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Hartke KB12 Kickback 1x12" 500-watt Bass Combo Amp
Description
Tilts Back to Project Sound UpwardHearing your tone as the audience hears it is critical to live performance. The Hartke Kickback bass combo rocks back 45 degrees to deliver sound right up to your ears for accurate midrange and high-end feedback to inform your playing. The Kickback is a powerful stage amp in a compact size with a 12" HyDrive paper/aluminum speaker and 500 watts of power. It's also a useful practice tool with a silent headphone out for late-night woodshedding. For stage t
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Discussed in Recommend a lightweight bass amp for a retiree in the TalkBass community
mikewalker
Another vote for KB-12... best bang-for-buck combo on the market, IMO Samson Technologies ... more
Ralph124C41
That could very well be. I was very happy with my Kickback 10 and frankly don't understand why it was discontinued. ... more
Discussed in Amp sounding closest to studio monitors (200-300 watts) in the TalkBass community
jeff7bass
I just bought a little Hartke practice amp and it sounds great. This should do the trick. Hartke KB12 Kickback 1x12" 500-watt Bass Combo Amp ... more
nilorius
Looks good, but i wonder how 1x12'' or 1x12'' combo can be 500w strong. ... more
shoot-r
+1!!!!! Heard the Hartke 500 watt KB (15) last weekend in a fairly loud, funk-ish, 6 pcs. classic rock group. Amp was on the ground, setting straight up, not kicked back, band ... ... more
Discussed in Is a 25 Watt Combo enough to play a small coffee house? in the TalkBass community
mikewalker
Just get one of these: Hartke KB12 Kickback 1x12" 500-watt Bass Combo Amp You can play it as quiet as you like, but you also can fill a pretty big room if you need to in the future ... ... more
FreeJBass
That's what I was gonna recommend. Yeah the ampeg was only 20 watts. But its quite a bit louder than a normal 25 watt combo ... more
TinIndian
This is what I was going to suggest. Sure it's way more power than you asked for but it weighs in at 28lbs and is a kickback has a DI if you ever need it. They sound pretty darn ... ... more
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