I seem to have been victim of a "disappearing reply" bug. I had replied to Richard's post of 14 Feb along the lines of "I don't need huge wattage output" and agreeing with Roger the Skiffler and Boston Bass, but it didn't take.

Anyway, I have ordered a Vox Pathfinder 10 Bass Amp (here). I seriously considered the Roland Microcube Bass Rx but it costs more than I wanted to pay at this stage. The Vox is not expensive so I'll see how it goes and I can reconsider if it proves unsuitable for my purposes as it will still be useful for practice. Mains only, but I can live with that.