The Hartke Amplifier company was co-founded by Larry Hartke and Ron Lorman in 1984/85. In the late 1970s, Lorman was an engineer at the Bottom Line Club in New York City where he and Hartke began experimenting with aluminum cone drivers. Aluminum driver cone speakers gave bass a clearer sound with broader dynamics - something that bassists did not have access to previously. Bassist Jaco Pastorius heard a prototype, and suggested Hartke and Lorman build one for him. This first model was equipped with 8-10 in. aluminum cone driver speakers and a plate on it that states "THE FIRST HARTKE BASS CABINET, CUSTOM BUILT IN 1984 FOR JACO PASTORIUS." Shortly after this, many big name musicians were using more prototype cabinets that Hartke and Lorman were esentially giving away to get their name out. In 1985, the first Hartke production models were produced with the 410XL model (4-10 in. speakers). Since then, Hartke has expanded their line and they offer several models of bass amplifiers, bass cabinets, bass combo units, guitar amps, and acoustic amps. Hartke cabinets stand out because of their aluminum cones that can be seen from the front of the amp. They also have produced some solid-body bass guitars made of wood and aluminum. For more information, visit Hartke's website or contact them directly.
Amplifiers and speaker cabinets currently produced in Ashbury Park, NJ and overseas. Hartke amplifiers are distributed worldwide by the Samson Technology Corp. in Hauppauge, NY. The Hartke trademark was established in 1984.

HARTKE Guitar Amplifiers Models

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HARTKE GT-60

- 60W, head-unit configuration, hybrid chassis, preamp: 12AX7, power: solid-state, two channels, reverb, front black control panel, single input, 10 knobs, effects loop, headphone jack, black covering, black grille, 24 lbs., mfg. 2006-08.

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HARTKE HA1410

- 140W, 2-10 in. aluminum-cone drivers, solid-state chassis, single channel, front black control panel, single input, five black knobs (v, l, l/m, l/h, h), contour button, compression button, effects loop headphone jack, black carpet c...

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HARTKE VX115

- 300W, 1-15 in. paper cone driver, high-freq. horn, 8 ohm impedance, 3/4 in. plywood construction, recessed handles, black carpet covering, black metal grille, 69 lbs., current mfg.

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HARTKE A-25

- 25W, 1-8 in. aluminum cone speaker, solid-state chassis, front gray control panel, single input, six knobs (v, b, m, t, bright, limiter), RCA inputs, headphone jack, effects loop, black covering, black grille, mfg. 2003-present.

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HARTKE B15

- 15W, 1-6.5 in. driver, solid-state combo, single channel, front light brown control panel, two inputs, four black knobs (v, b, m, h), effects loop, line out, headphone jack, black tolex covering, black grille, mfg. 2002-03.

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HARTKE 115XL

- 200W, 1-15 in. aluminum cone driver, 8 ohm impedance, 3/4 in. plywood construction, recessed side handles, black carpet covering, black metal grille, 63 lbs., current mfg.

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HARTKE PRO 1800

- 600W, 1-18 in. paper cone driver, 4 ohm impedance, tuned four-port enclosure, 3/4 in. plywood construction, grab bar, casters, black carpet covering, black metal grille, 94 lbs., disc. 2008.

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HARTKE KICKBACK 10

- 120W, 1-10 in. aluminum-cone driver, solid-state combo, single channel, shape control, front black control panel, single input, five black knobs (v, shape, l, m, h), direct XLR line out, headphone jack, stand up or "kickback" st...

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HARTKE 115TP

- 150W, 1-15 in. aluminum cone driver, 8 ohm impedance, tuned dual-vent ported enclosure, 3/4 in. plywood construction, recessed side handles, black carpet covering, black metal grille, 51 lbs., disc. 2008.

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HARTKE G10

- 10W, 6.5 in. speaker, guitar combo, solid-state chassis, single channel, front black control panel, single input, four knobs (crunch, v, b, t), headphone jack, black covering, gray grille, 9 lbs., mfg. 2006-disc.

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HARTKE AK115 SPEAKER CABINET

- 300W, 1-15 in. paper cone driver with a 1 in. titanium compression driver, 8 ohm impedance, parallel Speakon and standard 1/4 in. speaker inputs, high-freq. attenuation switch, specially-tuned ported cabinet design, recessed side handles,...

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HARTKE HYDRIVE 112 (HX112)

- 300W, 1-12 in. HyDrive neodymium hybrid cone driver with a 1 in. titanium compression driver, switchable 4 or 8 ohm impedance, parallel Speakon and standard 1/4 in. speaker inputs, high-freq. attenuation switch, specially-tuned ported cab...

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HARTKE KM60

- 60W, 1-10 in. aluminum cone speaker, ceramic tweeter, keyboard combo, solid-state chassis, four channels, front gray control panel, six inputs (Ch. 1 mic on front only, four mono inputs and stereo aux. input on back), six knobs (Aux. in l...

