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Hartke LX8500: The Premier Guitar Review
April 7, 2020
With a highly maneuverable class-A tube preamp, 800 watts, a built-in handle, and a featherweight 8 1/2 pounds, this amp was born to rumble and travel.
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Hartke Introduces New LX Series Bass Amplifiers
December 30, 2019
These class D amplifiers weigh under nine pounds, produce 800 watts and 500 watts of real continuous power and are paired with a tube-driven preamp.
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Hartke HD500 Review
June 4, 2018
For a 35-pound lightweight, Hartke’s new 2x10 combo can throw some air—with 500 watts under the hood and a smart command central.
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Hartke Introduces HyDrive HD Series Bass Cabinets
July 25, 2017
The updated cabinets feature enhanced HyDrive speakers, improved power handling, and optimized cabinet construction.
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Rig Rundown: Mr. Big's Paul Gilbert & Billy Sheehan [2017]
June 21, 2017
We catch up with the virtuoso pair to talk about gear, three-string guitars, and how they dial in their legendary tones.
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Hartke TX600 Review
December 21, 2016
This 7-pound amp rewards bassists with an easy-to-carry design, a tube preamp, and a very nice price.
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Boom-Boom Beyond the Bedroom: 1x12 Bass Combo Review Roundup
May 20, 2015
We size-up four surprisingly versatile sub-$500 amps from Ampeg, Hartke, Fender, and Ashdown.
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Rig Rundown: Shinedown's Zach Myers and Eric Bass
September 11, 2013
Myers talks about his unwavering loyalty to PRS Guitars showing us his current touring collection while Bass discusses his various signature Dean basses and why he's using a solid-state guitar head for distorted bass tones.
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Hartke Kilo and Hydrive 410 Amp Review
January 10, 2012
Hartke''s powerful new Kilo head features built-in compression, overdrive, muting, a slew of EQ controls, and multiple connection features.
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The Pinkburst Project
January 17, 2011
Twisted Sister’s Jay Jay French commissions a who’s-who of guitar and bass manufacturers to create 25 custom “pinkburst” guitars and amps to benefit research into uveitis—a disease responsible for 10 percent of blindness in the US.
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