I’m a bass player, I can’t afford an amp head that costs twice as much as my car. And with my car I mean my bike. And with “my” bike I mean the bike I found.

@denverrandy7143

2 жыл бұрын

Lmao that was good

@offtherealm5438

2 жыл бұрын

How come the Bass Master Magazine I bought has a fish on the cover?

@russellzauner

2 жыл бұрын

I'd sell you one of my Fender/Sunn Bassman 1200S pretty cheap for the cause but you'd go twice as broke flaming out every voice coil you accidentally nudge the volume knob on so I'm saving you money by not even offering it to you lol my neighbors know I've got TWO ha ha haaaaaaaa

@MarcosRobertoDosSantosJF

2 жыл бұрын

Not found, stoled... :)

@NewAeonWarlord

2 жыл бұрын

So what you're saying is basically.... you can't afford a free amp? Because twice 0 is still 0 you know....

“I wanna show all you bass players something you’ve probably never seen before because you’ve never been able to save up enough to afford one.” Really thought he was about to pull out a stick of deodorant. -10 points for missed opportunity.

@porcelainthunder2213

2 жыл бұрын

Or a pack of new strings.

@russellzauner

2 жыл бұрын

@@porcelainthunder2213 A QUALITY BEER

@myopicautisticmetal9035

2 жыл бұрын

@@porcelainthunder2213 I agree more bassists need to change the strings more often, but you assholes really need to realize that a set of bass strings cost between $25 and $65 a set. I am in the market for a set of 5 flats and the cost is between $35 and $70 for one set depending on the brand.

@chefbanjo8139

2 жыл бұрын

@Lince Matero Bassists don’t eat their vegetables: confirmed

@lukekent9687

2 жыл бұрын

I thought he was going to say a college education

Glenn: and here is the compressor. KZread: Oh, we already took care of that.

@SamboatMusicBassCovers

2 жыл бұрын

the whole video had the bass sound like it had a mute on it :(

0:00 - 0:06 - I expected something like "a fresh set of strings, but that's not what this episode is about".

@martinportelance138

2 жыл бұрын

I got a couple set of string I carry with the bass - a 'fresh' set of strings for when it counts, another set of strings about a year older, for practices and jams, that I can boil if I feel cheap, plus a set of flats (I don't like using a bridge foam), all at the same med-heavy gauge. There's no shame in changing strings, and it often makes more of a tonal difference than changing basses. :-)

@shuruff904

2 жыл бұрын

Boil em lmao Edit: didn't read your comment all the way...honestly boiling strings is probably the dumbest sh*t anyone has ever fallen for online as far as bass. WTF are you guys playing on diamond dipped strings??? Again. Wtf. I can't even.

@martinportelance138

2 жыл бұрын

​@@shuruff904 Then why did you? Boiling bass strings removes the grime (yeah I play with my fingers, these same fingers which rolled the last one). Of course it doesn't make them new, just like washing your car doesn't make it new. Kind of obvious, really.

Like it. I think in the future manufacturers should figure out how to do the drive on a split crossover. Set the low frequency and distort everything above it. You know, that old studio trick.

@ThrashingBasskill

2 жыл бұрын

It boggles me that darkglass seems to be the only company being interested in doing this inside a pedal... I don't like the distorsion character of the x series (much more the b3k) but without a Tyler from kma, a seperate distorsion pedal and a compressorpedal there are not many options from what I know.

@AndrewStonerock

2 жыл бұрын

@@ThrashingBasskill the helix does it super easy as well.

@ThrashingBasskill

2 жыл бұрын

@@AndrewStonerock jep! True, but that's where we go into the whole digital realms where basicly everythin is possible and the amp becomes a laptop.

@AndrewStonerock

2 жыл бұрын

@@ThrashingBasskill they have been analog crossovers for years my guy.

@yurivincentweber

2 жыл бұрын

There's a line of Orange base amplia that do this as well, OB-1. Nevera tried one personally, but I like what I've seen on KZread.

So, to test guitar sounds you bring in that kid that plays beautifully, but if it's bass you can butcher it yourself, huh? Classic! Nice amp btw

Sees glenn playing bass: "You have let these shit lords twist your mind until now, you have become the very thing you swore to destroy"

@Madchris8828

2 жыл бұрын

Right is Glenn's brain gonna fall out now 😂

@davetbassbos

2 жыл бұрын

He's not bad! hits a little heavy occasionally which can choke notes a little but could play bass in a lot of bands no problem.

