Prs se custom 24 2019 tone knob not seated properly.

[Chris50]

https://flic.kr/ps/3XaFib

Hello,

First time buyer of a PRS here. Aside from a bit of glue around nut the finish looks pretty good.

Unfortunately though the tone knob is way too high off the body, probably about 3cm, this is without the coil split engaged.

Is this an easy fix or should I be returning the guitar back to the shop to be fixed.

Not sure if the photo links will work below.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/193700901@N06/shares/3U7jE6

https://flic.kr/ps/3XaFib

 

[toothace]

Unfortunately though the tone knob is way too high off the body, probably about 3mm

Fixed it for ya. 3cm is just shy of an inch and a quarter...

What's the height of the volume knob?

 

[aphantomvaper]

IDK, looks about right for an SE.

 

[SinSir]

IDK, looks about right for an SE.

I'm still trying to figure out what's wrong with it? lol

OP it looks good to me.

 

[Davey]

I don't think that looks too bad, but having said that, I am total OCD about gaps.
I put a set of these on a Epi I have and they solved the gap issue on mine.
I think the SE's are coarse spline IIRC...

https://reverb.com/item/37373880-bl...-of-4-recessed-18-coarse-spline-metric-import

 

[Chris50]

I did notice that most of the other custom se guitars had the tone and volume knobs flush with the guitar body.

I liked the neck and finish of this one which is why I bought it.

Probably an ocd thing now but the gap bothers me now

Is there a way to lower the tone stem into the body to reduce the gap?

 

[alantig]

Is there a way to lower the tone stem into the body to reduce the gap?

Yes - but you’ll have to go into the control cavity. There are two nuts on the shaft of the pot. One outside under the knob, one inside against the underside of the top. Pull the knob off, take off the outside nut. Pull the pot and turn the nut so it moves away from the pot. That’ll shorten the exterior part of the shaft. Put it all back together, adjust again if needed/desired.

 

[Chris50]

Great thanks.

The tone knob is a push/pull switch. Is there a technique to remove the knob without damaging the switch, or can I pull it as normal?

 

[Davey]

Sorry OP, I brought up the low profile knobs as I also have a coil split on my EPI and no room between the pot and rear cavity cover and so I had no more room for adjustment and I assumed you had already tried adjusting the pot height. My bad for assuming.

No special trick for push/pull pots. If you slightly rock the knob back and forth while gently pulling, the knob should come off easily.
I stress gently, If that doesn't work, I've seen people take a shoelace and slide under the knob to help in gently pulling up while rocking the knob back and forth.

 

[Alnus Rubra]

Yes - but you’ll have to go into the control cavity. There are two nuts on the shaft of the pot. One outside under the knob, one inside against the underside of the top. Pull the knob off, take off the outside nut. Pull the pot and turn the nut so it moves away from the pot. That’ll shorten the exterior part of the shaft. Put it all back together, adjust again if needed/desired.

No, no, no, no, no, nada, negatory, you’re not getting me like that!

 

[alantig]

No, no, no, no, no, nada, negatory, you’re not getting me like that!

That may be the only way you haven't been gotten!

 

[Alnus Rubra]

That may be the only way you haven't been gotten!

Hahaha. You’re most likely right.

 

[Draconomics]

Great thanks.

The tone knob is a push/pull switch. Is there a technique to remove the knob without damaging the switch, or can I pull it as normal?

There are knob pullers you can buy, but my low tech method was pulling it off using a piece of fabric, going under the knob and wiggling it off.

 

[Lacire]

There are knob pullers you can buy, but my low tech method was pulling it off using a piece of fabric, going under the knob and wiggling it off.

I use the fabric method too.

 

[Chris50]

Yes - but you’ll have to go into the control cavity. There are two nuts on the shaft of the pot. One outside under the knob, one inside against the underside of the top. Pull the knob off, take off the outside nut. Pull the pot and turn the nut so it moves away from the pot. That’ll shorten the exterior part of the shaft. Put it all back together, adjust again if needed/desired.

Thanks. I couldn't see a nut on the tone pot inside the cavity, just one on the outside underneath the tone knob. A put an additional metal washer on top of the existing washer that was in the cavity already. This has closed the gap of the tone knob. It's not flush but I don't that's going to be possible with the existing knobs and pot threads.

As a side note, the washer I used was rather old and not stainless steel, does this matter in the long run?

 

[Chris50]

Just replying to my own thread so I can post pictures the next time I have a question.