Turning a guitar amp into a bass amp

[Biszkhopt]

Has anyone tried the Kustom defender? Comes in 15 watts for under 300.

I've seen 5 watt version on Thomann, it's 5 watt class-A so it's probably not far soundwise from other mentioned amps in the 5 watt region, but the downside is Kustom does not provide schematics for this model, and there's no space in it for bigger tubes (like EL34 or 6L6, which both are reported to work with say Special 6).

15 watt version seems more interesting, still no schematics no big modding community like in Valve Junior / VHT case.

 

[18eranaRic]

bump > use a 2061X!

 

[bassdude51]

I recently put my son's 1964 Fender Princeton Reverb 16 watt tube amp through my Bergantino NV215 (out of curiosity) with a P and J bass. Much to my surprise.............it sound great! And the volume level was fairly decent.

Through my Acme B-2, it still sound great but the volume level was way down.

The Berg has higher DB @ 1 watt one meter than the Acme.

Based on this experience............yeah!...........a low watt tube guitar amp will sound fine through a bass cab with a bass.

 

[18eranaRic]

...EL84 would change characteristics, all i know is that Marshall heads have them, and some cleaner amps use 6V6's, with what tube amp would sound better for bass?

the 6v6 is the best tube in the industry for the reproduction of 'musical' (subjective) harmonics. and they have a chub or tubbyness that works nice for bass

 

[18eranaRic]

bump > use a 2061X!

see how easy these would be to mod all out specif for bass!

 

[DeathFromBelow]

Cheap, all tube, 15 watts, made for bass:

http://ashdownmusic.com/products/1/Bass-Amplification/1/Valve/13/CTM15/

Add a 1x10 or 1x12, job done.

 

[bassdude51]

Cheap, all tube, 15 watts, made for bass:

http://ashdownmusic.com/products/1/Bass-Amplification/1/Valve/13/CTM15/

Add a 1x10 or 1x12, job done.

Like, isn't this Ashdown 15 watter around $500 bucks and made in good old China? Perhaps in Norway that's a cheap price. Not so here in the USA.

That $500 + bucks can get a new, made in Italy Little Mark III and that's 500 watts not 15.

Tube amps are expensive!