I've been trying to up my game in the knob making dept

h8mtv · Post by **h8mtv** » Wed Apr 16, 2014 4:56 pm

I have kind of jumped from doing stomp box knobs over to doing more stuff for guitars and amps. I am really enjoying putting stuff in knobs. Any ideas of other cool shit I can drop in there? I might get some fish hooks at the store later...

torchindy · Post by **torchindy** » Wed Apr 16, 2014 5:09 pm

Maybe the guts out of an old tube?

sholkham · Post by **sholkham** » Wed Apr 16, 2014 7:09 pm

sprinkles?

also your knobs are great, I wish I had some spare shafts/money to get some

Awstin · Post by **Awstin** » Wed Apr 16, 2014 9:18 pm

Sperm
Tadpoles
Money
Rice
Maggots

finboy · Post by **finboy** » Wed Apr 16, 2014 11:01 pm

I threw some of the cream sovteks you sent on the isaak-caster I'm piecing together, they look awesome, I will try to grab a pic next time I am at the shop

Chris Fleming · Post by **Chris Fleming** » Thu Apr 17, 2014 1:34 am

something simple like glitter would be good... or small broken bits of glass with a coloured transparent resin?

sread92 · Post by **sread92** » Fri Apr 18, 2014 9:20 am

They are seriously cool. Are you UK based? I'd like to order a couple if so, I reckon postage would be too high from USA though.
In terms of what else to put in them, I'd say small shards of different coloured broken glass, glitter and other shiny colourful stuff.
Have you ever thought about making them custom order with the customers face in a little photo in there or something? Or like an all round head thing so the knob is like twisting your own head? That would be cool

theshadowofseattle · Post by **theshadowofseattle** » Fri Apr 18, 2014 3:30 pm

sread92 wrote:They are seriously cool. Are you UK based?

Location: Virginia

sread92 · Post by **sread92** » Fri Apr 18, 2014 3:42 pm

theshadowofseattle wrote:
sread92 wrote:They are seriously cool. Are you UK based?
Location: Virginia

Heh heh, what am I like ey

CarbonToe · Post by **CarbonToe** » Fri May 02, 2014 10:37 am

6 bullet casings?

dub · Post by **dub** » Fri May 02, 2014 9:40 pm

you could set coins into the top of barrel style knobs.

jamba72 · Post by **jamba72** » Mon Nov 17, 2014 2:51 pm

stick in some parts of an broken tube..

luciguci · Post by **luciguci** » Mon Nov 17, 2014 6:16 pm

do an rainbow sprinkles

Johno · Post by **Johno** » Tue Nov 18, 2014 1:21 pm

Amber switch tips

finboy · Post by **finboy** » Tue Nov 18, 2014 4:02 pm

Johno wrote:Amber switch tips

LeL

luciguci · Post by **luciguci** » Tue Nov 18, 2014 4:31 pm

made from actual amber

finboy · Post by **finboy** » Fri Nov 21, 2014 3:22 pm

You could probably make a killing if you replicated the rickenbacker stove top knob in a scaled down size, I've seen a lot with the 4 stove top knobs but with the standard ric knob for the 5th knob

paul_ · Post by **paul_** » Fri Nov 21, 2014 3:48 pm

daftsupernova wrote:made from actual amber

With a big mosquito for some T.Rex mojo.

DGNR8 · Post by **DGNR8** » Sun Nov 23, 2014 6:42 pm

I like the idea of rethinking the Rick knobs. I have some white Mustang knobs that I really like. Replicas with believable black and brown color options could kick ass. I don't remember what you are using for plastic or resin, but it would be great to have a range of browns, blacks, and creams that look vintage.

The untapped market would be to match knobs with Fender paint colors. Fiesta knobs could work on a Fiesta or black guitar. Existing third party plastic knobs are too bright and cheap looking.

For suspended objects I can imagine using realistic spiders, bugs, or scorpions. Real ones might be gross, but you can get all sort of toys. Fruit Loops could look pretty funny.

cur · Post by **cur** » Sun Nov 23, 2014 7:21 pm

When I was a kid, the guy next door would make paper weights out of clear resin. He would press clovers in a book then set the in the resin. I remember him doing a 4 leaf one that my brother found.