Hartke Model 4000 Bass Amplifier Head

2-band fixed EQ; 2-band full parametric EQ.

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Overall User Ratings

Overall:: 10 out of 10
Features:: 9 out of 10
Quality:: 10 out of 10
Value:: 9 out of 10
I Want It:: 9 out of 10
Sound:: 10 out of 10
Ease of Use:: 0 out of 10
Support:: 10 out of 10

"Great Head"

Overall:: 10 out of 10
Features:: 10 out of 10
Quality:: 10 out of 10
Value:: 10 out of 10
I Want It:: 10 out of 10
Sound:: 10 out of 10

Submitted: 8/1/2003

Style of Music: punk rock, a little metal

Feature:
Has all the tonal control you need.

Quality:
I've had it dropped, banged, carried through downpours, and it still puts on a great show at gigs. The carry handle is very conveniently placed. Road-worthy to the max.

Value:
Definately worth it's price.

Desirability:
Definately Hartke's best dynamic and parametric head. However, for only $200 you can get the extremely loud 7000 head, with tubes, and and 10-band graphic EQ. But, if your not one for the complexity of tubes and graphic equalizers, you get the bang for your buck out of the 4000. Loud, good, clean, deep tone, durable. This head is great.

Sound:
I wasn't very familiar with banwidth and frequencies that come along with the mids in this amp, but after I took some time to figure out what which frequency does what, and how much bandwith will do to the sound, I can now easily make any tone I want. You just have to learn what does what, and you can easily find any genre tone in literally seconds. As far as overall tone, fantastic, very very clean, and open sounding. Doesn't sound "cloudy" or like your sound is coming from another room like some cheap heads do. And also, very deep. I have managed to get a very deep, yet bright, twangy sound. You can literally do anything with this head.

Support:
Never had to deal with Hartke. Thier products are EXTREMELY road-worthy. Never had a problem.

Overall:
My first head, and my last, unless i get the money for the 7000, but even so, for anyone into the bar, and small venue scene, the 4000 is all you need.

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"TURN IT UP>>>>>>>>PLEASE!!!"

Overall:: 10 out of 10
Features:: 10 out of 10
Quality:: 10 out of 10
Value:: 10 out of 10
I Want It:: 8 out of 10
Sound:: 10 out of 10
Support:: 10 out of 10

User: a customer from aol.com

Submitted: 11/3/2004

Style of Music: progressive rock

Musical Experience: active musician

Location: lincoln, CA

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Feature:
Built like a tank. Detachable power cord and very well written users manual. Has clipping light as well as protect light and a varaible fan for cooling.

Quality:
Built like a tank!! Looked inside. Huge transformer, multipal printed circuit boards and power transistors are bolted to a "Chimney" cooler that the fan blows thru.

Value:
Worth every penny. A steal for the going price.

Desirability:
It's an attractive head, but it could of have been designed with a metal faceplate instead of plastic. You can't touch it's tonal control, so I guess that's where the faceplate money went.

Sound:
I have played Ampeg, Peavey and Galien Krueger. This head just does everything better. It's SO MUCH LIGHTER than my old SVT. And yes Toto, it has the same tone ability as a tube amp. I use two Hartke 15 cabinets with it and it shakes the house. Unlimited tonal capability and a "Low Bass" control that is remarkable. The toneal ability of this amp is one of its high points. 400 watts rms ain't so bad either.

Support:
Dealt with customer service on a cabinet issue. Great response. Talked to a guy named "Fritz". Great experience.

Overall:
Sastified. Not looking to buy any more equiptment.

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"For the money You will not find the power and features this has this amp is pro qaulity make sure you are ready for it"

Overall:: 10 out of 10
Features:: 8 out of 10
Quality:: 9 out of 10
Value:: 9 out of 10
I Want It:: 9 out of 10
Sound:: 9 out of 10

User: a customer from aol.com

Submitted: 1/20/2005

Style of Music: Rock

Musical Experience: Hobbyist, "Active Musician", "Recording Engineer", ")

Location: Las Vegas Nv

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Feature:
tone bandwith and ferq nobs are what bass players need it also has sub out direct out pre and post and amp out for slaveing it has it all

Quality:
solid built tuff will have no problems like a tank

Value:
best bang for the buck

Desirability:
not the best looking on stage in the dark changing settings may be a little hard black face plate and grey knobs makes it tuff to see but if you dial it in right you wont need to

Sound:
This amp is surprisingly warm sounding very tight threw four 10's also can create almost any tone

Support:
no need for it yet

Overall:
years if it breaks ill get another one

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"Fabulous"

Overall:: 10 out of 10
Features:: 10 out of 10
Quality:: 10 out of 10
Value:: 10 out of 10
I Want It:: 10 out of 10

Submitted: 1/22/2003

Style of Music: www.7daysafter.com go there to find out.

Location: Louisville, Ky

This amp has great sound. You can pull out certain frequencies with the bandwidth, shape your sound, and do so much more with this amp. Great deal for the price. Get it if you've considered it in the slightest.

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"the best"

Overall:: 10 out of 10
Features:: 10 out of 10
Quality:: 10 out of 10
Value:: 10 out of 10
I Want It:: 10 out of 10

Submitted: 12/3/2002

Style of Music: punk rock

i cant say it any better that other people who have made reviews: this amp is excellent, it has any tone imaginable, definately sounds good with the 410vx cabinets

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"Unfulfulling"

Overall:: 6 out of 10
Features:: 8 out of 10
Quality:: 6 out of 10
Value:: 6 out of 10
I Want It:: 4 out of 10

User: a customer from yahoo.com

Submitted: 12/6/2002

Style of Music: Rock

Location: Chas, SC

Something's missing and I haven't decided whether it's punch or tone. Seems to clip at a lower than expected volume. Nice features but I feel like I'm stuck with it.

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Hartke Model 4000 Bass Amplifier HeadCustomer Review

Overall:: 9 out of 10
Features:: 8 out of 10
Quality:: 8 out of 10
Value:: 10 out of 10
I Want It:: 10 out of 10

Submitted: 9/5/2002

Takes a little time to get familiar with this amp. Once you have a handle on it , it performs very well. Dbass feature adds tons of clear deep bottom. I found to my surprise that I do like the sweepable eq settings much better than the 10 band of the 3500 model. Graet amp at a great price.

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