Blown Speaker?

[redneck]

I play bass guitar in marching band at school, so I have my volume all the way up all the time. I think i might of blown the speaker from playing it like that for the past two years. What is the best way to tell if the speaker is blown?

[randyg]

Since your user name is redneck , I assume you've heard a pig pass gas in a mud puddle. Blown speakers sound a lot like that.

[billfitzmaurice]

Originally Posted by redneck

What is the best way to tell if the speaker is blown?

By the smile on his face?

If it sounds bad it may be blown, or you're just playing too loud.

[redneck]

Originally Posted by billfitzmaurice

By the smile on his face?

If it sounds bad it may be blown, or you're just playing too loud.

It does it when its quiet too.

[will33]

If it does at quiet volumes something's gone bad. Gently push in on the cone and let it spring back and listen for scraping sounds in the middle of the speaker. If you hear anything it's bad. Look also for creases in the cone and places where it's coming apart aroundnthe dustcap in the middle and where it's glued to the surround around the outer edges.

If you've been cranking it to 10 for 2 years and it's not dead it's likely dying. Need more speakers.

What kind if amp, some details might help.

[bassybill]

Originally Posted by will33

If it does at quiet volumes something's gone bad. Gently push in on the cone and let it spring back and listen for scraping sounds in the middle of the speaker. If you hear anything it's bad. Look also for creases in the cone and places where it's coming apart aroundnthe dustcap in the middle and where it's glued to the surround around the outer edges.

If you've been cranking it to 10 for 2 years and it's not dead it's likely dying. Need more speakers.

What kind if amp, some details might help.

This definitively answers the OP question, so I'm closing this to allow some folks time to review the rules here.