Stratocaster volume knob, anyway of locking it?

Question

i only play full on! i never need to drop the volume, so was wondering if i can lock it somehow (without ruining the look etc) incase you did'nt see my original question, its because i keep hitting it with my little finger!

Answer 1

You could try putting a washer or something between the knob and the pickguard to create drag so it doesnt turn as easily. The bell shaped plastic knobs pull straight upward off the switch, although you may need something to pry it up to get it started. I used a washer with some rubber cement dried on it to make the knob drag so it doesnt turn easily. Another thing I considered was to swap the Volume control switch (potentiometer) with one of the Tone switches and just leaving the tone switch in the rear cavity and gluing the bell knob onto the pickguard to cover the hole and "look" functional.

Answer 2

You are probably right that the tremsetter is at the root of your problem. Setting up the tremsetter is a little tricky - but I can talk you through it if you want. First let me know if you plan on doing it yourself or not. It is not hard but it can be time consuming. One little secret about the tremsetter that I found is that it is easier to set up as if you are doing a fresh install that trying to just turn thumbscrews and hope for the best. I can fax you the install instructions if you wish so you will have a good idea of how the thing is supposed to work - plus you can save it for the next time - the one thing to remember with the tremsetter is that once it is set up properly you should never loosen the set screw on the shaft of the tremsetter - once that is unscrewed, you have to start all over. let me know if you have a fax number - if not maybe I can scan it and send a JPEG or something. Let me know what works best for you.

Musically Yours

Answer 3

I know one of my band members had the same problem, we just took the volume knob off and superglued it to the pickguard, didn't ruin anything, but he cant move the volume now. I know it sounds stupid but it worked for him