Hi,

The tone knob broke off my axis ss. Tried putting some strat ones on but they just arent quite right... is there any way of ordering spare parts? It's a purple finish and has cream coloured knobs. Just the tone one that's broken off!

 

[MaxKlein40]

Hi,
is there any way of ordering spare parts?

You cant order proprietary things like pickups or necks without sending back your old one but for knobs I bet they'll sell it to you. Email customer service, they're great:
[email protected]

 

[Sweat]

I buy my replacement knobs from Q Parts, cool selection and they have always worked, just replaced the hats on my BFR Cutlass

 

[beej]

There's nothing fancy about those pots. But you can certainly order direct replacements from MM directly. Just call/email ... link in my signature.

 

[spychocyco]

Just be careful. I cost myself a few bucks a month or so ago. I bought some chrome knobs for my starry night, but then decided they were a little too much, so I put one of them on my No. 1 Axis instead. Problem was the knobs were metric, and I turned my pot into a push-pull by accident. Don't recommend that. My local tech got it straightened out in a few minutes once he had the part, but I did have to wait a couple of days because he didn't have a long-shaft pot in stock.