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New ampeg speculation - A true B15 Reissue?

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#181
Got connected today with some musician I had lost track of since the early 80's, and finally I'm glad to be able to show you a pic of the B15N I used to own.

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Not me on the pic, though, but the bass player here is the guy I had bought it from a bit later (pic is of 79 and I got it from him in 80).
 
#183
The story is funny. After 15 years of total desert about rock in France, two bands, Telephone and Trust, popped out in the mid/late 70's and got big success. Then all major companies here decided to sign bands and promote them. This band (Nightrider) was one of them. See, the whole of gear you can see on that pic (amps, synthesizers, etc.) was paid by CBS France and offered to the musicians. No backline rental here, but gifts.

Helped me get the B15N from the guy for a lower price than I should have paid. ;)
 
#184
Let's face it, this amp is going to be squarely targeted to the nostalgia crowd. I can't imagine any 20 something saving their bottle money for one of these. Heck, the last time I played one of these back in the late 70's I remember thinking it was 'old' even then. That said, I sure would like one now. And I'm betting it will be in the $1,500+ range.
 
#185
wagdog said:
Let's face it, this amp is going to be squarely targeted to the nostalgia crowd. I can't imagine any 20 something saving their bottle money for one of these.
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I've owned two originals and I'm 24. Maybe I'm the exception and not the rule, but I think plenty of people of all ages, as long as they could afford them, would be interested.
 
#186
"plenty of people interested"

well, it'll be interesting to see what the market does with that.
the the B15R wasn't a true to form for purists reissue, it was pretty nice, and I don't believe it sold even marginally well.

I'd love to get hands on one of these new ones!
 
#189
i love the idea of this amp being re-issued but my once concern is going to be the price

even tho it is a re-issue of a classic there are so meny options for low wattage tube amps for a good price (ok yeah alot of them are guitar amps but 95% sound great with a bass cab) and i hate to say this but i think not meny people are going to buy em if there over £800 ($1300)

cos lets be honist how meny amps can you think of for under that price. i can think of atleast 30.

alot of people may be looking to buy this amp but i think they will need to work hard to get the price right
 
#190
Chef said:
"plenty of people interested"

well, it'll be interesting to see what the market does with that.
the the B15R wasn't a true to form for purists reissue, it was pretty nice, and I don't believe it sold even marginally well.

I'd love to get hands on one of these new ones!
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I was in my 20's when the B15R came out, and would have killed to have a one. Played one several times at GC, and the only fault I found was the lack of porting. Great tone though, and overall vibe. I felt it was a perfect "update" on the Portaflex theme. What kept me from getting it though was the price, and so I ended up with a V4BH through a 15"
 
#191
I second Stiles72 on that. Price tag is #1 reason why the B15R was a failure, commercially speaking. Hey, go figure : here in France, there was no way to get one new for less than 2,500 € (something like $ 3,800)...

Young or not, many people shall be interested in this new reissue. The price tag will definitely decide : success or failure.
 
#192
The price will be critical for me. Folks are throwing around some pretty big numbers here. A 25 watt, 100 lbs. reissue for $2,000? There is no way I would go for that. There are too many less expensive well-built, low-wattage, all-tube options, including boutique makers (Ashdown Little Bastard, Bearpaw Growler, and Old School Amps Model One all come to mind), that I could hook up to my current cab.

If they make it too expensive, the only ones buying it will be the twelve people on this thread who would buy it regardless of the price.
 
#194
evenintheshower said:
The price will be critical for me. Folks are throwing around some pretty big numbers here. A 25 watt, 100 lbs. reissue for $2,000? There is no way I would go for that. There are too many less expensive well-built, low-wattage, all-tube options, including boutique makers (Ashdown Little Bastard, Bearpaw Growler, and Old School Amps Model One all come to mind), that I could hook up to my current cab.

If they make it too expensive, the only ones buying it will be the twelve people on this thread who would buy it regardless of the price.
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The Little Bastard is under 2000$? I thought they were limited edition. Expected a much higher price than that. I'm assuming that's without a cab of any kind. I'll have to look into them again then, cause I remember the idea of them was pretty sweet.
 
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Tom_RCJ said:
The Little Bastard is under 2000$? I thought they were limited edition. Expected a much higher price than that. I'm assuming that's without a cab of any kind. I'll have to look into them again then, cause I remember the idea of them was pretty sweet.
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I have the Little Bastard from Winter NAMM and paid $720.00 USD. The Limited Edition is available in the UK and, depending on conversion rates, would be around $800.00 USD.

The production model will be made in China and is not available yet. When it becomes available in the US, it should be around $700.00 USD.
 
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