Supposed to be out May 10th. I'm upgrading from a Hartke HA2000. running a XL210+VX115. Any feedback on this new amp?
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Ordered a new Hartke LH500
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Just played the LH1000 its a vey nice amp for the money, i didn't try the LH500 however, but they have the same setup just less power.
I also played the Kilo and man that thing cooks....It has three 12AX7 tubes in the pre-amp section.
If you already a fan of the Hartke sound you will really like their new amps
hope that helps
I also played the Kilo and man that thing cooks....It has three 12AX7 tubes in the pre-amp section.
If you already a fan of the Hartke sound you will really like their new amps
hope that helps
CrashClint
I Play Bass therefore I Am
I played an LH500 as Sam Ash today. I really like this amp, old school simple. I was playing a Lakland DJ4 through it and it sounded good. I wasn't crazy about the Hartke cabinet, if I had more time I was going to run it through the Eden 212. It has a single 12ax7 tube with a 3 band EQ. It was easy to dial in a good sound without spending a lot of time tweaking knobs. At about $450, it may be on my shopping list.
Ken Jung posted a fairly comprehensive in-store review experience about five or so days ago. Do a search or PM him.
I own one. Nice little amp so far. Heavy but in a good way. I got to hear it with my cabinet at a gig but it was a low volume job. Still sounded good. This weekend, I get to open it up twice with my regular bands.
How did it go with that gig? I just pulled the trigger on one of these after hearing one in a local shop. I loved it.
I just tried one out, if I didnt just buy that Buster I would have gotten a LH500.
My local mom and pop has one of those for $400 and a 410 and 115 for less than $50 street price, extremely loud and tubey, I had nothing but good things to say for it.
My local mom and pop has one of those for $400 and a 410 and 115 for less than $50 street price, extremely loud and tubey, I had nothing but good things to say for it.
I've since "opened it up" about 40 times. Still happy with it. It's missing a low mid presence ( around 200hz) that I liked from my SWR 350X, but theres lots of ways around that. Did you ask about power? The LH500 took out a 500 watt eminence 12" speaker, but Dave at Avatar was the best about replacing it. If you're old ( like me) and remember how amps used to be: simple and fat, you'll love this amp.
I am seriously considering picking up an LH500 head. Love the simplicity of operation. I want a head unit with a good amount of power an easy to use interface. I go for the simplicity route.
