[Steve DeRosa]

Originally Posted by bayoubengal

Would this Stealth Control Kit work with the DeArmonds? I like the idea of the thumb wheels underneath the pickguard instead of control knobs on my 1945 Epiphone Triumph. Any insights would be appreciated!

https://www.archtop.com/ac_access.html#anchor46193451

It would work, but for the authentic late Big-Band/early Bop-era look you want the lucite volume control mounted in the pickguard - and if you're (justifiably) apprehensive about drilling into a vintage original there are accurate replicas available:

https://www.archtop.com/ac_access.html#anchor46199418 (scroll down for Epiphone - third one in the line should be what you're after)

- and if you want to go the whole nine yards there's also a period-correct screw-on connector cable (or the slightly less-accurate 1/8" to 1/4" NOS from the '60s/70s):

https://www.archtop.com/ac_access.html#anchor46187191