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Late 70's Early 80's DOD Knobs

Posted: 02 Feb 2010, 17:06
by snmavronis
I searched this forum before posting this and didn't see any info on DOD knobs. I'm looking for a source that has late 70's, early 80's type DOD effects pedal knobs. Not the newer large 1" diameter knobs. Specifically, I'm looking for the slightly smaller knobs used on the famed 70's grey 250 overdrive that I'm building a clone of. The newer re-issue yellow 250's and YJM308's use the larger 1" knobs that have a white stripe. The older ones just had a dot on the top and another dot below it on the skirt edge. I'm guessing the old vintage knobs were larger than 3/4" in diameter, maybe around 7/8"?

If I can't find those then I'm stuck with the newer large DOD or Boss style knobs, or I'll just go with something different like MXR knobs.

Re: Late 70's Early 80's DOD Knobs

Posted: 02 Feb 2010, 21:36
by snmavronis
Hmm I can't edit my original post. I just did a photo measurement and it looks like the old knobs are still 1" in diameter but have a more narrow top half than the YJM308 has for example. Sorry for the extra post to clarify.

Re: Late 70's Early 80's DOD Knobs

Posted: 03 Feb 2010, 22:02
by snmavronis
I think I found my knob here: http://www.smallbearelec.com/Detail.bok?no=739

Image

Small Bear says it's 1" in diameter and the shape looks dead on too!