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    pots aren`t sitting right

    Hi I bought the RC4 bass kit,got it all stained lacquered and buff out,neck glued on.I was attaching the pots to the pickguard ,just to see how they would sit,they aren`t sitting flush.There is a little metal nub sticking up on the pot,does it need to be filed off?Or is there a trick to get it to sit flush?I will attach a picture
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    Hi Strawbfan, welcome to the forum.
    The nibs on the pots are to stop them rotating, so you either have to drill a corresponding hole in the pickguard or file it off
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    Quote Originally Posted by wokkaboy View Post
    Hi Strawbfan, welcome to the forum.
    The nibs on the pots are to stop them rotating, so you either have to drill a corresponding hole in the pickguard or file it off
    They snap off quite easily with a pair of pliers. Just rip em off!!

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    Yep, pliers and bend them down, they'll either bend or just snap off. If you look at the lower right push/pull pot in this pic you can see I've bent the tab down.

    Scott.

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    Quote Originally Posted by wokkaboy View Post
    Hi Strawbfan, welcome to the forum.
    The nibs on the pots are to stop them rotating, so you either have to drill a corresponding hole in the pickguard or file it off
    thank you I will try that.Mark

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    thank you for the reply

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