Review Demo - Hartke HD75
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 ต.ค. 2024
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In 1985, Back to the Future was a box-office hit, the Live Aid concerts were huge successes, and Larry Hartke introduced aluminum-cone speakers to unsuspecting bassists shortly after building a cab with the drivers for Jaco. Hartke’s new HD-series combo amps sport an even more radical speaker design. Let’s look at the compact HD75.
Hartke the Herald Angels Sing
The HD75 is a straight-ahead 75-watt amp with a single 12" HyDrive speaker. The HyDrive isn’t all-aluminum, but part metal and part paper cone. The goal is a speaker with the snap of aluminum and the warmth of paper.
Without effects, a tuner, or superfluous functions, the HD75 does one simple job: amplifying your bass. Some players prefer built-in extras, but I’d rather have an amp that sounds great with no distractions than a mediocre rig with clutter.
At a little over 48 pounds, the HD75 it is a touch heavy for a smaller amp. With little on the back panel beside a power plug and on/off switch, a balanced DI out would have taken the amp one step further, and a top-panel power indicator would be more convenient than having to look around back. But on a $250 amp, these are small-beans issues.
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I now have had this amp for a year and it has never let me down, great for rehersals and even small to medium gigs and the best part is it can handle pedals perfectly
Agree, I play lightning bolt covers, I still can't belive I haven't blown it up
Do you recommend upgrading from a fender rumble 25 to that if I mostly practice at home?
@@urielfranciscofloreslozano5149 If you mostly play at home it might be too loud but if that's not a problem go for it
what if I play whth a full acoustic drum in a band, it works? I mean, can I hear me?
Inexpensive gear, yet the tone is excellent.
Wow, this amp sounds great. I got an older type A70, all aluminum cone, it's just a great amp, it smoked a Laney combo twice its size. Volume 2 or 3 is enough for rehearsal.
Now this HD75 sounds even better.
I have one just like this. I have to say of all the basses I have, it may be my favorite. It is super comfortable, sounds fantastic and the craftsmanship is over the top. So if you every have an opportunity to play one, give it a try. He's right, it's a hot rod.
just starting out keep in mind the Hartke is a seriously nice combo any model of the HD line are simply great for the money and if you can score a classic vibe series Squire your doing great. learn everything you can circle of 5ths to chords leave songs alone and concentrate on Bass theory. and remember think Bass when playing to many bass players are guitar players with a bass dont be a guitar player with a bass be a bassist with a bass. and rock on!
The slap happy sounds so good
Alulimum
yief84 I thought it was a brain fart, but he says it the same way at least 3 times.
yief8
I used one of these for around eight years in a five piece. I had a weird rig. I wanted to hear clean tone onstage, our sound guy wanted the bass through the PA (it has two bins) so he could mix FOH right, the drummer and lead players needed to feel the onstage bass, I didn't want boom. So I had a Hartke 2500 head on a 4x10 cab pointing back at the band, and that stood on an Auralex pad on the floor. On top of that at my ear height was the HD75, clear as a bell, which we miced into the PA. I really loved playing like that! Why spend fortunes on getting a nice bass tone then you can't hear it when you play live?
You guys are pumping out the bass gear demos, and I very much appreciate it..
Thank you😀
Keep it coming with the bass gear reviews. Maybe even consider a new brand "Premier Bass". Bass players everywhere would rejoice.
Saw one for 150 on the guitar center website. If I can get a summer job this year I'll probably get it.
Alunimum
Hahaha I thought I was the only one who noticed :P
Lol
Allulinimum speaker cones sound fantastic.
In Brasil, this amp coust more than 3000!!!
my current bass amp is an hd15 and it can keep up pretty good with my band without much need to turn it up too loud and now im upgrading my bass and i was wondering if this or the hd50 would be a good enough upgrade sound wise and also for gigs and stuff
This dude seriously cannot say the word aluminum
plan on getting a hydrive 410 or 2 to go with my lh500, best amps and cabinets and do exactly what I want
It's not the cost of the guitar so much as it is the skill of the master playing it.
Gay
Jony Ive would love this .....
I have this amp. It's pretty great, loud as hell, but the problem is whenever I play a low note and certain other notes, the amp itself shakes like hell and the speaker pushes out a lot of air, and sounds like ass. Has anyone else had this problem? Is this supposed to happen? If not, how can I fix it?
I think that is the problem with any amp that is only driving one speaker. The only situation I want to use such an amp with is just practice time or playing to CD's.
Nikolai Warsco
Would you recommend this over the new rumble 100?
He's a bassist not a poet..
i dont think hes much of a bassist either
@@dylangoldman2310 may be a musician and still not a poet
Will I be able to play with this combo live? Does it have enough power?
I saw a little tweeter on the right upper side, is it??
Hey! This was an awesome review! I purchased this Amp couple of days ago and loving it. But, I have a little concern. When I connect a Phone/MP3 player to the Amp through the Aux Input it treats the Amp as a Passive Speaker and starts playing even if I don't switch on the Amp. And when I do switch on the Amp (to play my Bass) the music from the Phone/MP3 player gets highly amplified and a bit distorted too. Am I doing this wrong? Please help me here.
does it get muddy at the low end
like the open E
@@darkmatter4132 No the amp has been pretty clear. I'm very impressed with it's performance. I was only referring to what happens when I use the Aux input.
I saw under its specs it has send and return effect loop. Can i use the send to play through house PA system?
Yes you can
Alooomimum?
Can you test test the Markbass P 121 combo ?
Anyone know which squire that is? I love the color!
Classic Vibe in Fiesta Red. They don't make them anymore.
I actually get a warmer tone from the XL cabs I used to own over that of the hydride. Can anyone explain that?
The Hartke HD-75 is 22.5 lbs, I wouldn't call that "heavy" (0:35-ish)
all the sites I'm checking, say that HD75 weighs 43.3 lbs
According to the spec sheet on the Samson website it weighs 48.2 lbs / 24.7 kilograms.
Could I use a 6 string electric guitar like fender stratocaster with this ? Also how would it react if I connect my pedalboard along with it ?
You can play a guitar through an bass amp, but you cant play bass through an guitar amp (this could damage the speakers if i remember corectly). The tone will just be darker on the bass amp.
which combo is better Hartke HD75 or Warwick BC 80
Definitely HD75
I just wish this guy would learn how to say "aluminum".
It's ok....Dyslexics are teople poo. Lol
Hartke HD150 vs Hartke KB12? Tk
Alunimum in 2019
Can I make myself be heard over a drummer in a practice room with this amp?
M0SCA6 definitly
I've bought an old 115 W (or something along those lines) Ampeg , second hand, in the meantime.Thanks tho :)
Yes, you will destroy even the loudest drummer with this 75w amp
This one or Gallien Krüger mb110
alulilum
Harkte HD150 o Fender rumble 200?
I prefer hartke
alumimum
Pino palladino squier
It's a nice bass
A looly moon
Bananaluminimum
This amp sounds much better when Victor Wooten plays through it.
Slapping is the bass trend, I despise, sounds like a drum, which isn't ......
For all you North Amers, the PROPER ENGLISH spelling/pronunciation is ALUMINIUM!
al-u-MIN-um
Alumum
Alunimum Alubnimum
This or the Fender Rumble 100?
Rakk This one is a lot better
Please buy some hairs !
A-L-U-M-I-N-U-M......
Here you lost this: *i*