Hartke Model 5000 Bass Amplifier Head

250 watts per side at 4 ohms.

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Overall User Ratings

Overall:: 9 out of 10
Features:: 10 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
Ease of Use:: 0 out of 10
Support:: 9 out of 10

"Whether it's warm and subtle or bright and slappy, this is the one."

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

User: a customer from AOL.COM

Submitted: 9/6/2000

Style of Music: Rock,Jazz, Pop

Location: Milwaukee, WI

The Hartke 5000 has great versatility. Built in EQ, Tube amp similator and compressor. Great for recording or on the road. Plenty of power let's the audience feel your bass.

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Overall:: 8 out of 10
Features:: 9 out of 10
Quality:: 10 out of 10
Value:: 7 out of 10
I Want It:: 6 out of 10
Sound:: 7 out of 10
Support:: 8 out of 10

User: a customer from elp.rr.com

Style of Music: Rock, jazz, country, worship.

Location: El Paso, Texas

Feature:
It abounds with features to taylor your tone. The compressor isn't really that great though.

Quality:
This thing is rugged. I have hauled it everywhere and it still plays very reliably. Mine is about 5 years old now and it still has the orginal preamp tube! The power LED keeps coming out of the hole so I finally had to superglue it in...

Value:
I think that one could get a better amp head for about the same price.

Desirability:
It's functional.

Sound:
The fan makes it too noisy to record with, and in quiter situations you must make sure to turn it off before leaving it.

Support:
I had to contact them once because I punched a hole in one of my speakers... I contacted them by email and they responded within a day or two.

Overall:
Overall, I have been pleased with it. It has never failed me and I have always had a tone I was happy with (maybe not my dream tone.)

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