Bass Pedal Repair

[artb]

I picked up two broken bass pedals in hopes of eventually fixing them. Came to find out that my friend's bass needs a little work. So my questions are: what can I use to as a replacement for a bass for testing and what are some good books on the subject of electronics in muscial equipment? I'm currently reading Music Engineering. The pedals in question are MXR Bass DI+ and a Digitech Turbo Flange Stereo Flanger.

Thanks,
Art

 

[Enzo]

There is nothing special about the signal. You might want an actual bass for fine tuning of tonal mods or something, but just to make them work, use anything. A guitar works, but on my bench, I just run a line out from the bench stereo. The local radio station's music works well enough and it doesn't require my fingers.