EarCandy FAQ How to Bias your Fender Hot Rod Deluxe

[digismash]

what watt is the attenuator your using?

[omegalen]

Thank you for this. Gonna get a multimeter soon, i have this annoying buzz when i play a C# on my D string (11th fret), and around the 3rd fret of my A string.

That indicates the bias is to low, right?

[TheEarCandy]

@omegalen , it could be that, or your speaker could have cone cry. Id have to hear it to be able to tell.

[brandonlace]

are the glove you`re wearing to protect you from shock?

[TheEarCandy]

@brandonlace No, the only way to protect yourself from getting shocked is to BE VERY CAREFUL and know what you are doing. NEVER touch both of the bias probes at the same time. He is wearing the gloves to keep his finger prints out of the amp / tubes / board. Thank you for checking it out. !

[hiddenvire]

Are there any negatives to re-biasing without replacing the power tubes? I.E to experiment with tone?

[TheEarCandy]

@hiddenvire no, just be careful not to bias it past 90 because you will burn the tubes up, and running them that high in the bias will shorten the tube life.

[jonlund]

Great tutorial on biasing the HRD. saved me some money by doing it myself when I put in the new tubes(JJ's).thanks

[DarkItachi1]

Give us all your secrets!! ^^