SeriesHartke B Combos

I purchaised this amp for £80 (I live in the UK and don't the the price in Dollars) and I had it with a Fender Standard P-Bass (Which was £320) and all together came to £400. I purchased at a shop called "Music Station" and i had bought it because the guy at the shop recommended it and it was the only amp left in the shop. It has a nice sound as Hartke have a reputation for making good quality amps. It's all I need for playing punk/metal. It has two input sockets: one for passive and one for active basses. It also has a headphone socket, two output sockets and a socket for an effects pedal. Heavier than other amplifiyers that I've used before. Only 4 different controls: Volume, Bass, Mid and High. No really bad things to say about it. After using it for two weeks, the input socket fell out and I spent two and a half months waiting to get a replacement from the shop. It's very tough as I have accidently dropped it down a staircase and it plays just as when a first used it. Good quality amp. Identicle to the B30 except smaller and less powerful. Good value for money and a nice practice amp. Obviously you'd need to get a more powerful amp for gigs though! This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com

I bought this amp to use as my very fist amp. I was basically looking for a beginers practice amp that had enough power to be used not only as a practice amp but to jam with my friends. I bought this amp at a local music dealer (Dave Phillips Music & Sound).I paid $160 for it. This amp like others in the B series of hartke amps give the beginner or the advanced player with a variety of options. The B30 is probably the best beginner amp of this seriers because it give the player volume with its 10in. speaker and 30watts of power. It has a nice easy to control EQ settings too. It also comes with a quite a few sockets including, line out, headphone, an effects loop in, an effects loop out, and two input jacks (Passive and Active). This unit, despite its rather powerful amp will start to break up and lose good tone once you get past 8 on the volume control. The amp also only has the three basic EQ settings(bass, mid, high), which may be fine for some players. But for those who might use pedals, having that fourth EQ knob(shape), will help a lot to shape the sound you want. The B30 is a fairly well made amp. Its rather light and makes easy travel with the exterior handle and tuck away cord. It can also take abuse well, having whacked it on a wall or two transporting it from place to place. Since i've been playing the electric bass I've used the B30 for playing along to my favorite bands, and for just jamming in my friends' basements. It is not a hassel at all to move around and can take its share of nicks. Considering all this and the price at which I got this at, the B30 is a great deal for the beginner bass player. This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com