I watched a Fender amp endorser go onstage with an SVT tucked behind his Fender 810 and Bassman head.
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Pretty good friends with David Ellefson and asked him a couple of times before I bought any of their gear, his answer to me was, It just sounds good, and works great for what I need it to do.
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Really, you took the time out of your busy day for this? ^
I'm unemployed. Not busy.
I had a Hartke 410 cab. that I used with a GK head for over 25 years. It was given to me for a tour I went on years ago. I kept it as a traveling beater/loaner. I was never nice to that cab. Sounded as good the day I traded it as it did that first time I fired it up in the studio. !
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That’s what I upgraded to from the Hartke, a Mesa M Basis 2000 and pair of 410 Diesel series, the leather wrapped beasts. Oh my god that rig, I wish I still had it, but my back is glad I don’t.
Back in MY day (oh, there goes my hip!)...Hartke was the IT brand. This was the mid to late 80s. That was the shizzle. I didnt have the money so I got low priced Peavey stuff, then I took time off from playing in bands for a while, then when I came back to it in the early 2000s, Hartke was a cheap, budget based brand. I was like, wth happened? I started playing with bands and needed an amp so I picked up a Hartke 2500 and a cheap cab and it sounded pretty good. I moved on when I needed more power but there products in recent years have been very good IMO.
ANY speakers will blow if you put enough power into them. Meanwhile, I've seen old Guild/Hartke cabs with their original speakers as well as many other cabs that are at least 30 years old. Hartke is a fine brand, they're available anywhere in the world, and they're good, although you have to like what Hartke does. I do for certain things, too.
I have two HD112's. I like the sound of their Hydrive Cabs and the fact that they are both 4 ohm and 8 ohm switchable.
I have owned two LH500 heads. Sold the first one & missed it so much I had to have another. Great bang for the buck
There's nothing wrong with Hartke gear, and many people like it.
That's why they use it. That's also why there are different amps- people like different things.
I split my time between a Genz-Benz Shuttle 6.2 with Shuttle 12" or 2x10" cabs, and a Fender Rumble 100. Lightweight amps rule!
That's why they use it. That's also why there are different amps- people like different things.
I split my time between a Genz-Benz Shuttle 6.2 with Shuttle 12" or 2x10" cabs, and a Fender Rumble 100. Lightweight amps rule!
They sound nice and are inexpensive. I used a Hartke 4200 cabinet for sound a decade and never blew anything. I still have my old 3500 head that I got used for 300 bucks like 20 years ago. Why not use them?
Mine was free in a trade. That's why I use it, but it never leaves the house. It's so heavy!
Jeez. You don’t have to like it but it surely isn’t garbage.
I once played through a 115 combo with my upright at a gig. Fell in love with it.
still got my 4x10 xl series bought in the early 90's........no problems whatsoever
I have a Hartke LH 500 and an AK410 cab, going on 6 years now with wonderful sound and no problems. I have no blown speakers (but I'm not your friend
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They're using Hartke because they like the equipment and have built a relationship with the company.
Yes, I'm sure they receive free or discounted gear, but any other company could offer them that for their endorsement.
Yes, I'm sure they receive free or discounted gear, but any other company could offer them that for their endorsement.
Hartke makes some solid good equipment. Perhaps if you tried some of their stuff you could make a better opinion of it rather than acting like it’s crazy that anyone would ever use it.
