Smokin' Tone
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I just replaced the pots in my Greco EG59-70 with some from RS guitar works. I just wanted to comment on the procedure for those looking to replace theirs. I'm sure this has probably been covered before but I'll post it anyway.
First off the short shaft pots will work fine providing that you don't have some sort of ground plate that would increase the thickness. The nut goes on just enough but you could omit the washer on the bottom or use a thinner one to get more thread access if so desired. Also the diameter of the shaft is larger so I used a round file to ream out the wood to accommodate it. The file works well and it only takes a minute or so to enlarge the hole. A dremel tool would do but be careful.
Also the pointer holes had to be enlarged. You could get new ones if so desired. I used a dremel to open these up a bit. It didn't take much. The knobs are different size as well. I bought a pack of Gibson knobs and they fit perfectly on the new pots.
I won't comment much on the RS pots at this time since I only played about ten minutes but I will say the construction quality looked good and I like the feel they have. RS was very good to deal with.
I have attached a pic of the original Greco pot next to the RS for comparison.
First off the short shaft pots will work fine providing that you don't have some sort of ground plate that would increase the thickness. The nut goes on just enough but you could omit the washer on the bottom or use a thinner one to get more thread access if so desired. Also the diameter of the shaft is larger so I used a round file to ream out the wood to accommodate it. The file works well and it only takes a minute or so to enlarge the hole. A dremel tool would do but be careful.
Also the pointer holes had to be enlarged. You could get new ones if so desired. I used a dremel to open these up a bit. It didn't take much. The knobs are different size as well. I bought a pack of Gibson knobs and they fit perfectly on the new pots.
I won't comment much on the RS pots at this time since I only played about ten minutes but I will say the construction quality looked good and I like the feel they have. RS was very good to deal with.
I have attached a pic of the original Greco pot next to the RS for comparison.