Ibanez Sure-Grip knobs

imalrightjack

Does anybody if there are any UK stockists of these or similar?  I've got them on my Ibanez George Benson and they're way more functional than the unresponsive top-hats I've got on my Les Paul.

sweepy

I got mine from eBay but you need to check the spline/shaft size as the Japanese ones will not fit Gibson. uS pots 

imalrightjack

sweepy said:

I got mine from eBay but you need to check the spline/shaft size as the Japanese ones will not fit Gibson. uS pots 

Interesting.  Good shout, @sweepy.  I switched them over earlier and they seemed to fit okay...maybe a bit of a tight fit.  Better check!

@TheGuitarWeasel - can you let me know what size splines/shafts are on the new pots you're pulling together for me?  If you stock anything like these above, send me an invoice

TonyR

If you're struggling could you achieve the same thing with the standard top hats and some Lego tyres?

FelineGuitars

The Ibanez ones are Jap thread so aren't a good fit for CTS pots.  Ash's pots will be CTS.
Jap pots like Alpha have fewer splines but are deeper whilst the CTS and other USA made ones have more splines with less depth.
Be careful trying to put them on CTS post as they will often crack as you force them on . The plastic splines are deeper than the ones on CTS pots so you can improve your chances with making them fit by carefully trimming back the plastic with a reamer or a carefully chosen drill bit that will just reduce the size of the splines. It will still be tricky but it will improve your chances of it working out

axisus

Yerk! They look .... Weird. 

imalrightjack

@axisus Context: http://medias.audiofanzine.com/images/normal/ibanez-lgb30-895390.jpg

FelineGuitars

These are the Suregrip 2 with the rubber on the top of the knob
The older lates 70s ones had a rubber insert (I preferred the look) but over a long time the rubber grip bands would get slack or perish and come off

FelineGuitars

I see they are now up to suregrip 3
Thomann sell them 

https://www.thomann.de/gb/ibanez_control_knobs.html

lasermonkey

I sold the Suregrip knobs from my long-gone Ibby SB70 on eBay a while back and got forty quid for them!

Jack_

Aesthetics are more important than functionality.

OilCityPickups

All my pots are CTS, so what @FelineGuitars says is correct re them not taking Japanese knobs well (fnar fnar) there's a Trump joke floating around there somewhere ... 

axisus

imalrightjack said:

@axisus Context: http://medias.audiofanzine.com/images/normal/ibanez-lgb30-895390.jpg

Ok, I'll give you that one. Looks v cool.

Aidanspaghetti

I use to have a Baker strat that had a pull pot on the last tone knob. It was a pig to pull, the solution was a rubber band!

Alnico

Does the same go for EMG pots?
Would the Sure Grip 3 knobs fit on EMG solderless pots ok or are they likely to be the same as CTS?

Alnico

Well I found the answer,..........I *think*.

The Sure Grip III looks like it's an 18 spline knob, I found a photo of one and counted them.
I just counted the splines on my EMG pots and there's 9 either side of the split shaft, making 18.

EDIT: I just counted the splines on the volume pot that came installed in my Ibanez Iron Label and that's 18 splines as well. Hold the EMG pot beside it and they look identical.....

http://i.imgur.com/xh5Enhz.jpg

Alnico

2 Sure Grip III's in Black ordered from Thoman this morning.
EMG neck pickup cable ordered from Selectron on Friday, arriving soon.
EMG 85 bought to replace 81 in Bridge position.
EMG 81 being moved from Bridge to Neck position. ('60' now spare. Body Mounted)
EMG 3 way switch bought, second battery to mod to 18v power, wiring and pots all ready to replace Ibanez wiring harness.
EMG Tone control replacing Ibanez/Dimarzio Kill Switch.

Photo's when it's all done.

imalrightjack

Link to the item, @Alnico ?

Alnico

Sure, no problem.....

Click HERE

Alnico

It's all going into THIS.

I got it a few weeks ago, they're discontinued now.

imalrightjack

Thank you, @Alnico ;