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strumminsix wrote:If it works for you great. However, when playing live the thought of looking down at my guitar and matching numbers and pointers seems almost impossible.

Think about it - on stage, between songs, lowered lights. Conversely in the heat of a song, switching pickups, and stopping to find your post-it with the setting and then tilting the guitar to match it up?!

Sorry to be dickish but I'm just not getting it at all.

I don't take it as dickish at all bro. I know most of you guys are pros. I don't play out. I never play louder than 4. Peace-out.

Highballin' wrote:

strumminsix wrote:If it works for you great. However, when playing live the thought of looking down at my guitar and matching numbers and pointers seems almost impossible.

Think about it - on stage, between songs, lowered lights. Conversely in the heat of a song, switching pickups, and stopping to find your post-it with the setting and then tilting the guitar to match it up?!

Sorry to be dickish but I'm just not getting it at all.

I don't take it as dickish at all bro. I know most of you guys are pros. I don't play out. I never play louder than 4. Peace-out.

GOOD! I'm definitely not pro but I do play out twice a month sometimes more sometimes less.

I'm better understanding what you use it for in your other post! Thanks for explaining and helping me understand it!

I had them on my SG and removed them because they would cut me. They are mounted beneath the nut & washer of the pot (remove the knob first). Your average pot doesn't really need them due to the variance of the sweep...but they can make a handy reference point.

sorry for being immature but we got a lot of mileage today on the term "knob pointer"

deadguise wrote:I had them on my SG and removed them because they would cut me. They are mounted beneath the nut & washer of the pot (remove the knob first). Your average pot doesn't really need them due to the variance of the sweep...but they can make a handy reference point.

Thanks for the feedback everyone. Have a great day!!

NashvilleMike wrote:sorry for being immature but we got a lot of mileage today on the term "knob pointer"

I knew that was comin'!! I didn't know what they were called. I started searching for them on the Net under knobs and various guitar hardwares. I found them, and the company called them "knob pointers".
"May your knob always point North, and the wind be at your back" Peace-out!!

I got my "knob pointers" in the mail yesterday, put them on this morning. Easy to do, even for me.
I got them from Guitar Parts Resource.com. They come in gold or nickle. $4.99 for a set of 4. Gibson only I presume.
Turned all knobs to zero.
put little pieces of mask tape on guitar body, with a pencil line to mark zero.
removed knobs carefully
removed 1/2 in. tone pot nut-carefully
put knob pointer on, and set the point towards pencil line zero.
replace 1/2 nut-a monkey hair past hand tight.
replace vol/tone knobs with zero set at knob pointer.

"monkey hair" nice! I remember calling it something different in my salad days...

So, the question is, do you love 'em!?

(and thanks for the tutorial!)

Yes Strumminsix, I wanted to keep it clean, so I used Monkey hair. I know we have some members here from the Fairer Sex. I don't want to upset those beautiful babes.
Yes I like them. They are going to be functional. They are hardly noticeable.