My wife plays in and leads worship team at church but has a Hartke kickback 12 amp she has played for 10 years or so.She also has played on our show at Lake of the Ozarks,Mo. for 36 years and she chose this amp for church .Long story short someone played through it and blew the speaker .Hartke seems to want too much to replace what speaker are you all replcing this speaker with ?It's a 125 watt amp.Thanks for anyones advice.Thom Gumm
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Blown 12" Hartke Kickback 12
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Would need an accurate measurement if the internal size of the box. Allow for the wedge angle at the back and everything. Also the diameter and length of that tube port that's in the back. I used to have a kickback15. Surprisingly loud for what it is, handy to take to practice, etc. I've actually played a few small gigs with it and I'll tell you, somebody had to be pretty careless to blow it. It was easy to hear when the speaker was crying "please, not so much". Make sure it's not a fuse or something, check the old speaker with a battery. Can start looking around for 12's that take friendly to small boxes/practice amps.
I used to work for Sam Ash and saw MANY MANY blown/defective Hartke speakers. I don't trust their quality control one bit.
Hi.
To me it's hard to believe that "Hartke" 12" speakers would cost significantly more than an eqvivalent replacement, at least that's the case with 10" speakers. It's just an "OEM" Eminence, IIRC/AFAIK. Edit: So much for my memory/knowledge, they're NOT Eminences, see post #6.
What was the "too much" quote?
^This.
Then, if You're adventurous kind of a person, download (or use the on-line version) WinISD or something similar and start experimenting with different speakers and port lenghts. I wouldn't change the port diameter if it isn't absolutely necessary, or if the results get better with two ports.
If You're not that adventurous, post the internal dimensions and the port dimensions here, and someone will most likely do the modeling for You.
Regards
Sam
To me it's hard to believe that "Hartke" 12" speakers would cost significantly more than an eqvivalent replacement, at least that's the case with 10" speakers. It's just an "OEM" Eminence, IIRC/AFAIK. Edit: So much for my memory/knowledge, they're NOT Eminences, see post #6.
What was the "too much" quote?
^This.
Then, if You're adventurous kind of a person, download (or use the on-line version) WinISD or something similar and start experimenting with different speakers and port lenghts. I wouldn't change the port diameter if it isn't absolutely necessary, or if the results get better with two ports.
If You're not that adventurous, post the internal dimensions and the port dimensions here, and someone will most likely do the modeling for You.
Regards
Sam
I own one of these, and it's been a great little amp. My speaker has no markings, but the barcode sticker on the port says the speaker is 6 ohms.
Hey Gabbygumm,
Larry here, working the late shift out of New Jersey. Thank your wife for me, for playing Hartke all these years. Just e-mail me your name, address and phone number and I'll get your wife a new speaker for her Kickback 12.
The rest of you guys can help me make light bulbs for the kids just as soon as Im done building my own refrigerator. Sheesh, all the guys wife needs is a replacement speaker, shes not trying to get into the business!
And FYI we make our own speakers they are not Eminence.
[email protected]
201-680-8153 Cell
Larry here, working the late shift out of New Jersey. Thank your wife for me, for playing Hartke all these years. Just e-mail me your name, address and phone number and I'll get your wife a new speaker for her Kickback 12.
The rest of you guys can help me make light bulbs for the kids just as soon as Im done building my own refrigerator. Sheesh, all the guys wife needs is a replacement speaker, shes not trying to get into the business!
And FYI we make our own speakers they are not Eminence.
[email protected]
201-680-8153 Cell
I find that hard to believe. Hartke speakers will blow if you put too much wattage through them, but you can say that about any speakers, so I'd like to know what the owners of these cabs did with them before they returned them. I'd blame them way before I blamed the quality. I see plenty of 20+ year old Hartke cabs still in service, too. And the way Larry handles CS when something goes wrong, forget about it...I wouldn't worry in the least about owning Hartke products.
I use Hartke Cabs and love the sound from aluminum speakers but I had a 15" seperate were the metal cone meets the coil. I think they have a weak spot there. I haven't found anyone that could fix it yet.
I thought my Kickback 12 was maybe blown a couple years ago and after messing with it I found that it just needed a new speaker cable! Worked it my case and it is still ROCKIN'!I think mine is about 14 years old...mostly used at home for personal practice but have used it for crowded stages that had Great PA!
Sounds Like Larry is going to hook you up though!
Great Deal!
Sounds Like Larry is going to hook you up though!
Great Deal!
Kudos to Mr. Hartke!
I've had a Kickback 12 with the paper cone speaker for many, many years and it served me quite well, primarily for theater and jazz gigs.
Cheers,
Dennis
I've had a Kickback 12 with the paper cone speaker for many, many years and it served me quite well, primarily for theater and jazz gigs.
Cheers,
Dennis
Hi all,
I have been very satisfied with my Hartke Kickback 12" for the 20 or so years I've owned it. It has provided great service for me during that time. I play a Dingwall Prima V string with a low B and the Kickback 12 has handled it without a problem. I've used it in several different environments and genres without any problems whatsoever. It's the perfect amp for practice, small clubs, I've even used it on big band (18 pieces) gigs and it was great for that as well.
I believe that I've finally blown the speaker. I think it's a voice coil problem and not the cone, as there appears to be no damage to the cone. It sounds fuzzy however, and I would like to get a replacement for it.
I recently went to a local music store to see if buying a "newer" replacement amp would be a better choice than repairing my Hartke. After playing several that were in it's price range, I concluded that none - and I mean NONE - sounded anywhere as good as the Kickback 12.
Larry, if you read this, would you please put me onto the best way to get a replacement? Seems the folks around here don't want to mess with getting one for me...thanks.
jim
I have been very satisfied with my Hartke Kickback 12" for the 20 or so years I've owned it. It has provided great service for me during that time. I play a Dingwall Prima V string with a low B and the Kickback 12 has handled it without a problem. I've used it in several different environments and genres without any problems whatsoever. It's the perfect amp for practice, small clubs, I've even used it on big band (18 pieces) gigs and it was great for that as well.
I believe that I've finally blown the speaker. I think it's a voice coil problem and not the cone, as there appears to be no damage to the cone. It sounds fuzzy however, and I would like to get a replacement for it.
I recently went to a local music store to see if buying a "newer" replacement amp would be a better choice than repairing my Hartke. After playing several that were in it's price range, I concluded that none - and I mean NONE - sounded anywhere as good as the Kickback 12.
Larry, if you read this, would you please put me onto the best way to get a replacement? Seems the folks around here don't want to mess with getting one for me...thanks.
jim
