Our pal Izzy Maxwell makes @realfakeknobs and we are big fans. We didn't get any money for this add but we did get a set of Real Fake Knobs and we couldn't be happier. Visit www.etsy.com/s... to buy your friends and loved ones a set today! Link also in our bio.
Here's a bit of the story behind RFKs from the maker himself.
"My friend Stephen had a kinda messy apartment, and one day he found a knob (that had presumably fallen off one of his many guitars), and a magnet (an old round ceramic one-not the rare earth ones used in RFKs today). It seemed logical to him to combine the two, and affix his creation to the fridge. The next time I was visiting I saw his refrigerator had a tone control and I was delighted! He happily agreed when I asked him if I could use his idea and make more as holiday gifts for friends. Word of mouth spread quickly and soon my friends' friends wanted these ridiculous guitar knob magnets, so I started developing them as a product: a smaller, stronger magnet let the knob spin; reusable, recyclable packing replaced zip-loc bags; and Rick & Morty's Real Fake Doors joke gave it a name.
It's like a reverse existential crisis. How can so much joy come from something so... nothing?? Turning that knob on Stephen's fridge, even with the resistance from the oversized magnet, made me happy in a way that I could not easily explain. It's such a ridiculous idea! A knob that doesn't do anything?!? Absurd!! Yet in seconds I was already imagining other places to "install" the knob, laughing at each in my head then again in real life. It was like this little magnet was an invitation; giving me permission to make no sense, challenging me to find my silliest self. Then I gave one to a friend and watched them go through the same experience. Then another friend, and another; each with their own creative personality coming out. It seemed strange to call a magnet glued to a guitar knob an inspiration, yet clearly it was sparking imagination in a big way. And now I get to make and sell these ridiculous knob magnets, knowing that what I'm really making is little opportunities to feel joy. That makes me pretty happy!"
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