good cheap vintage valve bass amp?

[coolhand78]

looking for something not too big, but the best bang for buck valve bass amp, can be combo or head and cab...

going for vintage tones over modern stuff, using P bass.

cheers

 

[musicofanatic5]

Showman head. Two, if one's not loud enough.

 

[Eric F]

Cheap...Traynor, maybe?

If you don't need a huge amount of volume, the old Ampeg V4B is known to be a lovely sounding amp, and are not nearly as pricey - or heavy - as a big-daddy SVT. 100W of all-tube love will get you through a lot of situations.

 

[wingwalker]

Look around and find yerself a Sound City 120...120 watts (it's really more like 150!), killer trannys and parts and can still be had on the low low.

 

[Chris Rice]

How cheap is cheap?

 

[Rick N Boogie]

Mesa Bass Buster, head or 2x10 combo. You want good tone, right.

 

[FFTT]

SUNN 200S or 2000S

 

[walterw]

"good", "cheap", "vintage", valve", and "bass amp":

words that you won't find all in the same sentence.

 

[basses50]

Music Man HD130...Read some favorable things about them recently.

 

[Chris Rice]

I have an '81 Bassman 135 I'd let go of.

 

[Ephi82]

Cheap...Traynor, maybe?

If you don't need a huge amount of volume, the old Ampeg V4B is known to be a lovely sounding amp, and are not nearly as pricey - or heavy - as a big-daddy SVT. 100W of all-tube love will get you through a lot of situations.

+1 V4-B Great sweet sounding amp