You can count the names of the all-time great bass amp makers and not have to rely on your toes to complete the list. Now take away all those except for the ones that specialize in bass amplification and nothing else. We suspect that you won't even need 2 hands to do that. Of those very specialized companies, how many do you think would let you into their ownership ranks for less than a thousand dollars? Or better still, for under five hundred dollars. You're going to land up on this page, or on any of the other pages that feature the more economical models of Hartke bass amps.

The B90 featured here has a full-range 15" speaker, and although it's not the aluminum cone style that's come to be associated with Hartke, it is still their design, optimized for bass guitar. 90 watts of poweramp drive that speaker and a 3-band EQ shape that sound that's fed into it. An adjustable "Shape" circuit giver you further control over your sound. At the beginning of the chain, a buffered input handles active or passive pickups without overloading. An effects loops lets you hook up any outboard gear and a headphone jack lets you practice privately.

This compact amp is perfect for casual jobbers playing light-duty music, jazz or folk bassists, as well will find this modest rig useful. It's perfect as a practice amp, and a live amp as well, if you're not going to play too loud. It would also make a nice recording amp for a small studio. If you're intending to move large amounts of air, or keep… read more that dance floor pumping, you'll probably want to check out the more muscular end of the Hartke line. read less