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Damon67

Posted 2012-05-20 9:34 PM (#454808)
Subject: WTB - Volume knob for UKII

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I'm still looking for a volume knob for my UKII.

I have a pair of Volume and Tone knobs that must've come off a Preacher if anyone wants them. The difference is the center is silver on the Preacher, and gold on the UKII

Anyone have a volume knob for me? I've already scoured through Mr. O's stuff.

Damon67

Posted 2012-06-07 1:32 PM (#455344 - in reply to #454808)
Subject: Re: WTB - Volume knob for UKII

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still lookin

Damon67

Posted 2012-06-25 9:54 PM (#455788 - in reply to #454808)
Subject: Re: WTB - Volume knob for UKII

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still...

moody, p.i.

Posted 2012-06-26 11:18 PM (#455842 - in reply to #454808)
Subject: Re: WTB - Volume knob for UKII

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I have a can of gold spray paint.......

Damon67

Posted 2012-06-29 3:23 AM (#455969 - in reply to #454808)
Subject: Re: WTB - Volume knob for UKII

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Now you have me thinking... silver + yellow Sharpie = gold

standing

Posted 2012-06-29 3:54 PM (#455993 - in reply to #454808)
Subject: Re: WTB - Volume knob for UKII

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Simple solution;

Buy a UKII on eBay, remove the knobs, send the rest to me!

ProfessorBB

Posted 2012-06-29 4:02 PM (#455994 - in reply to #454808)
Subject: Re: WTB - Volume knob for UKII

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Interestingly, the center decal trim affixed to the knobs on my UKii are silver.

SOBeach

Posted 2012-06-29 5:22 PM (#455996 - in reply to #454808)
Subject: RE: WTB - Volume knob for UKII

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Never really noticed before... but the centers on mine are a pair of silver and a pair of gold, arranged diagonally from each other. I thought the gold pair were also silver until I got em in the light better. The difference seems really subtle though. Probably faded with age... like my eyesight!

Wonder if they were the same on the earlier "bow tie" inlay models. ?

Old Man Arthur

Posted 2012-06-29 6:09 PM (#455999 - in reply to #454808)
Subject: Re: WTB - Volume knob for UKII

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There is a Bow-tie beater on eBay (cracked headstock)

And it looks to have faded-Gold on the knobbies.

bburg

Posted 2012-06-30 4:11 AM (#456010 - in reply to #454808)
Subject: Re: WTB - Volume knob for UKII

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Damon, please post a pic of a knob, I have a lot of laying arround. Maybe one will fit......

Bernie

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Posted 2012-06-30 4:02 PM (#456033 - in reply to #454808)
Subject: Re: WTB - Volume knob for UKII

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Here's a quick snapshot of the knobs on my early model "bowtie" UKII:

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bburg

Posted 2012-07-01 9:54 AM (#456056 - in reply to #454808)
Subject: Re: WTB - Volume knob for UKII

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Sorry, not in my stock.

Bernie

Damon67

Posted 2012-07-01 1:16 PM (#456058 - in reply to #455996)
Subject: RE: WTB - Volume knob for UKII

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SOBeach - 2012-06-29 3:22 PM

Wonder if they were the same on the earlier "bow tie" inlay models. ?

I'll trade you a silver tone and volume for one gold volume.... then we'll both match :D

SOBeach

Posted 2012-07-02 11:18 AM (#456087 - in reply to #454808)
Subject: RE: WTB - Volume knob for UKII

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well gee, this got my curiosity goin'. So I did a bit of photo searching and it seems like most early models had all gold centers, but later models had silver & gold pairs. Saw one bow-tie model with all gold knobs, centers & dials (UltraGP knobs maybe?).

standing

Posted 2012-07-02 12:16 PM (#456089 - in reply to #454808)
Subject: Re: WTB - Volume knob for UKII

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Damon,

Do you want them to be all-original, or would you be willing to stick in "gold" (replica) inserts into your existing knobs?

(I'm half-thinking I could make reasonable facsimiles, but no promises just yet.)

Damon67

Posted 2012-07-03 12:09 AM (#456115 - in reply to #454808)
Subject: Re: WTB - Volume knob for UKII

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I just want them to look the same. If there's a way to color it, fine, but if it's a different color gold, it's really no different thn having the silver one in it.

Mine is a late model UKII with the big metal bridge and it came with gold centered knobs(I wish I had saved them, but I was an idiot teenager). The wood topped came with gold centered knobs too...

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CKKeller

Posted 2012-07-07 9:26 PM (#456289 - in reply to #454808)
Subject: Re: WTB - Volume knob for UKII

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You don't like the ones I sent to you? :-) Bummer ... The standard Fender 'Witch hat' knobs look fairly close ...

Damon67

Posted 2012-07-07 11:01 PM (#456293 - in reply to #454808)
Subject: Re: WTB - Volume knob for UKII

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You sent half a set

2 solvers and 2 golds. Then I got 1 more gold from mr o, so now I just need the one. I still have the 2 silvers.

CKKeller

Posted 2012-07-14 8:49 PM (#456585 - in reply to #454808)
Subject: Re: WTB - Volume knob for UKII

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:-) I sent what I had ... apparently the previous owners weren't too picky.

CKKeller

Posted 2012-07-14 8:50 PM (#456586 - in reply to #454808)
Subject: Re: WTB - Volume knob for UKII

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Actually, since the UKIIs vol/tone arrangement is different than the standard Gibson setup, that might be why they were mixed in the first place ...

Damon67

Posted 2012-07-14 9:31 PM (#456588 - in reply to #454808)
Subject: Re: WTB - Volume knob for UKII

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I don't think so. I bought mine new, both we're gold. The wood topped came all gold as well

CKKeller

Posted 2012-07-15 8:29 AM (#456594 - in reply to #454808)
Subject: Re: WTB - Volume knob for UKII

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Oh, I know they were all gold when new, just mean somewhere along the line a previous owner may have swapped them out ... are all ovations with 4 controls that way? That seemed really odd to me when I first played the UKs, but I've gotten used to it ... its always a head trip whenever I switch to a back to a LP type guitar however. I currently have a generic brown knob set on my brown UK, and I've been thinking of putting little Vs and Ts on them (the knobs) with a paint marker to remind me ... in fairness though, since I've gotten my UKIIs, I seem to be playing the LP type guitars far less often :-)

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