How to remove/replace knobs on a Les Paul?

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Nunya Bidn

I have an Epiphone Les Paul Tribute Plus with push/pull gold speed knobs. I want to replace those with amber top hat bell knobs but I don't know which ones to buy. Do I need to buy knobs that are meant specifically for Les Pauls with push/pull pots or will any Les Paul knobs work? Also,are there any guitar stores that will do it for me?

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I replaced the speed knobs on my LP Custom with amber top hats also and it looked great. You don't need special knobs for push/pull pots. I think the LP knobs just pull right off, no set screw.

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How to remove/replace knobs on a Les Paul?

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Nunya Bidn

I have an Epiphone Les Paul Tribute Plus with push/pull gold speed knobs. I want to replace those with amber top hat bell knobs but I don't know which ones to buy. Do I need to buy knobs that are meant specifically for Les Pauls with push/pull pots or will any Les Paul knobs work? Also,are there any guitar stores that will do it for me?

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I replaced the speed knobs on my LP Custom with amber top hats also and it looked great. You don't need special knobs for push/pull pots. I think the LP knobs just pull right off, no set screw.

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How to remove/replace knobs on a Les Paul?

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Nunya Bidn

I have an Epiphone Les Paul Tribute Plus with push/pull gold speed knobs. I want to replace those with amber top hat bell knobs but I don't know which ones to buy. Do I need to buy knobs that are meant specifically for Les Pauls with push/pull pots or will any Les Paul knobs work? Also,are there any guitar stores that will do it for me?

Answer
I replaced the speed knobs on my LP Custom with amber top hats also and it looked great. You don't need special knobs for push/pull pots. I think the LP knobs just pull right off, no set screw.

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What is the piece called that is in the bridge of an electric guitar that holds the string in?

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Shadowcree

In my epiphone xplorer wannabe the bridge has six little gold knobs the strings are on that hold them in the bridge when i broke my 1st string i lost the piece so i need to know what its called to go buy a new one 2morrow

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These are called saddles, and since the Explorer uses the same bridge as the Les Paul, you are looking for replacement saddles for a Tune-o-matic bridge. Here are a couple of internet sites that sell them, but they are so common, you should be able to find them in your local guitar shop.

http://www.stewmac.com/shop/Nuts,_saddles/Electric_guitar_saddles.html
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/navigation/bridges-tailpieces-guitar-replacement-parts?N=100001+304413

Good luck!

Kabum

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Does anyone know what kind of tuning knobs are on a Esteban guitar?

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Q. I have a acoustic/electric Estebon guitar and I want to change out the tuning knobs to a set of gold ones. Do you know what kind I would need to get?

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All guitars are made to take standard size tuning knobs. The question is are you talking about the hardware on the headstock (the tuner keys that are used to tune the stings with) or the control knobs that are used to control the volume and tone for the electric pickups?

Tuning Keys - http://www.allparts.com/Tuning-Keys-s/167.htm
Tuning Knobs - http://www.guitarelectronics.com/category/parts___hardware.knobs/

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how can i learn to tune a piano myself?

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greyskies

my family loves the piano. we're a family of six and four of us - including myself - play on the piano, taking lessons, and play for fun. the piano we have tho is about 30yrs old and we cant afford a new one right, but this one needs to be tuned kinda frequently, which is expensive. is there a way i could learn to tune it myself? i dont have too much experience with pianos but ive been playing the violin for 8yrs so i have some music tuning experience.

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Hmm... I'm not sure. I'm a guitar, drums, and piano player but I've never had to tune a piano before. The gold knobs at the end of each string likely require some kind of tuning key that you rotate to change the tuning. How to tune it properly I don't know. I guess do it by ear if you have a good ear for what the tone should be or go to a local music store and ask somebody how to tune it properly. Hope this helps a little bit!

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how can i learn to tune a piano myself?

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greyskies

my family loves the piano. we're a family of six and four of us - including myself - play on the piano, taking lessons, and play for fun. the piano we have tho is about 30yrs old and we cant afford a new one right, but this one needs to be tuned kinda frequently, which is expensive. is there a way i could learn to tune it myself? i dont have too much experience with pianos but ive been playing the violin for 8yrs so i have some music tuning experience.

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Hmm... I'm not sure. I'm a guitar, drums, and piano player but I've never had to tune a piano before. The gold knobs at the end of each string likely require some kind of tuning key that you rotate to change the tuning. How to tune it properly I don't know. I guess do it by ear if you have a good ear for what the tone should be or go to a local music store and ask somebody how to tune it properly. Hope this helps a little bit!

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