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That would make the missus really happy.... I suspect that might count as a negative 😂

Lol, I'm not sure that Traynor meets the small wattage or price criteria

6/6 is mighty light weight!

Interesting... I may have to have an eBay trawl!

I’ve never played a Hohner headless (or any steinbergers for that matter) - are they worth investigating?

Given the cult like status of the b15 and the fact it’s alleged to be on a lot of recordings from back in the day, you’d have thought that the modern trend for small simple no bells and whistles amps would have produced a few bass offerings at least. If I want a real 60’s or early 70’s b15 I would have to pay over £2k - and a stand-alone head would cost well under £500 to produce and give a pretty good equivalent tone.

I guess I’m quite surprised there aren’t more b15 clones about - or heads based on or like it, or relatively similar at least..

To be fair, I’m not so bothered about DI - for a low wattage head it would be in the studio anyway and a decent engineer will be so used to mic’ing guitar amps that a small wattage bass amp and cab should be no issue at all..

Sounded like it (although slightly quieter though)

That are nice - I’ve heard a couple and they sound good too - as does the 20w version - however, they don’t quite meet my original question brief, as they are still a lot of cash compared to a guitar equivalent

I’d have it. Would be handy as a travel bass.. To keep in the trunk......

That is not difficult.

Interesting.. I wonder how many guitar heads could be used as good sounding bass amps. Hmmm.

It's pretty clear that the nitromors he used on the body is still affecting his ability to take a photograph in focus

Given how iconic the B15 is.. and I think I know the answer to this already, but hey.. How come there aren't many cheaper smaller wattage all valve heads out there? A quick eBay trawl will list many many guitar valve heads under £300 or so - but for Bass.. nope. Now I know that for live use those 30-100w will be, er, less than ideal, but I don't get why more valve heads weren't made in the 70's, 80's 90's and up to today to fit into that "at home or in the studio" brief..

I thought I had it bad looking at preamp pedals with a real valve in them.....

Helix for me. Does all my home duties and sometimes gets wheeled out for gigs. Mostly though it's looking at the range of Preamp/DI pedals and thinking "I've not got that one.. hmmm.. wonder if that sounds different to xxx"

I could think of somewhere we could try sticking the XLR lead.....Ahem. The downside of course is my rapidly growing obsession with Preamp/DI pedals....

Mind set - interesting. I was thinking that a few weeks back. Turned up to do a festival on a pretty big stage and the sound man took one look at the pedal train nano and the K10.2 and said "er, is that it? where's the head and cab?" After explaining, he mumbled something about weirdness and plugged into the through port on the QSC. Afterwards he wandered over and said he liked the bass sound very much and found mixing the FOH bass much easier as there wasn't a massive big cab blaring it out which he had no control over. I had my onstage monitor, rest of the band was happy, soundman was happy. It's a mind set.

Wasn't enough freeform improv in it for my liking.

@jrixn1 - the quality of the venues you play are much better than the ones I do!! There's no sawdust, puke, spilt beer or blood anywhere!

If you've never been to his shop, it's quite the experience. I went down there to try out a couple of basses. What did he plug me in to for amplification? A 1963 B15.... lol

Doesn’t look very popular to me.

I’m thinking of making a plastic Precision.

Good call. Me neither. Mind you, I’d be tempted to do a wipe on poly finish and have it a bit glossy