Hartke HD25

I've been using Hartke products for years and the company has never let me down. This practice amp has quite a bit of power for being so small. I really have to play it on the lowest volume setting in my apartment so I don't drive my neighbors mad.

The sound particularly shines if you like to slap. However, you can still get it to produce some rich warm tones. This is probably due to their mix of aluminum and paper speakers.

The settings are easy to adjust. Some people may want to have more options, but I generally think less is more.

Overall, this is a solid practice amp that doesn't disappoint.

The only major concern I have is that is appears to be made in China instead of the USA. I know some bassists who claim that the quality of Hartke's products has suffered as a result. In my case, I have had not major issues with this amp. I suppose the cumulative result of the reviews here is a good measure of overall product quality.

Since I live in an apartment, I didn't have a practice amp for years. However, I decided that it was time to buy one, because I got tired of practicing with my headphones on. I was looking for a simple and affordable amp. After all, how much money would you spend on something that you'll be using exclusively at home?

I play mostly a 5-string bass and I'm in a band where I use the lowest string a lot, because there are downtuned guitars. I'm happy to say that this amp produces a very clear sound when playing on the B string. It also sounds louder than expected, which isn't a bad thing. The EQ seems to be pretty good, and the whole thing looks and feels well-built.

Back in the day I had an Orange Crush 25 bass amp and I have to say that the Hartke sounds so much better. And it's almost half the price of the Orange! I would recommend the HD25 to anyone looking for a solid practice amp.

Este cubo veio com meu baixo, em um combo, por um preço excelente. Hoje, somente o cubo vale mais do que o dobro do preço do baixo.
É um cubo de baixa potência, então não espera usá-lo num show em um espaço grande.
A qualidade é excelente e o produto entrega o que você precisa pra estudar em casa, que é o que eu faço com ele.
Não tem efeitos, como alguns cubos que eu conheço, mas não me faz a mínima falta.
Tem uma entrada auxiliar que eu uso muito para tocar as trilhas de estudo no meu celular e acompanhar com meu instrumento. Além disso, tem uma saída para fone de ouvido, que evita alguma vizinho ser incomodado enquanto você toca.
Enfim, um ótimo cubo, por um preço inacreditavelmente bom.
O único detalhe é que ele é feito para tomadas de 220 V. No meu caso, preciso usar um transformador para conectá-lo à tomada. Fiquei também um pouco preocupado porque a frequência de funcionamento é de 50 Hz e a rede aqui no Brasil funciona a 60 Hz, mas isso não tem sido um problema.
Recomendadíssimo.

I love this HD25 which I purchased from Thomann, I use it for practicing, recording and playing in church as our meeting room is not so large it can handle the volume needed. It is surprisingly powerful for a small amp, it is heavy but is not really light either which would suggest to me it is well made and it certainly seems to be, I love the sound of the half paper half aluminium speaker cone, you can easily get some of those nice Victor Wooten style tones from this amp, I also have a previous generation Peavey Max 115 and I way prefer the sound of this amp, obviously it can't hold up again the 300W Peavey but just the tone that this amp produces is much more desirable to the ear, my bass is an old Yamaha BB1024X VW with a P/J pickup setup. I would definitely recommend getting this amp and it can even be used live once there's no drums and once the room is small it is able to cope. But I love the tone and would consider selling my MAX115 in order to buy a bigger Hartke amp with the HYDrive speakers.

Bought it primarily as an amp for electric cello, and it works quite well. Cello is low quality Harley Benton product and sound is not as full and rich as acoustic cello, but it is very close. Built in EQ helps to get it closer to what the cellist had in mind.

I also tested it with nylon stringed acoustic guitar. With default settings the lows were way too much and booming, which is kinda expected from a bass amp. But after fiddling with EQ in amp and in the guitar, the sound turned out okay, so in a pinch this could also be used as an amp for a regular guitar.

Disclaimer: I'm not a professional musician.