Knobs glued on?
Knobs glued on?
I have no idea whether ESP are "stupid". I do know that some companies do glue their knobs on, because I've come across guitars like this (at the lower end of the market, admittedly). I also know that these knobs will not move without risking damage to the knobs and/or the pots. Absolutely no movement whatsoever using fingers or other implements.
Once again you're posting solutions to removing the knobs of a STRAT which is a completely different proposition. I've been replacing knobs and pots on my guitars for years and I'm well versed in the skills and tricks people use when retrofitting and customising their instruments. It has nothing to do with strength. Forcing them off will break the pots. I've seen it before.
It helps to know that someone has done the job (if true), which was what my initial post requested. Doesn't help my situation, unfortunately. I could take a gamble on the Stewmac device but I may still end up wrecking my guitar. Thanks for the link, anyway.
I might get a luthier to do the job instead.
Not glued on, unless a previous owner did something stupid.
The easy, cheap way to do it:
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