We play the gear we play for many reasons, "tone" not always being the deciding purchasing factor. Sometimes things like cost, availability and "how well does it hold up during the Costa Rican rainy season come into play. Costa Rican artist and musician Roberto Wesson plays a Crate BX-15, which, as you know, is a bass amp, but when it comes to his particular context, it a more reliable amp than more "sophisticated" tube-models. Not a ringing endorsement, perhaps, but still.