testing

I have been moonlighting over at Antique Radio Forums. I have been interested in testing power tubes. I've been using a lot of JJ tubes and bought a bunch that were supposedly matched from tube depot only to have a local guy near here with a old tester to tell me that they were not matched...

(If you don't want all the background, skip ahead to the TL;DR.) I pulled the trigger on a used Fender Kingman V2 ABG. I'd been gassing for a while on getting one of these, as I wanted a short scale ABG, to match my shorty Jaguar. (Don't bother telling me I don't need an ABG, I have one that I...

still more work tone done

Testing out the MiPro

testing IEMs

I'm in the beginning stages of building a 'Frankenbass' from parts I have laying around, including a pair of Basslines active pickups. Before I go too far, how would I check that the pickups are good? What I was thinking was to connect a 9v battery to the wires and check the output. But, being...

I think the tone pot on my American Standard P-bass is not right. How do I test the output?

I’m going to be using octave and chorus pedals for a gig next weekend, so I set up the entire chain with my tuner last night. While playing, I realized I was getting substantial tone suck. Careful troubleshooting (I’m an electronics tech and structured cabling designer) narrowed it down to my...

I am currently trying out bows to replace my Dürrschmidt bow I’ve had ever since I started playing. I’ve been there once before but never got around to actually buying a new one. Since I was totally amazed by them last I tried, I am having 4 different Prochownik bows at the moment (ranging...

This is a test... BnB

What Ohm setting on this multimeter would you use to test bass pickups? If it's a pickup with just two wires (say black and white for example) I can get a reading off some pickups but not others no matter what the setting is. Next Question:- A pickup that has four wires:- how do you test...

I received my KZ ZS5 quad driver updates a week ago and I've used them at home and had two practices with them. I was impressed ( and still am ) with the KZ ZS dual driver model.. For $20 you can't beat them........ that is unless you buy the ZS5s. The ZS is a bit boomy in the bass. No...

I have a good quality multi-meter. I have some pickups I want to test for DC resistance and anything else that you're supposed to do when you test a pickup. Not an electronics whiz. What setting on the meter should I be on? Please tell me the general procedure for pickup tests of any kind...

How do you usually try basses if you want to buy one? If you buy it in a store, it's pretty simple: just plug a few in the same amp. But what about used ones? People have very different gear. Some don't provide gear to plug in at all. It seems to me that the gear has so much influence on the...

When auditioning a new bass design, does anyone feel it's important to use an amp/cab combo that's neutral in sound or popular for the basses intended genre? Do you have suggestions on what you'd use as a sort of "reference" rig? A B|Amp paired with a HDN212 has been suggested to me by one...

I have several different pickups I want to try out on a P-Bass. To make a decision, I plan on installing one set, compare the results to my other Basses, then swap in another set of pickups. Might involve a few go-rounds on each set. Any advice on avoiding a complete disassembly/reassembly...

Hi TB, Looking for recommendations on how to properly test a second hand amp head and cab. I want to build myself kind of a checklist, as exhaustive as possible. I'd like to avoid a "Ohh-I-Should-Have-Checked-That-Before-Sealing-The-Deal" moment... ;-) Thanks, JS

Hi Guys, So there's this trick for determining the electric phase or polarity of your PUP, right? You attach the voltmeter to the lead wires and place a metal object (screwdriver) on the top of a pole piece and if the momentary volt reading is +, your red voltmeter probe is attached to the +...

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Recently I sold a Squier Bass VI. Had to meet the buyer halfway from our homes. It was getting dark and rainy. I took the bass out of my car's trunk and handed it to him and in no time the guy is noodling way up on the neck. He pulls a heavy bluesy, One-and-a-half-steppy bend on the G string...

Hi, I'm looking for some help testing a Ernie Ball Musicman pickup. It's a triple coil with 4 conductors - red, green, black, white, and a shielded wire. I have a multimeter but don't know what combination of wires I should be using and also don't have a Bass with a preamp to try and wire it up...

Space funk! Trying out Reaper recording program

Check out a lil demo with my first attemp using Reaper recording program! Hope ya enjoy!

Well, I finally got around to buying drivers and the 'cheap but good' crossover components. It's all assembled, wired up and ready to go. All I need is a cable with a speakon end or an adaptor. I'm kind of scared, fearful I guess, to try it. A little scared that if I made a mistake I'll blow up...