fretmeister Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 I love their stuff. It's only the weight that made me sell. I can get my old 'Hartke' tone from my much lighter Genz Shuttle 9.2. If you open up the LH500 and see how empty the box is - the preamp is crying out for a class D power section and a total weight under 6lb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thumperbob 2002 Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 I have the LH1000 and the Hydrive 410. Initially I had the problem about the mid range not being powerful enough- got a couple of pedals to sort- used a BMC Mid Control and/ or Cheap ten band graphic. However once I switched the tweeter off these pedals were not at all needed. They really do scoop the sound terribly. I have the mid control at 10 and the bass and treble at 2 - and sometimes have these at 0 if the room needs it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_5 Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 [quote name='thumperbob 2002' timestamp='1359542013' post='1956229'] I have the LH1000 and the Hydrive 410. Initially I had the problem about the mid range not being powerful enough- got a couple of pedals to sort- used a BMC Mid Control and/ or Cheap ten band graphic. However once I switched the tweeter off these pedals were not at all needed. They really do scoop the sound terribly. I have the mid control at 10 and the bass and treble at 2 - and sometimes have these at 0 if the room needs it. [/quote] I found that too. The Mid on that EQ are 'cut only', so there's no way to up them; not brilliant if like me you play predominantly fretless... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andydye Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 (edited) A few years back I had a HA3500 head and a pair of 4.5XL cabs and it sounded superb to me, I then heard an Eden WT800 210XLT and 410XLT together at a conference and it blew by Hartke stack away! so much fuller sounding with way sweeter top end! I've never had [i]that [/i]sound since with any of my lightweight combinations (I've yet to try Barefaced / EAD properly though ) Edited January 30, 2013 by andydye Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrenochrome Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 I bought an almost new HA3500 last year for peanuts and I absoutely love it. The valve pre gives just enough dirt when I dig in to give a very good rock/metal sound that I use for all our set. EQ is very good if you're in an unusual room, and the pre/post EQ options for the DI out are very useful for my band. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shizznit Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 I used Hartke for a few years before moving onto EBS. I had a HA500 going into 2x 410XLT cabs. Fantastic rig. I would happily go back to Hartke if EBS were wiped off the planet over night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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