| Jerry (gospel & R&B) Bass Player from Detroit, MI 48234 USA |
| djlefj@yahoo.com |
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| Subject: | More than I expected for the price !!! |
| Quality:
| I only got the chance to play it 3 times, and it held up to its name. It's very durable and well built. |
| Features:
| This head is awesome with or without using the EQ. I'm using a peavey 210 and a peavey 115 cabs, and it sounds as if I'm using more than 250 watts !!! It doesn't need any features, it hittin hard! |
| Sound:
| It sounds like one of those expensive ampeg heads. All the tweaks and toys, I love it !!! My 5 string Fender active Jazz Bass sounds excellent coming through this head ! |
| Playability and Feel:
| It weighs a little bit but no where near as both the cabs.The controls are very easy to adjust while playing ! |
| Tone:
| I would have to say, whatever sound you're looking for, you can get it from the Hartke 2500. |
| Finish:
| The looks are real professional. |
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| It performed perfect right out of the box straight into the Church . |
| Date submitted:
| 9/11/2009 |
| Do you own this product?:
| Yes. |
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| Old Church Bass Dude from Liberty, Missouri USA |
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| Subject: | THE Best Amp For Price |
| Quality:
| Very Good. I judge an amp first by weight. This thing is heavy with quality components and rugged steel case. Roadworthy to say the least. I looked a long time. This was the winner. |
| Features:
| Dual preamps for mixing tube emulator and solid state sound. Compression is well done. Don't use the EQ but it is effective when kicked in. I use the low/high pass contour as well. |
| Sound:
| I have become a Hartke fan with this amp. Very clean sound and QUIET. The cooling fan is not an issue. Glad to have it. Lots of power. Makes my P-bass really sound great. Be sure and use a SPEAKER cable to connect out to bass speaker. Instrument cables are too light to handle the power and they mess up the sound. |
| Playability and Feel:
| Very pro feel. You can do small to medium gigs without a problem. 180 watts into 8 Ohms is fairly loud. It will put out 250 watts into 4 Ohms. Won't do a big room but not designed to. |
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| This amp will give you anything you want. Very versatile. |
| Finish:
| Perfect. Fine workmanship. |
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| Pots and sliders feel like quality. Nice looking amp as well. I don't see how you could get more amp quality for less money. This is just a fine product for the bass player of modest means. |
| Date submitted:
| April 12, 2009 |
| Do you own this product?:
| Yes |
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| Matt from Avon, Ct U.S. |
| bassmasta99@sbcglobal.net |
| Subject: | Excellent amp, huge bargain! |
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| I recieved this product today and it's great. I had been in the market for an amp for a very long time doing reseach and trying to find the perfect amp. I had a tight budget, but was trying to grab a used 3500 on eBay. NOT WORTH IT. I have played on a friends 3500 before and theres not that much of a difference. When you add the prices in (the 3500 goes for around $500!), the 2500 is the way to go. It sounds very high quality, sounds awesome, and looks great. |
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| Hartkes big thing is tone. All there amps are devoted to giving a wide range. That was exactly what I needed. I play everything from classic rock to 90's alternative to jazz to funk. Whatever I am playing, I can sound just how I want to with the preamp blending, compression, 10 BAND EQ!, and contour. The one and only draw back for me is that is tube emulation and not real tubes. But again is still sounds great and for the money its phenomenal! |
| Sound:
| Excellent. Even with its versitility, it doesn't compromise any tonal value on any setting. I have it hooked up to a Hartke 410XL and the its again sounds awsome. |
| Playability and Feel:
| I've had it for a day and within about an hour had figued out all the settings I needed to play The Who, Chili Peppers, or Rush. |
| Tone:
| You can get almost any kind of tone imaginable with this amp and they all sound great. I also use the Hartke VXL Attack pedal which gives be a wide range of tube distortion and other tone options. All together, Sounds Great |
| Finish:
| This amp looks great. I think the new silver finish is much better than the old black ones. |
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| Date submitted:
| 1/9/09 |
| Do you own this product?:
| Yes |