@guitartrav4299

2 жыл бұрын

“I do not fear the dark side as you do!”..😂🤣😂

@dionr1168

2 жыл бұрын

Funny thing is, when Air Canada lost Glenn's luggage, I accused Air Canada of hiring bass players.

@Madchris8828

2 жыл бұрын

@@dionr1168 😂😂luggage go where ? Ha. Duhhhh

Me: "Oh, I'd like to try that!" Glenn: "What's it sound like? Hit it!" Me: "Oh. Seems like I already did?" Great video, boss!!

@SpectreSoundStudios

2 жыл бұрын

Great playing, Erik!!

@gilbertspader7974

2 жыл бұрын

Great job on the bass brother. Very Geddy.

@erikarko

2 жыл бұрын

@@gilbertspader7974 Thanks man!! ❤️

@IainThacker

2 жыл бұрын

Big difference in your full mix tone vs Glenn's studio demo. It's in the fingers!

@jeremylove6594

2 жыл бұрын

If your going to demo a bass amp you really can't go wrong with a Geddy/Rush inspired sound. Great work man.

I'm still loving the outakes at the end, "my IQ is just plummeting" 😂😂

@1972LittleC

2 жыл бұрын

That's a side effect of holding a bass.

Would be cool to hear a bass-player try it out, so we get the real feel of it :)

Im glad u are doing a demo on this amp. Ive been eying one for a couple months nows. Love the tube preamp and price point

Hey Glen, it's awesome to see that you are a fellow crappy bass player as well! Makes perfect sense how you know all of our inner thoughts. lol

How I have waited for this video to come out and I will say: I’m so glad to hear that amp in action

The built-in compressor is a great thing !

Loving the mix selection. I would call it either "Fly By Strangiato " or "La Villa By Night ".

@stonemanguitars

6 ай бұрын

I was thinking the same thing. I'm a huge Rush fan.

People need to stop worrying about their axe fx and start worrying about the effects axe has on them when they use it instead of taking a shower

@redcomn

2 жыл бұрын

I agree, all i see axe is a effect machine with amp sim. Heck i even play analog synth on it.

@yr92_

2 жыл бұрын

Bold of you to assume that people who worry about their Axe FX shower at all.

You’re a brave man!! Venturing down a few rungs 🪜🤣……great video 🤘🏻

Damn,that mix at the end sounded Great!!!Thanks Glenn!!!🤘👍

I purchased the Hartke LX5500 earlier this year to upgrade my studio bass amp. I absolutely love mine! Worth every cent.

I used a battered Hartke HA-2000 w/ a 4x10 cab for years as a live bass amp and it always served well.

Great review

I've been curious about these amps for a while. I know Victor Wooten uses them but this is the first time I've seen it used in a different/heavier style. Thanks Glenn!

@peterveres2942

2 жыл бұрын

Dave Ellefson of Megadeth and Frank Bello of Anthrax have been using Hartke for decades

@acekiller48

2 жыл бұрын

Hartke is the first bass amp I bought back in 2002. Been using them for almost 20 years. Most underrated bass amp and cabinets in the bass industry!

Love the playing with that Rush vibes! So great!

@ippotsk

2 жыл бұрын

Indeed! How very Canadian of Glenn.

8:58 Nice Rush-type vibe, love it! 😀👍

@homevalueglass3809

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, what I was thinking

@Madchris8828

2 жыл бұрын

Rush is killer!

Didn’t know you were so good at bass awesome vid as always

I’ve been using hartke for years now, I love their stuff. I use their lh1000 with 2 hartke high drive 4x10’s and it sounds perfect. I highly recommend their stuff. Also, those cabs push 1000watts of power, and only weigh 72lbs…

So cool that you had Erik Arkö demo this amp! Him and Rodney McG are my favorite bass player youtubers.

Hey Glenn, did you try out the XLR out by itself? I love the sound of that amp, I'm curious how it would be DI'ed maybe through a bass cab sim...

I’ve had my Hartke for 7 years now. It’s been the most versatile and reliable amp I’ve ever owned. Thanks for sharing this video, this amp is impressive.🎧

Man it sounds great in the mix! 🤘😁🤘

Something i love is despite all the jokes, Glenn treats bass gear exactly like guitar stuff. Results no bullshit

@JeighNeither

Жыл бұрын

Is it really tho? Is it no bullshit, or all bullshit? Any review video that has links where I can purchase the gear & so that the reviewer gets gets a cut of the profits is bullshit, regardless of what you want to tell yourself.

I just got a hartke LH 1000. It's a great bass amp. 1000watts of pure joy

Hartke is so underrated. I love my TX300. Powerful enough for club gigs (let's face it, 99% of the audience here does not play any larger venue) and has never let me down.

