Need immediate help guys!!!

[nieveulv]

Im placing new humbuckers and CTS pots and caps in my epi les paul custom. However, after many recomendation of using long shaft pots for les paul, i realise that mine is short shaft!!!!
So is it alright and recomended to use long shaft pots on a short shaft guitar? Is it safe? Because the nut is there to secure it. I have to drill the holes so it cant be reversed ifi used the long shaft...What should i do? Please advice thank you

 

[Hecubus]

Re: Need immediate help guys!!!

As long as the cavity is deep enough, you should be alright. However, you LP Custom should have a maple cap that requires you to use the long shaft pots. Are the pots recessed?

 

[nieveulv]

Re: Need immediate help guys!!!

The cavity is not deep enough. The short shaft should fit but not the long shaft. And what do you mean by recessed? thanks in advance