Call me crazy but I downsided on wattage.

[NWBasser]

As a bass player I applaud the move to lower wattage amps for guitarists!

I can't stand to play with a guitarist using and 50 or 100 watter and then cranking it to earbleeding to get "his tone". Nobody ever wins a volume war.

If I go into an audition and the guitarist has a full-stack, I'll turn right around and leave. (Guess what, if you're playing that loud, you don't need a bass player!)

I think micing a low wattage tube amph is the way to go. For bass, I'd run a DI from my head to FOH and keep stage volume down as much as practical.

And then, as a guitarist, I love hearing tube crunch at less-than-punishing volumes. These low-watters are a godsend to tone.

PS - Congratulations on the new amph Redgibson!