Hey Glenn! from the UK! What are your thoughts on the Behringer UMC22 Computer Audio Interface? Have got one yet just curious about its usefulness. Have a good one man!

Just want to note in the mix that we're seeing the Revstar again, good stuff! Revstars are finally starting to get the broad attention and exposure they deserve.

update! btw.. called Hartke, one tube! .. first a little background.. I’ve had an HA3500 for many years.. so, inspite of some negative points you’ve made about this amp and yes you’ve made positive!! I bought the 500 watt model. I have several great bass’s but particularly my 76 Stingray has more highend then probably any other bass! ..so regarding the bright switch hiss.. I have the amp set all 12o’clock..the bass eq dimed.. no hiss! with bright engaged. ok also.. played a 3 hour ( no breaks ) outdoors last night with 2 electric acoustic guitars and vocals.. low volume gig.. I’m sure the fan had gone on after all it was 85 degrees when we started FLA! Never heard it !! btw one Aguilar 12 cab.. mid gig one guitar player says to me “damn your bass sounds perfect” ok.. none of my basses will make the gain light up red unless I add a bass DI on the front end and crank it.. but I read that from a lot of players.. who cares right?! I run the Drive at about 3 and I love compression so it’s pretty much dimed! .. lastely I had a friend come by.. plays with Nikko.. yeah that NIKKO on drums.. only plays SVT.. played through the Hartke for about a half hour.. says Wow that sounds great!!’ 😊 btw: Saw Billy Shehann this past weekend Winery Dogs with his Hartke arsenal.. all hail Billy! met him at NAMM a few times, nice man! ok that’s all Kirk Out!

hey Glenn, any advices on hybrid (passive/active) bass guitars and DI boxes? If I were to buy one and only one DI, should I get a passive or an active one for my hybrid bass? Hopefully, i'm not a bassist tho.

Thank you so much! I was just in the market for a bass amp, and I wanted to try out one of these class D amps. The only thing was that I couldn't find one anywhere to try out before buying! I ended up getting another LH 1000 like from the good old days. Sounds great, no nonsense, but my goodness that thing is heavy!! I would have bought the LX8500 if this video would have come out when I was buying earlier this summer. Actually, I think I will buy this amp when I can specifically as a result of this video Thanks again! I've been watching since the beginning of the channel.

Back in 2001 I bought a Hartke HA3500 bass head and two bass cabinets. 20 years after I still own it.

Found my next gear purchase!

every amp demo is another example of how freaking USEFUL direct tracks and reamps are. im sure it speeds up production of videos, but its got a nice added bonus that since these are familiar tracks we really can get a handle for how each amp sounds.

Hey Glenn, any chance for an IR of that Hy Drive cab? I use your Zilla IR all the time.

Is the fan on the LX5500 less noisy? I bought the LX8500 and I think the fan noise is realy a problem. Espacially since it kicks in as soon as you start playing one note and than stops.

I waited the whole video for that last blooper clip about holding a bass making your IQ/skills go down. Brilliant!

This one checks all the boxes for me.👍👍

Best regards from the UK Glenn. Am sure I saw one of those in the background of the last Dave Ellefson video I watched... He seemed very excited by it. As you say at 02:36 - a ton of spank. WOOOSH!!!

Glenn welcome to the Hartke family! Been using them for almost 20 years. So underrated.

I bought this thing a little over 4 months ago. Sounds pretty good for the portability and light weight..but after 4 months it quit working. I was at a gig. Turned it on..no sound. Had to play from my pedalboard to PA to get thru the gig. 30 days out of warranty to take it back ..so I have to track down an authorized repair place and see if they can fix it. I went back to my trusty LH1000 which is now close to same price and way better rig..just heavy. If I get LX8500 Fixed I ll be selling it. Reliability is number 1 for me. Our band works a lot and I can't afford to have shoddy gear

Great video Glenn! Any idea when your new series for recording heavy drums at home will be coming out?

I love Hartke! I've been using their KB15 combo (1x15, 500W) for years.

Impressive. Might pick one up.

Never had one of these before. I will always rock out on my Darkglass Alpha Omega 900 Centurion Edition with my Darkglass 2x12 cab.

Hartke makes great gear. It's on my dream list for bass gear, but it's hard to justify when I have a working amp and cab I've had for 25 years.

