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B-15R Portaflex

100W (switchable to 60W) flip-top bass combo with a 1x15 speaker.

Catalogue code
B-15R PORTAFLEX
Years
1997–2006
Type
combo
Valves & speakers
100W, 1-15 in. speaker, 1 x 12AU7, 2 x 12AX7, 4 x 6L6, 1 x EL34
Lifecycle
retired
Confidence
Medium
Watts
100
Speakers
1-15 in. speaker
Tubes
1 x 12AU7, 2 x 12AX7, 4 x 6L6, 1 x EL34
Channels
Safety

Ampeg's own dating/support text carries an explicit warning: lethal voltage is stored inside tube amplifiers even after power-off — the SVT and V-series in particular should not have their chassis opened by anyone without experience. Read the serial from the outside.

How this model is dated
01 / Witnesses

What applies here

Marks that can be entered for this maker: Serial number (plate), Transformer code.

02 / Bounds

The model year is a floor

Nothing predates 1997; components only push the date later.

03 / Value

What moves the price

Sold-price aggregates are not collected yet, so the archive gives no figure — condition, originality of the transformers and a documented recap move this model more than any list price.

Related models
Heritage B-152011–2012 · combo · PortaflexHeritage B-15N2013–today · combo · PortaflexB-15T Portaflex1988–1992 · combo · PortaflexB-12N Portaflex1961–1965 · combo · PortaflexB-12X Portaflex1961–1965 · combo · PortaflexSVT1969–1985 · head · SVT

Evidence: Blue Book of Guitar Values — ampeg