There was only one way to improve upon the design of the legendary Hartke 3500 bass amp: Supercharge it! We took all the features of the classic 3500 then added a 500 Watt power plant and built it into a new vintage-style cabinet. The Hartke 5500, the best of the best just got better.

500 Watts of power at 4 ohms
Tube and solid state preamp sections
Passive and active input sections
Bass, treble, and contour controls
10-band graphic EQ
Variable compression
XLR direct out
Effects loop
Vintage-style cabinet enclosure