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Double Bass Hartke LH1000

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Luther99

May 26, 2020
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Morning all , new to the forum, i'm in the market for a new rig to gig out with, l play standup , i'm in no hurry so l can shop around , lookin at a Hartke LH1000 a friend has quite cheap, l play Rockabilly mostly, any suggestions ? Markbass, GK?
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i had the LH500, which is the little brother of the LH1000. tonewise it was my favorite amp, and i found those simple controls to let me dial in a lot of variety. that being said, i'm a bass guitar player, not a standup player. i have a semi-hollow SRH500 that also sounded great through the LH500, but it's not the same thing, is it?

i finally sold my LH500 because it weighed almost 25 pounds, and for me that was a no-go. it's also physically larger than most non-tube amps. if you compare it to a GK fusion head, the fusions weigh a third as much and also have a tube. they sound great, but cost a lot more.

if you can get a good deal from your friend, what's the downside of trying it out to see what you think?
 
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Thanks for the reply everyone , the LH1000 has a built in tube pre amp, but l have others i can try, yes l want it crazy loud being a stand up bass volume is always an issue , l like a clean acoustic sound , 410 cab TC electronics is what i have right now , portability is not a big deal , sound is.
 
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I've heard rockabilly guys dig the GK MB210, and I've been considering one of those myself. I also heard the rumble 500 210 combo is a good amp.

I had a Hartke 410/115 stack setup before, I don't recall what head it was, but it sounded great and had enough volume to do whatever you wanted. I got rid of it for a combo as it just got to be a pita to move all that to play in clubs where a combo would do, and huge joints I never used an amp anyway, just ran direct. Eventually I got to the point where I wasn't using an amp at all, always running direct. But I loved the Hartke for what it was, yes. I'd say pounce on it if ya dig it.
 
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I had a predecessor of the LH 500 amp when I just started on upright. The Hartkes can do a very clean sound that can be usable for DB. I did use a fishman pre though as an impedance buffer and for the options to fight feedback like a lpf and phase switch. The eq of the Hartke us not really suited if you’re fighting feedback and boom. Something you need if you want to go crazy loud.
 

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