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Happy 2014 to all!

Today I received my 2nd Dillion DMB7504 4-string electric bass, Sunburst finish. It's a beautiful bass 'cause it's a Mosrite "clone", possibly made by Aria and has Mosrite influence not only in its shape but the Wilson Bros. new "The Ventures model" instruments share some of the same similarities.

The person I bought it from wanted a Mosrite look so he replaced the original knobs with 2 "M" knobs for volume and another brand for tone. He also added a Fender Precision bass pickup chromed cover for the bridge pickup. I removed the pickup cover and I want to replace the "M" knobs for the originals or as close to them as I can find.

I want to know something about the "M" knobs so that I can sell them with the proper info which I have none of. Based on the 3 photos below, are they connected to Mosrite or are they just knockoffs? They are made of "heavy" metal as I found out when I dropped one onto a wooden floor. Each knob weighs 0.0.6 oz. They seem to be of "high" quality.

I'll appreciate all of the info to help me list it properly on the ol' bay and here as well. Sorry 'bout photo #3 as the chromed knob surface was too reflective for the camera to focus properly.

Those are Japanese Mosrite knobs.

Bob Shade wrote:Those are Japanese Mosrite knobs.

Thanks for the info, Bob. Have you any idea how much I could ask for them? Can you give me a lead to a source that might have photos of the instrument(s) featuring them?

Not sure what the Japanese knobs go for but the USA M knobs are fetching about 75 to 100 per set. The Japanese are not exact. The skirt on the bottom is not as wide as the originals.

Those are Kurokumo knobs, to be specific.

Thank you all, I'm glad to have a respected manufacturer's name so I think I'll offer them for $30-$50/pair. They're nice looking knobs and are well built.