Knob and Bushing Puller

One of the best tools ever produced, really! Made pulling out bushing studs glued hard into the body of a Les Paul Custom a breeze! Lack of an additional washer for larger calibre screws is a small nuisance, but can be easily remedied by visiting a local DIY store. Other than that, this is what you need - no point in torturing yourself and risking a dinged finish the old fashioned way. And the delivery via DHL was blazing fast, especially since it was international! Cheers StewMac!

After shearing the original zinc stud off trying the put a screw in upside down and screw the stud back in until the bushing pushes itself out method - I bought this... Got a nut on the broken stud, got this tool around it, pulled the bushing right out! very strong, buy it!

I was hesitant to throw down this many dollars for what looks like a very simple tool (the photos are less than impressive and don't do this tool justice). After wasting a number of hours trying to build my own and marring the top of my les Paul build, attempting to remove the bridge and tailpiece bushings, I coughed up the money and ordered the knob and bushing puller. It arrived two days later, I opened the package, put it together and had all four bushings out in 5 minutes!!! Wow, what a great tool, it's worth every penny! Way to go Stew-Mac, you've amazed me again!! My Favorite Company!!

its better than the old one!

Refurbishing my 69 LP with new bridge and needed to remove old post..........no sweat with this gadget....Thank You Stew Mac !

After struggling for a while with what should be an easy and straight-forward task, I finally bought one. Saves time and works well. Could be a tad cheaper perhaps.

A parts list would be nice so I know if something was missing, or what. I found a 1/4" large washer and a 3/16" large washer that fit inside the square tube. I like my old stud puller for 8mm, and 5/16 a bit better, but this does it all, and unless I am cramped for space will use this. Not sure if I would trust this on guitars with soft easily dented woods without a flat base plate under this. It is still darn cool! Usually I can pry most knobs off with my fingers, but it can get painful with those skirted Gibson top hat witch hat knobs, and even speed knobs.

Great little tool. Pricey? How much is your time worth, what if you damage the pickguard or finish, or break the knob trying to remove it with a prying tool? I recently used it while replacing some electronics and pick ups, well worth it. It is a little thick to put under the knobs, but unless your knobs are right on the surface it should work just fine. After years of using screwdrivers and blades I am sold on this tool.

This is an awesome tool. Arrived quicker than some goods posted here in the UK. Well packaged, easy to use instructions. The tool in question is very well made and should give years of reliable service. Thanks to Stewmac for a fabulous service. Safe to say I will be ordering more items in the near future.

The Schatten Design knob and bushing puller has been worth every cent I paid for it. I've been using it since the time StewMac started selling them.

At first when I saw the price, I gulped and almost didn't buy one. They are (short-term) expensive on the surface.

But, good tools are almost always worth their price. A good tool is good because it works and is smartly designed and well made. My puller has pulled countless knobs (I'm a tech and a gear nut) and countless studs and bushings (even the little tuner bushings from old 9mm setups).

It has worked well, it has worked every time, and has NEVER destroyed a knob or hurt a guitar. I do put a thin cotton cloth around the edges when I pull a knob or stud on an expensive guitar "just in case", but the foamy black ring on the clear tube tends to do its job very well. In most cases, just being gentle with the setup is enough.

Buy one, even if you're only replacing one set of knobs on your favorite guitar. My old methods of strings, laces, and t-shirts were always too scary to do and often broke old knobs.