Why doesnt anyone make a small tube combo or head for bass?

[BassmanPaul]

2 hours ago, Reggaebass said:

Hi Paul, I really like the look of those , in your experience what are they like for the deeper end of bass, lots of the videos I’ve seen only show them sounding fairly bright 

Yes they can be a bit bright but that can be readily tamed by the tone controls.

 

When I got my B15NF it was red plating the output tubes, leaky capacitors were the problem.  Having replaced the amps filter caps and the tubes I had several events of flash over of the GZ34/5AR4 rectifier tube. Adding a silicon rectifier, UF5408, to each plate to increase the PIV solved that permanently.

 

On the whole the amp is a pleasure to use and a delight to hear. Incidentally I play six stringed basses.

Edited March 10, 2023 by BassmanPaul

[Twincam]

I found the amped pf20t OK the tone too gravely. Even after tube changes. 

The 50w version is better. Far more useable too volume wise. 

 

They seem stupid expensive from when the first came out. 

[BassmanPaul]

What do you expect a 20W or even a 50W tube amp to sound like?  Volume is not their forté tone is.