Alembic Guitars Club

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Title: Case of the "Grey Nobs"
Post by: Quasar1 on April 18, 2025, 04:57:50 AM

Beautiful bass

Nobs , I don't know  ???

 https://jp.mercari.com/item/m82222163875

Title: Re: Case of the "Grey Nobs"
Post by: gearhed289 on April 18, 2025, 08:31:42 AM

What the? 3D printed perhaps? Beautiful Distillate.

Title: Re: Case of the "Grey Nobs"
Post by: lbpesq on April 18, 2025, 08:34:21 AM

Fugly knobs!

Bill, tgo

Title: Re: Case of the "Grey Nobs"
Post by: edwardofhuncote on April 18, 2025, 09:35:59 AM

I think they are legitimate Raytheon knobs, but I don't care for the aesthetic of grey on an Alembic. Yeah, that Distillate is sweet. I bet it takes the small shaft ones. Mine did anyway.

Title: Re: Case of the "Grey Nobs"
Post by: hammer on April 20, 2025, 08:28:51 AM

There are some things that just seem or look “out of place.” Roger Clemens and Wades Boggs in Yankees uniforms, Ted Williams winning the triple crown but not being voted MVP, a friend of mine blending Tracy Chapman’s “Fast Car” with Irish folk music at a recent gig. And this is another fine example.

Title: Re: Case of the "Grey Nobs"
Post by: edwardofhuncote on April 20, 2025, 09:14:39 AM

I thought it would have been a great April Fool's prank for Mica... (remember those...?) Alembic Guitars has now made the change after 50 years to these spiffy touch-of-grey Raytheon hat knobs... get used to them, because they are here to stay!


In case any of y'all wanna' go knob-shopppin'; https://www.surplussales.com/categories/2924-raytheon-national-knobs/ (https://www.surplussales.com/categories/2924-raytheon-national-knobs/)

Title: Re: Case of the "Grey Nobs"
Post by: garyhead on April 20, 2025, 09:30:09 AM

Love me the Crank Knobs!

Title: Re: Case of the "Grey Nobs"
Post by: BeenDown139 on April 20, 2025, 11:11:38 AM

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Love me the Crank Knobs!
tryin to imagine the SII sporting 9 of those babies.  strangely enuff, i didn't see any with gold foil pointers  ::)

Title: Re: Case of the "Grey Nobs"
Post by: jazzyvee on April 20, 2025, 12:33:31 PM

I think the touch of grey knobs would look fine on some of the greyish buckeye burl basses.

Title: Re: Case of the "Grey Nobs"
Post by: edwardofhuncote on April 20, 2025, 02:09:57 PM

Quote from: jazzyvee on April 20, 2025, 12:33:31 PM

I think the touch of grey knobs would look fine on some of the greyish buckeye burl basses.

I could see that. It might also work in a situation with the pickups also cast in grey epoxy.