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Heritage B-15

Reissue of the B-15 flip-top bass combo (25W on 1964 bias, 30W on 1966 bias), with a 1x15 cabinet.

Catalogue code
HERITAGE B-15
Years
2011–2012
Type
combo
Valves & speakers
25W, 1-15 in. custom designed Eminence speaker, 2 x 6L6GC, 1 x 5AR4
Lifecycle
retired
Confidence
Medium
Watts
25
Speakers
1-15 in. custom designed Eminence speaker
Tubes
2 x 6L6GC, 1 x 5AR4
Channels
2
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 2011; 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-15N2013–today · combo · PortaflexB-15R Portaflex1997–2006 · 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