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HARTKE HA1400

- 140W, head-unit only, solid-state combo, single channel, black front control panel, single input, five black knobs (v, l, l/m, l/h, h), contour switch, compression switch, effects loop, headphone jack, black metal covering, 13 lbs., disc....

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HARTKE AC75

- 75W (50W for woofers, 25W for tweeter), 2-5 in. woofers and 1 2 X 4 in. ribbon tweeter, acoustic guitar combo, solid-state chassis, two channels (inst. and mic), 100 24-bit digital effects, front gold control panel, three inputs (two regu...

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HARTKE HYDRIVE 112C

- 250W, 1-12 in. HyDrive neodymium hybrid cone driver with a 1 in. titanium compression driver, bass combo, solid-state chassis, single channel, front black/gray control panel, single input, eight knobs (level, compressor, shape freq., harm...

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HARTKE KM100

- 100W, 1-12 in. aluminum cone speaker, 1-1 in. titanium compression driver, keyboard combo, solid-state chassis, four channels, front gray control panel, six inputs (Ch. 1 mic on front only, four mono inputs and stereo aux. input on back),...

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HARTKE HYDRIVE 115 (HX115)

- 500W, 1-15 in. HyDrive neodymium hybrid cone driver with a 1 in. titanium compression driver, 8 ohm impedance, parallel Speakon and standard 1/4 in. speaker inputs, high-freq. attenuation switch, specially-tuned ported cabinet design, bla...

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HARTKE HA1415

- 140W, 1-15 in. aluminum-cone driver, solid-state chassis, single channel, front black control panel, single input, five black knobs (v, l, l/m, l/h, h), contour button, compression button, effects loop headphone jack, black carpet co...

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HARTKE VX1508

- 350W, 1-15 in. and 2-8 in. paper cone drivers, high-freq. horn, 8 ohm impedance, 3/4 in. plywood construction, recessed handles, black carpet covering, black metal grille, 68 lbs., mfg. 2003-05.

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HARTKE HYDRIVE 115C

- 250W, 1-15 in. HyDrive neodymium hybrid cone driver with a 1 in. titanium compression driver, bass combo, solid-state chassis, single channel, front black/gray control panel, single input, eight knobs (level, compressor, shape freq., harm...

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HARTKE A-35

- 35W, 1-10 in. aluminum cone speaker, solid-state chassis, front gray control panel, single input, six knobs (v, b, m, t, bright, limiter), RCA inputs, headphone jack, effects loop, black covering, black grille, 37.4 lbs., mfg. 2003-presen...

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HARTKE 210XL

- 200W, 2-10 in. aluminum cone driver, 8 ohm impedance, 3/4 in. plywood construction, recessed side handles, black carpet covering, black metal grille, 46 lbs., current mfg.

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HARTKE PRO 2100

- 200W, 2-10 in. paper cone drivers, compression horn and driver, 4 ohm impedance, tuned dual-port enclosure, 3/4 in. plywood construction, recessed side handles, casters, angled cabinet, black carpet covering, black metal grille, 60.5 lbs....

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HARTKE 210TP

- 150W, 2-10 in. aluminum cone drivers, 8 ohm impedance, tuned dual-vent ported enclosure, 3/4 in. plywood construction, recessed side handles, black carpet covering, black metal grille, 36 lbs., disc. 2008.

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HARTKE AK410 SPEAKER CABINET

- 400W, 4-10 in. paper cone driver with a 1 in. titanium compression driver, 8 ohm impedance, parallel Speakon and standard 1/4 in. speaker inputs, high-freq. attenuation switch, dual-chambered sealed cabinet design, recessed side handles,...

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HARTKE AC150

- 150W (2 X 50W for woofers, 50W for tweeter), 4-5 in. woofers and 1 2 X 4 in. ribbon tweeter, acoustic guitar combo, solid-state chassis, two channels (inst. and mic), 100 24-bit digital effects, front gold control panel, three inputs (two...

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HARTKE G15

- 15W, 1-8 in. speaker, guitar combo, solid-state chassis, two channels, front black control panel, single input, five knobs (v1, crunch, v2, b, t), CD input, headphone jack, optional footswitch, black covering, gray grille, 15 lbs., mfg. 2...

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HARTKE B20

- 20W, 1-8 in. driver, solid-state combo, single channel, front light brown control panel, two inputs, four black knobs (v, b, m, h), effects loop, line out, headphone jack, black tolex covering, black grille, 23.2 lbs, disc. 2003.

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HARTKE HA2000

- 200W, head-unit only, solid-state and tube preamp (selectable), front black control panel, two inputs (passive/active), six black and silver knobs (preamp A & B, compression, contour low and high pass, MV) 10-band equalizer, black met...

