fender bassman 6g6b as a head?

[bon viesta]

obviously it would probably “work”, but i’m just curious about people’s experiences with how this head sounds with bass. comparable to a b15?? i’m talking about the blonde era of piggy back bassman amps btw.

 

[Redbrangus]

IMO, the 212 speaker cab was the wink link in this particular offering. Still, the cab is adequate for the 40-or-so watts the amp is capable of producing, it's just that there's no 'magic' in the sound of it. The head sounds pretty good with something like a JBL D, K or E-140 in a similar sized cab.

[Edited to include the reference to the JBL 15" driver.]

 

[Bill Whitehurst]

If you don't need to be loud the 6G6 sounds great.
If you want vintage goodness, pair it with one or two tone ring single Showmen cabs with D140s.