Gibson Top Hat Knobs - 4 Pack, Black

Perfect fit on my 2016 Gibson Les Paul Studio Faded. I didn't like the original speed knobs because they were too big and clunky-feeling. I was skeptical about these knobs after reading some reviews about poor quality, but I think they're very high quality. The finish is perfect on them: No seams, scratches, chips, etc. I don't know what more someone could expect quality-wise. They also sit much closer to the body than the old speed knobs, so it's a cleaner look. I truly can't imagine why anyone would have any problem with these whatsoever if they're ordering for a USA-made Gibson. I don't think these will fit so well on an Epiphone though.

Standard tight fitting Gibson knobs. Look just how I wanted.

What else can you ask for. Top hat knobs crack. Especially if you play with vigor. Here is a fine set of replacements. Official Gibson no less. Yeah you can get Chinese knock-offs for less.. but Gibson is Gibson.

The material seems cheap, I am worried that any tiny little thing is going to scratch or mar the knobs, or heaven forbid, something might hit them the wrong way and they may just shatter. However, the acrylic is perfectly clear, the numbers are easily legible, and the grip is good, so cheap feeling is a relatively minor gripe. My biggest complaint is that the knurling on the inside of the knob doesn't seem to match the knurling on any potentiometer anywhere, so it's extremely difficult to get them ON to begin with. As much as I was terrified of cracking and breaking them getting them on, I couldn't get them flat and flush without taking a rubber mallet to the tops, which also made me worry about damaging the equally-expensive pots they were mounting to. And that creates the new problem of "I have no idea how I'm going to get them back off if I ever need to because they're stuck on so tight." That hasn't stopped me from putting them on in place of the weird rippled barrels that came on my SG, and in place of the even more awful Fender-style top hats on my Telecaster thinline. I'm just glad that they don't say "volume" and "tone" on them. I'm not a huge fan of labeling something that's obvious, because to me it just looks tacky. I've bought several sets of these already and probably will end up buying more eventually, so I guess that's a good testimonial. But they are also the only game in town for this look, so it is what it is.

Nice! On a black guitar body they melt into the look and have a nice ergonomic feel. Love these over my old hats.

Probably more than just fine, but I didn't pay enough attention and these aren't like the originals, which weren't all black. That said, these may actually look better on my black guitar, but I had meant to get something more like the original. Great knobs otherwise.

I personally prefer this knobs rather than the stock flat knobs featured in Gibson Les Paul's. I believe this knobs are more comfortable and will give you better grip while manipulating your tone. It can be a mater of taste; however, I deeply recommend them.

For some reason, my Les Paul Special came with broken knobs. I bought these to replace them and they look just like the originals! Not a bad purchase.