Having a cable tester is a must have if you're a serious pedal user. You need a reliable way to make sure your cables are passing signal in all the right ways quickly and definitively.

The downside to cable testers is that the cable typically has to be removed from your pedalboard entirely before you can test it.

I wonder if there is a tool out there that can allow easy testing of cables without removing them from your pedalboard?

00:00 Intro
00:46 Imagine this scenario
1:08 Instead of a cable tester, get a multimeter!
01:27 Make sure you have continuity
02:05 How to test a cable with a multimeter
03:58 Conclusion. Don't worry cable testers are still good.