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Hartke HA3500C

350-watt Bass Amp Head with Selectable Tube & Solid-State Preamp

Item ID: 3500

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  • Sale Price: $399.97
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Hartke: The Name Says BASS!

The best selling bass head in the industry, the legendary Hartke HA3500 is now available in a new format in a that's as pleasing to the eyes as it to the ears. The new Hartke HA3500 features all the same rock-solid performance and features of the original model released back in 1990, with 350 watts of clean Hartke power and punch.

Hartke HA3500 Bass Amp at a Glance:
  • All the features a bass player would want
  • New wood enclosure with a vintage look

All the features a bass player would want
The HA3500 includes selectable passive or active input, tube and solid-state pre-amps, variable compression, 10-band graphic EQ, high/low frequency contour control and a direct XLR output.

New wood enclosure with a vintage look
The new edition of the HA3500 features the new silver-face front panel, and we've built the amp into a vintage-style wood enclosure. Now this classic amp looks and performs better then ever.


Hartke HA3500 Bass Amp Features:
  • Power: 350 watts at 4 ohms, 250 watts at 8 ohms
  • Updated front panel, double-height wooden cabinet
  • Selectable tube and solid-state preamps
  • Active and passive inputs
  • Rotary bass and treble contour controls
  • 10-band graphic EQ
  • Balanced XLR direct output

Put the power of the Hartke HA3500 behind your sound!

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Reviews
based on 3 customer reviews

Great Head

by Rald from NY
 March 13, 2008
 Music Background: Live Sound Engineer/Student
This amp is great especially for the price. You can get any tone you want out of it especially with the tube pre to blend in. The only thing that really sucks about all Hartke heads is the direct o... read more [+]utput to XLR. I'm a sound guy at a venue and whenever a bass player brings a hartke head I have to use my own box because the XLR out is so noisy. Overall an amazing amp. close [-]

Monster head

by Seabass from Appleton, WI
 July 29, 2006
 Music Background: Semi-pro bassist and percussionist, Live Sound engineer
I've owned one of these heads for about 10 years now. It's been a very reliable unit and you can coax killer tones out of it. The dual preamps make a huge difference...you can solo them or blend as ... read more [+]desired. That alone usually means I don't need to use the EQ at all.

Want more Motown or a gritty Live at Leeds kind of sound? Roll off the solid state preamp, and dial up the tube. Overdrive on demand! More hi-fi? Go strong on the solid state pre.

Gobs of power in this thing, too. Pleny of overhead for almost anything. I've most recently been running it through a ported 2x10 and it sounds absolutely amazing.

Beefs: Not many.
-I wish it had a tuner output (an A/B switch takes care of this).
-The cooling fan is slightly noisy...not a problem in a club; can be undesireable in a theater show or studio if you're using mics to record bass. I'm going to replace the fan with a quieter aftermarket unit because of this.
-The one-dial onboard compressor should be considered worthless unless you stricty look at it at a peak limiter. Use an outboard compressor if you really need one.

Regarding previous comments about the tube side going out...I last replaced my tube (yes, it's a real 12AX7, not an emulator) about seven years ago, and it's starting to go again. So, I'd say count on replacing it about every seven years. Tubes do wear out over time, replacing it is cheap and fairly easy. That tube can be found almost anywhere. close [-]

Tube side went bad

by Anonymous
 April 1, 2005
 Music Background:
The head sounds great through a variety of cabnets, I really liked being able to mix the tube and solid state pre amps to get a unique tone. But the tube side went out in it after about 7 years of use... read more [+] and abuse. I'm gonna try out the 5500 next. close [-]

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