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How to install new knobs on your bass guitar

BBG Tech Max is back with another how-to video. After installing a new preamp in a previous video, Max shows us how to properly outfit it with great looking and well-fitting knobs.

Quick Tips and Tricks

  • How to fix a loose fitting knob
  • Aligning concentric knobs correctly
  • Grinding down potentiometers to adjust height

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5 thoughts on “How to install new knobs on your bass guitar”

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    • Yes you will need to turn the knobs (tuners) and use your ears if you are not using an electronic tuner. You will also need to have some sort of tuinng reference point. You can do a search for online guitar tuners or use You Tube to find a video on tuinng and some reference tones. But here is how you do it. It’s best to start by tuinng the 6th string to the pitch of E with some type of tuner like a tuinng fork, pitch pipes, piano or an electronic tuner. The low E string is another name for the 6th string. Once you’ve got that done, you press you index finger of left hand on the low E string between the 4th and 5th frets without touching any other strings, pick that string and hold the note. While allowing that note to play pick the open 5th string and let that note hold also. While both notes are being allowed to be heard adjust the tension of the 5th string until the pitches of both strings match exactly. You may have to do this a number of times until the desired pitch is attained.Once you have the 6th and 5th string tuned repeat the process with the 5th 4th string, then with the 4th 3rd String.Now the tuinng process changes alittle when you get to the 3rd 2nd strings. The only difference is you need to press between the 3rd and 4th frets of the 3rd string, then pick the 3rd the opened 2nd string to tune. Then for the 2nd 1st string the process goes back to the 5th fret 2nd string open 1st string. Now if you have an electronic tuner your tune each string to match these pitches:6th string = E5th string = A4th string = D3rd string = G2nd string = B1st string = EHope this helps

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