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I think the reason you might find many don't have them here is that they are quiet (relatively speaking) and an equivalent costing solid state will put out a huge amount more volume in a smaller and much lighter package and thus better for gigging purposes.
Reminded me of a B15 when I tried it..
I'm a bit worried about build quality, a CL I had recently was poor and noisy too. I've always thought that solid state was the way to go for bass but having used my little Laney Cub as a head I'm liking the softness that valves seem to give and I'm very taken with the flip top design.
I personally think that bass amp manufacturers are doing a lot better with solid state than their guitar equivalents - some give a very clean and pure sound, but some do that valve warmth you're after very well.
I have the Ampeg SCR-DI pedal - it's a bit of a one trick pony, but it's trick is a warm Ampeg SVT sound - and it does that trick very well indeed.
There are plenty of small 500watt-ish SS head for around your budget that will do a good warm sound and I'd go down that route.
500w isn't overkill - it's about headroom and as SS they perform as well on 1 as they do on 10. I'd try some - you will be amazed by the quality. And, to be honest you'll get far more reliability for your money.
Remember the 500w rating will be at 4 ohms normally, and at 8 ohms will be more like 350w. Into an 8 ohm 1x12 bass cab you'll be playing at about 30% vol for bedroom levels. Which means you've got a bit of headroom for jamming.
If you are using it at home for recording and headphones I'd actually just get a Sansamp and be done with it. It sounds more like an Ampeg than an Ampeg does...
They aren't close - they are completely spot on. The Ampeg cab models are excellent and you can create an SVT with twin 8x10s and play at bedroom levels and it still sounds utterly huge..
You can DI out and it has an FX loop for all the pedals you might want. Weights about the same as a car stereo.
Played one recently in a shop and it sounded fantastic in that old school kind of way. Bombproof build quality as well by all accounts. Worth a look if you get the chance.