Control knobs on a Black Les Paul custom

[Archer_of_Fish]

Black Les Paul Customs come with Black knobs and it looks great but they are sort of generic looking.
I decided to change things up and put gold knobs and an amber switch tip on mine. I like it.

What do you think?

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[GoldenVulture]

Re: Control knobs on a Black Les Paul custom

It matches the rest of the hardware better.

 

[FretFire]

Re: Control knobs on a Black Les Paul custom

Not bad. I'd be curious what reflector bell knobs would look like, too.

 

[GoldenVulture]

Re: Control knobs on a Black Les Paul custom

The white ones are 60's strat ones. [Vol and Tone ]

 

[Rand-O-Monium]

Re: Control knobs on a Black Les Paul custom

Much better!!!

Did the same on my Cream LPC,really "lightened it up",so to speak...

 

[Psykel]

Re: Control knobs on a Black Les Paul custom

I'd like to see some Tele-style gold knobs on that Custom. Would look pretty sweet, I think.

 

[1b4n3z]

Re: Control knobs on a Black Les Paul custom

Not bad. I'd be curious what reflector bell knobs would look like, too.

Not a LP Custom, but a Classic Custom. Perhaps it's close enough for comparison

 

[Archer_of_Fish]

Re: Control knobs on a Black Les Paul custom

Not a LP Custom, but a Classic Custom. Perhaps it's close enough for comparison

I should have bought one of those when they were still available

 

[Rand-O-Monium]

Re: Control knobs on a Black Les Paul custom

Here's my Epi w/ reflectors

Don't they make reflectors with Gold on top?
That'd be interesting...

 

[ItsaBass]

Re: Control knobs on a Black Les Paul custom

Much better before, knobs and switch tip.

 

[TheLivingDead]

Re: Control knobs on a Black Les Paul custom

Much improved IMO.

 

[0v3nm4n]

Re: Control knobs on a Black Les Paul custom

have you tried amp knobs

 

[Archer_of_Fish]

Re: Control knobs on a Black Les Paul custom

have you tried amp knobs

Not going to happen on the Les Paul.




I did put amp knobs on a telecaster I have

 

[Luke Duke]

Re: Control knobs on a Black Les Paul custom

Not bad. I'd be curious what reflector bell knobs would look like, too.

When I had a LPC that's what I did.

Looked great!

 

[Wattage]

Re: Control knobs on a Black Les Paul custom

black speed knobs

 

[ExplorersRock]

Re: Control knobs on a Black Les Paul custom

black speed knobs

+1

 

[tonello]

Re: Control knobs on a Black Les Paul custom

Black Les Paul Customs come with Black knobs and it looks great but they are sort of generic looking.
I decided to change things up and put gold knobs and an amber switch tip on mine. I like it.

What do you think?

Before:

After:

Does stringing through the stopbar help at all? I've seen Zakk Wylde do it, but I don't know how much it changes things.

 

[zontar]

Re: Control knobs on a Black Les Paul custom

The gold ones look okay with the gold hardware--but nothing beats black speed knobs on a black Les Paul--whether Custom, Standard or anything else.

That said--it is your guitar.

 

[Sprinter]

Re: Control knobs on a Black Les Paul custom

Not a LP Custom, but a Classic Custom. Perhaps it's close enough for comparison

I like those knobs. Good looking guitar too!

 

[Archer_of_Fish]

Re: Control knobs on a Black Les Paul custom

Does stringing through the stopbar help at all? I've seen Zakk Wylde do it, but I don't know how much it changes things.

I do it in spite of Zakk Wylde.

Wrapping decreases the bearing pressure across the bridge which allows strings to be a little slinkier feeling...making the 10-48 set I use feel like a 9.5 or so gauge.

There are probably a million threads about top wrapping on the web at various forums