Vintage correct knob positioning

[painted wood]

The words volume and tone should read parallel to the strings when they are all the way on right?  Has anyone seen an old JM that would have shown this?  any pics?  I think they move over the years at least one hour positioning clockwise.

I am putting them on and would like to know if I should have them read perfectly parallel? I think so, but maybe I should turn them a little more clockwise. thanks

[sookwinder]

I always assumed with any fender guitar/bass that when you look down at the knobs while wearing the guitar, you imagine a point directly where the knob is closest to you and that is where the 10 should be when set to loudest.

[RumorsOFsurF]

I've never paid that much attention, honestly.  My Strat is the only guitar I have that hasn't had the knobs off of it.  My Jazzmaster has witch hats that I installed.  I would guess that Sookwinder is correct, though.

[berlinbetty]

I always assumed with any fender guitar/bass that when you look down at the knobs while wearing the guitar, you imagine a point directly where the knob is closest to you and that is where the 10 should be when set to loudest.

+1  I always have the number 10 pointing towards me when the knobs are all the way up.  It's totally a matter of preference, but it would be interesting to know if the Fender factory had a guideline for putting knobs on...

[painted wood]

okay, we're all on the same page.  I finally found a set of original knobs to restore my '61.  I had reissue strat knobs on there that had to go.