pots aren`t sitting right

[strawbfan]

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

[wokkaboy]

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

[gavinturner]

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!!

cheers,
Gav.

[WeirdBits]

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.

http://www.buildyourownguitar.com.au/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=17587&d=1488123848

[strawbfan]

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

[strawbfan]

thank you for the reply