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Hartke VXL Bass Attack Pedal

Item ID: BassAttack

Bass Preamp Pedal and Direct Box with VX Tone Shaping and 3-band EQ

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Attack Your Bass Sound!

The Hartke Bass Attack Pedal is a tone-shaping pre-amp that doubles as a direct box, featuring the famous Hartke Shape Circuitry. The Hartke two-button style stomp box has a three band EQ for adjustments of Bass, Treble, and Bright controls, plus a Harmonic control that emulates the warmth and drive of a tube so well that you'll never want to turn it off. The Hartke Bass Attack Pedal gives you the ability to finally get the sound you want, and everything in between!

Another Use for the Parallel Output
In a recording application, you can use the Bass Attack's Parallel Output as a second input! So, to create an effects loop, simply send a signal to your FX processor from the Line Output, then back through the Bass Attack by using the Parallel Output as an effects input. This will allow you to add an additional effect like a digital multi-effects processor for delay, chorus, and reverb AND have them mixed in with the Bass Attack preamp for a killer front end!


Hartke VXL Bass Attack Features:
  • VX tone shaping pre-amp / direct box
  • Famous Hartke shape circuitry
  • 3-band bass, treble and bright control
  • Harmonic control for tube drive emulation
  • Gold plated XLR direct output with selectable pre / post, and parallel 1/4" in/out
  • Rugged extruded aluminum stomp-box style construction
  • Operates on 9-volt battery (not included), 48-volt phantom power, or optional AD0006D power supply
Specification Detail
Manufacturer Part Number HPVXL1

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Mario, Indianapolis, IN

Reviews

based on 14 reviews

Yep

by from
December 25, 2012
Music Background: I make music
Very high quality pedal. Great preamp. It works very well for live shows as it has an xlr out, 1/4 inch out, and a parallel output. This is nice because you can go xlr into the P.A. and you still are... read more [+] able to go to potentially two amps or back into your pedal loop. The sound quality is top notch. The shape knob/switch combo is very effective for live shows where a quick drastic tone change is needed. The harmonics overdrive sounds like a classic overdriven Ampeg and the other knobs really let you shape your tone to your preferences. Very good pedal for 99 bucks and sounds great with bass and guitar. close [-]

Good, clean sound

by Matt from Wisconsin, USA
September 30, 2012
Music Background: Pro Musician
I'm really happy with my Bass Attack pedal. It really gives you a wide range of sounds. Just had to look at the manual to find out how the switches work. The ON/OFF enables the Brite and Harmonics/M... read more [+]ix knobs. The SHAPE enables the Shape knob(duh). I also really like the 3 options for power - 9v battery, 9v AC adaptor(not included), or phantom power from a mixer. When using a 9v battery, I always try to unplug my bass input as this cuts out the pedal and seems to make the battery last longer. close [-]

Bass Attack

by John Ditzel from Westminster, MD. 21157
July 21, 2012
Music Background: Song writer, bassist, guitar, drums
Superb, Wish it was a rack unit, but great.

It works

by marco from ohio
May 23, 2012
Music Background: church musician, student
I like the versatility of the unit. It will be added to my arsenal of preferred components.

Sweetwater Advice

Dave Brow
I initially got the Bass Attack to use as my front end on my live rig because it gives me all the tone control I need to get that punch I like. Now I find myself using it for direct recording. I can dial in the right sound very quickly and get a clean, hot signal through the XLR output. It can be powered via phantom through the XLR out as well. One other nice touch is the parallel 1/4" output that is perfect to keep your tuner hooked up without actually going through it. This thing is built like a tank too; it’s solid and the knobs are smooth.
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