Hello Glen! I'm a stupid bassist and i whant to do an IR of my bass cabinet but i don't know wich mic is good for recording a bass cab... Can you help me? Thanks 9:56 min

Sounds great

3 weeks ago I used the older big brother. The Harke LH1000 bass amp with a 40HM Marshall 4x10!! After embarrassing myself using a speakon to 1/4 Jack cable where the it began to fast all over the place!! I switched over to an ordinary jack to jack cable!! I really love the sound it produces and would use it a my go to rig!!

I noticed that you're recording guitars with P90s on this video. What's your opinion on P90s for recording? I was in a band with a guitarist who swore by them for recording. He reckoned they really did cut through on a mix and sounded huge.

The outtakes! I thought I was the only one who’s iq plummets when I pick up a bass lol!!! Seriously though, great review man. Funnily enough I’m currently in the market for a bass amp and this video has def given me some insight. Now to decide between Hartke and Traynor…

Hartke is great, def gonna take another look at this amp. Love my LH1000 and HyDrive 410 tho. My tone is mostly generated on my pedalboard (split lo/hi signals), and I wanted a clean powerful transparent bass amp for it. People rave over darkglass heads, but with the preamp built into the amp head, I don't see any way to easily/affordably split the signal for separate processing on the lo and hi end, and I don't want that distortion applied to my whole signal. So I prefer to use darkglass pedals that way I can put the preamp (and other fx) wherever I want. No matter how drippy and wet I make the hi end, that clean compressed fundamental bass is always solid. Shout out to Trey at GG for showing the Tyler Splitter on his bass pedalboard build.

Great videooo. Greetings from Spain

I play on Hartke cabs in the cover band. Part of my band leader's huge gear collection. We got it hooked up to this sick ass Carvin head. No one ever has a complaint about my bass. Hell, our manager plays bass in another band and he's always gotta play around with our gear and my Sire bass after gigs lol.

I loved the Rush influence on the demo mix

Sound Radix has two. Auto Align POST and Auto Align. Which one?

how would you compare this to the HD 500?

Cool to see the bass player using one of the original Yamaha Attitude 1 Billy Sheehan Signiture. Looks and sounds great.

Thanks to Glenn I buy a set a strings bi weekly and learned to setup my bass. And.....I practice! Great video!

There is certainly something special about the Hartke sound!!! I played one many years ago and fell in love with those aluminum drivers and the punch of these amps. It is one of those qualities I look for when shopping for and amp... Unfortunately, my wallet doesn't allow me to take one of these home! I'm in the traynor isle!!!!

Built in carry handles are always a fantastic touch. One step better would be a latching front cover to protect the knobs. An over the top feature would be a couple lugs on the back or bottom to wind the power chord and amp to cab cable around.

I don’t make metal I just love hearing you talk about gear

nice natural growl to the bass with this kit classic bass tone

Hey Glenn. When I'm recording vocals I can't monitor myself as I record, otherwise my brain tells me that someone else is trying to talk and I go quiet. Is this a confidence issue and something I need to overcome, or is it perfectly okay to just record the vocal and play it back each time?

@shuruff904

2 жыл бұрын

Just give up. I'm kidding lol, have a good one fellow bassist

I personally am a bass player myself, & I really appreciate seeing how it sounds. It’s the kind of thing I’m looking for! Thanks Glenn. By the way, the fact I have scoliosis helps for the head.

Do You know maybe what are the diferences between the TX and LX?, Are the LX the "sons" of the LH líne?

What pickups are in that jazz bass?

Glenn thanks for the base love Happy Labor Day from a proud bass player and Union organizer. solidarity brother.

As a bass player, I am conflicted. Should I purchase the Hartke LX8500 or new bass strings?

@daaaMook

2 жыл бұрын

😂

Just bought one on Black Friday.. took $70.00 off at Sam Ash.. Got a great sound right away with all eq at noon..I’ve had a Hartke 3500 for almost 20 years and it still works fine but I wanted something lighter.. I’m happy with my purchase!!

I've seen Glenn change his mind about drum samples. I've seen Glenn stepping up when a company replaced a defecetive unit. But now I've seen Glenn doing slap bass. My life is complete and I can die in peace.

Neat. I just got a bass and i'm looking into practice solutions for my instruments that don't require plugging into my guitar. Any small cab recommendations?

@erikarko

2 жыл бұрын

Ampeg RB108!

As a bass player I take bo offence to the simplicity. I love it. Replaced my apmpeg pf500 with this. Couldn't be happier. Hopefully get the cab to one day.

Plz, demo the purple colored Orange combo amp. Glen Hughes claims to use it

The HyDrive cabs have hybrid aluminium and paper cones not the pure aluminium hartke used to be known for (though still exist!) Fantastic cabs. Great brand!

