Hi guys,
I've been searching for good looking knobs for the Yocto for a few months now, and I have found some interesting stuff, but nothing ideal. I was wondering if anyone else had been searching for knobs, or had bought something for their Yocto.
Here's what I found so far :
For the Tempo and master Volume knob, I bought these, which I actually like in combination with the 2 selector knobs that came with the kit : http://www.banzaimusic.com/Skinny-Pointer-Black.html
The biggest problem is finding nice knobs for all the instrument controls. I tried the skinny pointer I mentioned above, in orange, but it doesn't look right. Right now I'm probably going to buy Davies 1900H clones from Thonk (the black ones, and the dark grey ones for the middle row) http://www.thonk.co.uk/shop/knobs-davie ... one-metal/
Another option is to get something like this, and color the white tab orange for the middle row (for example) : http://www.conrad.com/ce/en/product/562 ... CK-6MM-USA
Another option, which would be very nice but also difficult to get and very expensive, is to find some Boss pedal style knobs, like these : http://www.tdpri.com/forum/attachments/ ... -knobs-jpg
The Knob Quest!
Hi ElSchtroumpf,
Yes I have gone that way aswell, only so far I haven't quite found what I was looking for. Plenty of Chinese suppliers, but still. I'm kinda looking for the smaller versions of the original 808 tempo and volumeknobs.
I like your links to the banzai and Tonk knobs. Mmmm
Yes I have gone that way aswell, only so far I haven't quite found what I was looking for. Plenty of Chinese suppliers, but still. I'm kinda looking for the smaller versions of the original 808 tempo and volumeknobs.
I like your links to the banzai and Tonk knobs. Mmmm
For the tempo knob I tried this one : http://www.banzaimusic.com/Sun-Dial-Knob.html
but it's too small to have the same look as the original. But there's not much freedom there since the print for the tempo ring has a much smaller diameter than the 808. Then again, you could just use a bigger knob and not worry about it covering the print!
A fellow Yoctoer mentioned these as an option for the instrument knobs : http://www.banzaimusic.com/Mighty-knob-Red.html
They exist in orange as well, but then you'd have to make a custom order, or get them in China (or from another vendor)
Another option I considered :
http://www.conrad.be/ce/nl/product/7079 ... egory&rb=1
but it's too small to have the same look as the original. But there's not much freedom there since the print for the tempo ring has a much smaller diameter than the 808. Then again, you could just use a bigger knob and not worry about it covering the print!
A fellow Yoctoer mentioned these as an option for the instrument knobs : http://www.banzaimusic.com/Mighty-knob-Red.html
They exist in orange as well, but then you'd have to make a custom order, or get them in China (or from another vendor)
Another option I considered :
http://www.conrad.be/ce/nl/product/7079 ... egory&rb=1
I used the sifam parts on my MB808, they have the right cap colors, effegee used those knobs on his. The Yocto is a fair bit smaller than the MB808 so I'll probably use the same knobs but half the height.
In fact, my inventory is low right now so it may be time for a bulk/group order.
In fact, my inventory is low right now so it may be time for a bulk/group order.
I just found this now (After looking for a similar post yesterday) and made this post viewtopic.php?f=16&t=811
Just wondering how everyone got on and what you decided on/discovered?
Just wondering how everyone got on and what you decided on/discovered?