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Old June 23rd, 2012, 04:13 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Do you like flat top knobs or domed?
Help!! I seem to have a thing for flat top knobs on a traditional tele layout. I agree that the domed knobs make flicking the switch a little easier but flat ones just look so great to me. Here are three of my teles with flat tops. It's a trivial question but are you a dome person or a fool for flat tops?

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Old June 23rd, 2012, 04:16 AM   #2 (permalink)
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I agree that the domed knobs make flicking the switch a little easier
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Old June 23rd, 2012, 04:30 AM   #3 (permalink)
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Yeah, make up your own jokes at the back there!!
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Old June 23rd, 2012, 06:44 AM   #4 (permalink)
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More importantly, which sound better? :D
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Old June 23rd, 2012, 06:47 AM   #5 (permalink)
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Old June 23rd, 2012, 07:01 AM   #6 (permalink)
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Flat tops add a lot of voodoo to your tone - didn't you know? :)
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Old June 23rd, 2012, 10:45 AM   #7 (permalink)
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Old June 23rd, 2012, 10:50 AM   #8 (permalink)
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I actually have Strat knobs on my Tele.
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Old June 23rd, 2012, 11:18 AM   #9 (permalink)
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I like the look of the domed...
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Old June 23rd, 2012, 11:40 AM   #10 (permalink)
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My most recent kick is Stylemaster knobs.



Not so austere looking as the modern flats (of which I have many).

I like the crisp, heavily knurled knobs Bill Callaham makes.

I like the basic Fender dome knob but I expect in time there will be slavish inexpensive overseas copies of them - I don't want to get lost in that stampede.

I bought some of those monster aluminum knobs from Dale Clark and I loved them for 6 months but they're too ostentatious - I'm not a flashy enough player to justify such a blingy knob.
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Domed. I really like the set on my JD Teles. I think it provides a better surface for volume swells.
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Old June 23rd, 2012, 11:59 AM   #12 (permalink)
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Ha T-ray niceflat top!
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Old June 23rd, 2012, 12:50 PM   #13 (permalink)
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i like both as long as they are callihams
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Old June 23rd, 2012, 01:14 PM   #14 (permalink)
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Whatever's accurate I guess... domed on my 52.
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Old June 23rd, 2012, 01:16 PM   #15 (permalink)
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I like domed knobs.
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Old June 23rd, 2012, 01:33 PM   #16 (permalink)
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Chrome domes for me, but that's mainly to honor my brother's head.
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Old June 23rd, 2012, 01:58 PM   #17 (permalink)
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I like domes on a 52, and flat on my 68,69.
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Old June 23rd, 2012, 02:02 PM   #18 (permalink)
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i like both as long as they are callihams
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Domed all the way!
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Old June 23rd, 2012, 03:42 PM   #20 (permalink)
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Seems like domes are the favourite so far (like anyone really cares as long as they work)!
No flat top lovers out there? Am I alone.... :(
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