Gibson Witch Hat knobs - love them or hate them?

[gggguitar]

I have these on my 1973 Les Paul Custom. I can grip the rim of the knob with my pinky just as well as a speed knob. I have it setup so the knobs are raised up slightly from the front of the guitar to facilitate this.

I find that the witch hat knobs have a nice texture to them so you can do the side-pinky move pretty easily.

Apologies for straying away from the topic but I just thought I'd share a neat little trick here that might be interesting to some.

I had a hard time with top hat knobs which have no texture at all. I went to the plumbing section of my local hardware store and bought some rubber O-rings which cost 10 cents each I think. Works like a charm!

The very closeup picture here makes them look really big but in reality they are not very noticeable.

[pingu]

ibanez nailed it
sure grip knobs

[pingu]

I’m with Barney
I use chickenhead knobs on
my main guitar

one less problem to worry about ....
and I need all the help i can get

[Jabberwocky]

They are appropriate for that period and go with the 69-70s look. I find them oddly charming on a 70s Norlins Gibson. Somewhat like bell-bottoms and platform shoes.

My own weakness are those ES-250 knobs and nearly unobtainable ES-150 Flower Tops, especially in Oxblood.