Hartke 4.5xl high-speaker blown?

krstko · #1 12-16-2011, 09:43 AM

Hi!
I was practicing with my Hartke half stack and suddenly a really high tone came out of my bass (no idea why). It was so loud it made my ears hurt and really high. I turned my amp off after few seconds. I took my second bass and with it everything was normal, except I felt like I have lost my treble. Is it possible that I blew my high-speaker or is this no-treble sound just in my head?

will33 · #2 12-16-2011, 10:06 AM

Without playing, turn the amp up and crank the upper mids and treble way up. Should hear at least a little hiss coming from the HF driver.

murphy · #3 12-16-2011, 05:32 PM

Yeah, i toured one that had its' little speaker blown.

krstko · #4 12-17-2011, 01:42 AM

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Originally Posted by will33

Without playing, turn the amp up and crank the upper mids and treble way up. Should hear at least a little hiss coming from the HF driver.

ok, I'll try that ..and if I don't hear anything I'll just get a new one

MuzikMan · #5 12-17-2011, 05:52 AM

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Originally Posted by krstko

ok, I'll try that ..and if I don't hear anything I'll just get a new one

I'm not sure but I would think that if you hear nothing then it isn't the speaker, it is the crossover or a bad connection. A bad speaker will still make horrible noises AFAIK.

krstko · #6 12-17-2011, 07:31 AM

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Originally Posted by MuzikMan

I'm not sure but I would think that if you hear nothing then it isn't the speaker, it is the crossover or a bad connection. A bad speaker will still make horrible noises AFAIK.

I don't think just a loud tone that last for few seconds would blow a crosscover or melt the wires