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MGR/Billy « Hartke LH500 »
Published on 10/18/10 at 15:00This is a no frills, best bang for your buck powerful bass head. It's built like a tank inside and out. 500 watts of pure tube driven bass goodness.
I needed a head that was simple to use, portable, durable, had a DI out and oh yeah it needed to sound great too!
I bought it from Sam Ash Music in NYC. $350 sounds about right for the price I paid.
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Simple to use and loud. Most bass amps have too many stinkin knobs! Not the LH500. Bass, Mid, Treble and Volume. A classic amp circuit with the modern demand of power needed to gig. The DI out is also located right on the front of the amp. No fishing behind your amp at a gig with a dark stage.
There isn't a whole lot I don't like about the amp. I guess if I had to pick one thing: A high Mid and a low Mid knob would give the EQ much more versatility. But hey, you won't find a better bass head out there for the money.
This is a beast. It's handled 2 years of abuse for me so far. I did have to replace the stock 12AX7, but the new high gold Groove Tubes are great tubes, it gave me an excuse to upgrade an already great sounding amp.
Bottom line, if you want a bass amp that will simply amplify your bass loud and clean, this is it!
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com
I needed a head that was simple to use, portable, durable, had a DI out and oh yeah it needed to sound great too!
I bought it from Sam Ash Music in NYC. $350 sounds about right for the price I paid.
<a href="http://guitarvideochannel.com/blogs/columns/billys-world">http://guitarvideochannel.com/blogs/columns/billys-world</a>
Simple to use and loud. Most bass amps have too many stinkin knobs! Not the LH500. Bass, Mid, Treble and Volume. A classic amp circuit with the modern demand of power needed to gig. The DI out is also located right on the front of the amp. No fishing behind your amp at a gig with a dark stage.
There isn't a whole lot I don't like about the amp. I guess if I had to pick one thing: A high Mid and a low Mid knob would give the EQ much more versatility. But hey, you won't find a better bass head out there for the money.
This is a beast. It's handled 2 years of abuse for me so far. I did have to replace the stock 12AX7, but the new high gold Groove Tubes are great tubes, it gave me an excuse to upgrade an already great sounding amp.
Bottom line, if you want a bass amp that will simply amplify your bass loud and clean, this is it!
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com