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