A pair of lathe turned, billet stock, replica "Top Hat" Volume/Tone control knobs.
Faithful to the specification used on Sir Brian May's original Red Special, these rugged, solid aluminium knobs with red indicator dots feature 6mm centre holes and are designed to fit modern, metric sized potentiometer shafts.
With extended use they will take on a distinctive, aged ‘’gun metal gray’’ patina.
These knobs are factory fitted to all post-2017 BMG Special models.
The knobs were safely packed, and quickly shipped to the US. They were perfect, and perfectly completed the look of my Red Special.Phenomenal service and customer experience. Cheers!
Item quality is very nice. Fast shipping. Happy with purchase.
All perfect. The ONLY bad thing is the Brexit — I had to pay 30 percent import fees! Crazy... I'll never buy again from England.
Response:
This 30% figure includes standard rate local VAT (22% IVA for Italy) which all EU customers are required to pay on goods imported from *anywhere* in the world, not just the United Kingdom.Accordingly, please note that we do not charge UK sales tax on international deliveries, so customers receive a 20% discount from Brian May Guitars.
I was so lucky to find these. It really completes the purchase. It’s looking super sharp, shipped very quickly. Very competitive, can’t ask for more.
Overall happy with the knobs, as they look so cool and really add to the Brian vibe. Only disappointment was that one of the knobs was missing the little grub screw. Fortunately I was able to re-use one from the knobs I was removing; it’s not an exact match and, as it’s slightly longer, it protrudes out slightly. I was surprised by this basic lack of quality control - especially as the knobs are not cheap!But, as I said, they look great and I’m pleased with them.
The knobs fit and look great on my Burns Red Special!
Perfect knobs to complete my replica's look. Nice and lightweight, and good grip for control.
They fit my CTS pots perfectly and there is no better way then giving any guitar a little Red Special imho
Great service, very prompt. Excellent quality parts, recommended.
Excellent product
I ordered these without a plan because they're so pretty. One of these days I'm going to have to build a Red Special to use them on. In the meantime, they're on my desk looking beautiful.
Replaced the knobs on my Burns BM guitar and love how they fit.
Nice quality, perfect fit
The knobs were shipped promptly to me (I live in the US) and I am happy with them. They fit great and do the job. The old ones had no position indicator. Not much you can say about guitar knobs!
The control knobs are of the very highest quality. Extremely professional. You get what you are paying for with this. The service went without any issues. The only thing that I can say that there is an issue with is the shipping price. It seems a bit high. There are other products that I would love to buy, but the shipping price is stopping me from the purchase. I decided to treat myself to the control knobs and not worry about it this time as I feel like I have a piece of something from an iconic guitar player/artist/musician/virtuoso/etc. Thank you to Brian and the staff.
Réplique fidčle de l'original.
I love these knobs. All of my guitars have them. Brian May not only rocks at pretty much everything, but he has great taste in the aesthetics of a guitar.
The product was out of stock on the website so I entered my email for any updates. Within two days the item was available and I ordered it. The knobs arrived very quickly and now fitted to my old (2015) BMG Special. What a difference in look, and much better control! They fitted better than the original chrome plated ones which were slightly awkward to rotate quickly. Thank you for making these available.
Fitted perfectly on my Burns model. Really improved the overall look of the guitar.
Lovely quality control knobs that look and feel better than the originals supplied with my 2015 model guitar. A tad on the expansive side but I expect these are produced in smaller quantities than more 'mainstream' controls. Delivery and communication from BMG was fast and efficient. Thanks
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