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HARTKE KICKBACK 12

- 120W, 1-12 in. aluminum-cone driver, solid-state combo, single channel, shape control, front black control panel, single input, five black knobs (v, shape, l, m, h), direct XLR line out, headphone jack, stand up or "kickback" st...

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HARTKE 215XL

- 400W, 2-15 in. aluminum cone driver, 4 ohm impedance, 3/4 in. plywood construction, recessed side handles, black carpet covering, black metal grille, 110 lbs., disc. 2008.

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HARTKE PRO 2200

- 300W, 2-12 in. paper cone drivers, compression horn and driver, 4 ohm impedance, tuned dual-port enclosure, 3/4 in. plywood construction, recessed side handles, casters, angled cabinet, black carpet covering, black metal grille, 74.3 lbs....

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HARTKE 410TP

- 300W, 4-10 in. aluminum cone drivers, 8 ohm impedance, tuned dual-vent ported enclosure, 3/4 in. plywood construction, recessed side handles, black carpet covering, black metal grille, 65 lbs., disc. 2008.

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HARTKE A-70

- 70W, 1-12 in. aluminum cone speaker, solid-state chassis, front gray control panel, two inputs, four knobs (v, b, t, limiter), seven-band EQ, RCA inputs, headphone jack, XLR line out, effects loop, tilt-back cabinet design, black covering...

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HARTKE VX210

- 200W, 2-10 in. paper cone drivers, high-freq. horn, 8 ohm impedance, 3/4 in. plywood construction, recessed handles, black carpet covering, black metal grille, 48 lbs., mfg. 2005-08.

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HARTKE B30

- 30W, 1-10 in. driver, solid-state combo, single channel, shape circuit, front light brown control panel, two inputs, five black knobs (v, shape, b, m, h), effects loop, line out, headphone jack, black tolex covering, black grille, 32 lbs....

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HARTKE G15R

- similar to the G15, except has a reverb circuit with reverb control for a total of six knobs, 17 lbs., mfg. summer 2006-disc.

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HARTKE HA2500

- 250W at 4 ohms (180W at 8 ohms), head-unit only, solid-state and tube preamp (selectable), front black control panel, two inputs (passive/active), six black and silver knobs (preamp A & B, compression, contour low and high pass, MV) 1...

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HARTKE ACR5

- 50W, 1-6.5 in. woofer and 1 in. tweeter, acoustic guitar combo, solid-state chassis, two channels (inst. and mic), 24-bit digital effects, top black control panel, two inputs (one 1/4 in., one XLR), seven knobs, three-band EQ, aux. input,...

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HARTKE HA2115

- 200W, 1-15 in. aluminum-cone driver, solid-state and tube preamp (selectable), front black control panel, two inputs (passive/active), six black and silver knobs (preamp A & B, compression, contour low and high pass, MV) 10-band...

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HARTKE KM200

- 200W, 1-15 in. aluminum cone speaker, 1-1 in. titanium compression driver, keyboard stereo combo, solid-state chassis, four channels, front/top gray control panel, nine inputs (two per channel, one mic input), nine knobs (v1, b1, t1, v2,...

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HARTKE HYDRIVE 210 (HX210)

- 500W, 2-10 in. HyDrive neodymium hybrid cone driverS with a 1 in. titanium compression driver, 8 ohm impedance, parallel Speakon and standard 1/4 in. speaker inputs, dual-chamber sealed cabinet design, black covering, silver metal grille,...

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HARTKE HYDRIVE 210C

- 250W, 2-10 in. HyDrive neodymium hybrid cone drivers with a 1 in. titanium compression driver, bass combo, solid-state chassis, single channel, front black/gray control panel, single input, eight knobs (level, compressor, shape freq., har...

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HARTKE KICKBACK 15

- 120W, 1-15 in. aluminum-cone driver, solid-state combo, single channel, shape control, front black control panel, single input, five black knobs (v, shape, l, m, h), direct XLR line out, headphone jack, stand up or "kickback" st...

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HARTKE 410XL

- 400W, 4-10 in. aluminum cone driver, 8 ohm impedance, 3/4 in. plywood construction, recessed side handles, black carpet covering, black metal grille, 88 lbs., current mfg.

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HARTKE HA3000 MILLENIUM SERIES

- 300W, head-unit only, solid-state chassis, single channel, shape circuit, front black control panel, two inputs, seven black knobs (v, shape, i, l, m/l, m/h, h), direct XLR out, black covering with description on top of amp, 23 lbs., disc...

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HARTKE GT-100

- 100W, head-unit only, hybrid chassis, preamp: 12AX7, power: solid-state, two channels, reverb, front black control panel, single input, 10 knobs, effects loop, headphone jack, black covering, black grille, 32 lbs., mfg. 2004-08.