Sounds fantastic. Going from a Geezer Butler like tone to a Geddy Lee tone doesn’t seem easy for one amp to achieve. But this clearly did just that. Oh and great monotone digs at the bass players. I bet not a single one caught them until after the video was done. That is if they have any memory functionality left.

OMG these things are cool couple of bass players that had this set up.

I have the little brother of this, the tx600. Love Hartke amps.

Would you ever test one of the all tube peavey bass heads? Vb2/vb3? I would love to hear how one sounds overdriven/distorted. Bass cabs?

Hartke makes some amazing stuff! Is there any chance that you could maybe make an ir of that bass cab? 👀

What a coincidence, I just recently bought its little brother, the LX5500. Absolutely love it. My only real complaint is the lack of footswitch capability compared to its 8500 big brother. Given the price difference (and that I didn't need the extra power), I decided the tradeoff was worth it to me, as footswitchable drive and brite functions would just be "nice to haves".

I have a Carvin 500watt Pro Bass amp. It is 20 years old. It has all the same features as that Hartke plus a 5 band graphic EQ, noise gate, frequency crossover/4db boost to any frequency and separate high - low input for active or passive basses. The transformer is teroidial. The best amp I've ever played through. CARVIN baby!

@carpediemarts705

Жыл бұрын

Wish they hadn't gone bankrupt.

Wicked! A big double thumbs up to Hartke.

Fantastic demo from a guy who's spent years trolling the bass community ... if Glenn learned to play by listening to bass players that came into his studio I'm not surprised they get so much abuse! That said, I've just bought one!

a shoutout of this versus an ampeg portaflex would be interesting. i've heard the ampeg at several shows and was blown away everytime, never been a fan of the hartke sound though.

@joshua.merrill

2 жыл бұрын

I've got the PF-50t and a Darkglass AlphaOmicron, and it's pretty good. I wish they made a 100 watt version.

@russellzauner

2 жыл бұрын

@@joshua.merrill getting good demos of a variety of bass pedals/effects instead of the occasional whatever's being pushed by whoever would be great. and honestly, I'd use some of the bass pedals on regular or extended range guitar - some of them are nasty and get even nastier right where I want my low 7th or 8th string to be. If you can keep from bleeding too much over into the bass players actual spectrum, using those bois can make your grunty pig punch through at a gig.

@joshua.merrill

2 жыл бұрын

I tried the Alpha Omicron on my Schecter JL-7, and it surprised me how lackluster it sounded. I figured the drop E tuning would sound great, but something about it was sub par. I need to make some videos of the different gear I have. For bass, the current setup is a 5 string with Bartolini Active pickups tuned an octave lower (E0), into a Countryman DI, into the Alpha Omicron, into a MicroThumpinator, into an Ampeg PF-50T, into an Acme Low B-1 cab. The main distortion comes from the pedal, because the PF-50T doesn't distort very much, at least not with my bass; it has a little crunch to it, but not anything that would hold up as a distorted bass tone for Metal, in my opinion.

@liamjenkins82

2 жыл бұрын

Hey mate. I'm no pro bass player, but I ended getting this exact amp head after my pf 500 head blew. ( my 4 year old switched red voltage switch on the back) I absolutely love how much tonal variety out of the hartke I can get with no pedals. It's light as hell and loud. Really has got some power. Just ask the neighbours. It's good for quiet practising to with the headphones and aux inlets. Has all the bells and whistles on the back for connecting to whatever it is you need to connect to.

That full mix is section reminds me of Rush's "Fly by Night".

Great choice. Welcome to the Hartke tribe.

I dig the sound of this head. Was on the fence between this and the Darkglass Alpha Omega AO500

Nice!

I have to ask, was there any bass on Metallica’s “And Justice For All?” Many say it’s absent, but I tend to believe the bass was just too scooped and barely had any other EQ mixed in the process while being lost in the low guitar tone. Any idea of what actually happened?

Pretty cool. I like that from the early days of Hartke, they tried to do something different. Some may love it, some may not, but overall it's cool..

GLEEEEEENNN, honest opinion on the Hartke HyDrive. How would you compare it to an Ampeg cab? I'm using an HLF 6x10, 45 years old and tired of making my Mom lug it around. I was looking at getting Hartke's 2x10 and 1x15. How much tone are the speakers really changing from brand to brand? And bro, you need to practice your bass a lot more. :)

I like this amp. It sounds really good! Thankyou for the review. But. As a bass player i was hoping to see some jingling keys too.