Oven - top knobs on a modern rick?

wormdiet · Post by **wormdiet** » Sat May 29, 2004 7:22 am

Os it possible to put four oven-top knobs on a modern rick with 4 regular + 1 blend knob?

The first issue I see with this is structural: will they all fit?

The second issue: Cosmetic. How would the old knobs look with a modern or "black vintage" blender?

aceonbass · Post by **aceonbass** » Sat May 29, 2004 9:54 am

Yes they will fit(same size pot shafts)without touching each other but how they will look with a vintage blender knob is in question. Just use another "oven-top" knob.

jwilli · Post by **jwilli** » Sun May 30, 2004 2:15 pm

Check out my old, long gone '63 375.

jwilli · Post by **jwilli** » Sun May 30, 2004 2:17 pm

I don't believe that 5 "oven knobs" will work. Not enough space for the blend knob.

BTW: Probably the most beautiful '60s RIC ever.............;-(

wormdiet · Post by **wormdiet** » Mon May 31, 2004 2:41 am

Sweet. That photograph is pretty much all the confirmation one needs;)

What happened to it?

jwilli · Post by **jwilli** » Mon May 31, 2004 4:54 am

My wife and I wanted another child so I sold it. Turns out that we had quadruplets so it was pretty much an even trade...ha ha. ;-0

wormdiet · Post by **wormdiet** » Mon May 31, 2004 6:01 am

Well that's a pretty good reason - I'm not married just so that I can indulge myself in guitars

kennyhowes · Post by **kennyhowes** » Tue Jun 01, 2004 5:50 am

That 375 is indeed top shelf. Very nice. Who's got it?

jwilli · Post by **jwilli** » Tue Jun 01, 2004 3:37 pm

I sold it to Matt Preble........

longhouse · Post by **longhouse** » Wed Jun 02, 2004 4:51 am

I had oven knobs on my 340 DG:
http://216.77.188.54/coDataImages/p/Groups/33/33903/pages/212976/340ovenknobs.jpg
Noel

roadrunners · Post by **roadrunners** » Thu Aug 26, 2004 3:04 am

Yea, That knob configuration is my exact same knob setup. Although be warned, they look nice but they were a pain to put on (at least for me)
I noticed that the little screw things inside the oven knob had no head. The modern day standard rick 330 knobs have a head while the oven knobs do not. Because of this, its very hard to keep them all aligned correctly because they are so loose. Thats probably why lennon changed them. Its amazing that a great company could have two of the worst compnents on the guitars. The Vib-rola Kauffman, and those knobs

aceonbass · Post by **aceonbass** » Thu Aug 26, 2004 5:36 am

The little "screw things inside the knob" are Allen screws. I had no problem putting these on my 3000 bass and lining them up using an Allen wrench.

roadrunners · Post by **roadrunners** » Thu Aug 26, 2004 7:22 am

alright make me look stupid then

lol

aceonbass · Post by **aceonbass** » Thu Aug 26, 2004 7:58 am

It would have been nice if they'd used the same screws that were on their other knobs since I didn't even have the right size Allen wrence. They really are the finishing touch with a gold guard on a black bass. Pics to be posted in three weeks when it comes back from the refinisher.

roadrunners · Post by **roadrunners** » Thu Aug 26, 2004 8:25 am

nice