I'm planning are working more on my strats and maybe building a strat. Which multimeters are appropriate for this work and what functions does it need to have?

thanks

Impedance mostly. Quality is better than bells and whistles.

How to buy a multimeter

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Just think of how awesome a guitar player you could have been by now if you had only spent the last 10 years practicing instead of obsessing over pickups and roasted maple necks.

for me, fluke makes the best multimeters.good luck!

fluke 117 good for guitars, amps and just about any other electronic or electrical measurement you will ever take. it has capasitence and other functions.

Do you mean resistance / resistor ?

FLUKE!!!

FLUKE meters are no longer made in the USA. They are made in China. Extech makes a better meter for the money.

I've used a Fluke multimeter on automobile electrical/computer work and they can run around $100.00. As long as you have a meter with basic functions it will be accurate enough. Guitar wiring circuits are not extremely fine. I will probably get some disagreements on this but I'm using a $20.00 Radio Shack meter & it's all that's needed.

Your right, a $20.00 meter is all you need for working on guitars.

Here's an example of an under $20 multimeter that would be more than adequate for your needs:

http://www.adafruit.com/products/71

If you follow the link you'll notice that the company (Adafruit) selling this DMM has a tutorial describing how to use multimeters.

FWIW, I've purchased numerous products from Adafruit and have been pleased with their service (including time-to-ship).

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