Hartke HD15 Combo Reviews

One of my favourite small bass amps

We use this amp when needed, either in our live session or in live gig scenarios. It is seriously loud for a 15W. Not just loud in the brash sense, but really clear and dynamically even. I prefer it's sound over some pretty large rigs that I've played. It has some weight to it, it's not light for its size. If you're looking for a no-nonsense, does what it needs to do bass amp, this is a great choice. Volume, bass, mid, treble, Input jack, Aux in, Phones out. That's it.

Nice for bass and guitar

Given the price/value ratio, it's a very great amp.

The build quality is pretty impressive.

The sound is good, although the amp produces a bit of "white noise".

The looks are very pleasing, but this is subjective, of course.

As a special bonus, it's not only your bass that you can use this amp with. You can equally play an electric guitar through it and have very warm "tube" sound. Could be perfect for clean jazz sound, especially if otherwise your guitar sounds too thin.

My only recommendation to the producer would be to put the LED-lit mains switch from the back (where nobody can see it) to the top or to the front of the amp. Or, even better, to replace this plastic switch with a more traditional metal toggle switch and a separate LED indicator.

Really good!

I have to say that I'm quite impressed by the quality and the sound of it, especially for the price.

I've tried it out with several bass guitars and it gets a really nice, defined and warm sound. If you mess around with the EQ you can get great results.

I'm really happy with it!

Nice tiny amp

I'm kind of experienced with electric guitars but this is my first bass amp. Bought this for bedroom practice, it obviously isn't loud enough for any rehearsals or gigs.

Build quality is good, didn't notice any blemishes, everything is working correctly. This thing delivers much more low end than I expected from low-budget 6.5 inch speaker combo. Tones that I get from it totally satisfy me as well as how the volume knob is working (HD15 isn't overwhelmingly loud for a bedroom, yet still it can produce some pressure as well as make really quiet sounds suitable even for practicing through speaker at night).

I would consider it perfect for me if there were FX loop and overdrive section but I think that's too much to ask for the price. Otherwise the amp is really good in my opinion.

Great budget bedroom bass amp

Am amp with great build quality, clear and straight-forward sound, easily tweaked. Perfect for practice, not very heavy if you plan on carrying it.

The layout is very simply, eq and volume and you're good to go which is great for a beginner such as myself. Highly recommended

Nice and clean sound

I ordered this amp for practice with my band, I know 15 watt not so much, but in a small room it's pretty loud for this small amp. I love it!

boxy sound

boxy sound, compressor is too aggresive (no control for it)

My favourite practice amp

I compared this to the Black Star and Fender Rumble Studio. This was my favourite. I was surprised that it has a 6.5" speaker. It sounds great! Punchier than the 10" in the Fender and more articulated. But plenty of bottom end too. I use it for bass and keys.

It's a good amp, for home use, but if you are planing to rehears with it, in a band, you'll need at least 30W. Don't evan think of taking this little guy for live gigs, it's just made to practice at home. Lite and a fairly good sound.

very nice amp for practice!!!

Tiny, but Fierce!

This is my practice amp for rehearsing in the house, and for small gigs.

Sounds great - rich, deep tone at the low end, with a sharp edge at the top. Great range of sounds. Easy to cart around, as well.

It's never gonna pack out a large venue, but for pub gigs, or acoustic sets, it's a great piece of kit and sounds great for the price you pay.

Works well, decent, snappy sound.

I was using it while on vacation in Europe. Played some metal with old friends. I have an old bass guitar built in 80's - HD15 made it sound bad-ass. HD15 also has an input for a backing track - through a stereo jack (aux). Over all - well build amp, good Hartke sound. 15W is plenty for a jam, not going to be enough for a gig though.