Recommendations on mini bass amp?

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I have a Fender Rumble 100 that’s great for home settings. Might be a little larger then what you are looking for but they are really lightweight.

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Yeah, that thing is enormous (at least vs what I'm looking for.) Even the 15 series is way bigger than I would like.

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Blackstar 3

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Yeah, that's one of the ones I linked. Size is good, but hoping to find someone that has actually used one.

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if a Rumble 15 is too big (1st time ever hearing that)

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Look at the relative dimensions. It's tiny vs small!

Those amps are way too low wattage if any other instrument is going to be played. If just practicing by yourself, they might be ok. How much are you wanting to spend. I think 25W is still too low, but that should be the least you think about getting. 50W to 75W would probably be sufficient playing with a piano.

Based on my experience with Hartke, I'd probably go with this: Hartke HD15

$100 from Sweetwater, also have a slightly larger model (HD25) for 30 bucks more.

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Those amps are way too low wattage if any other instrument is going to be played.

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That's basically my question. If someone is playing piano, someone is singing and someone is playing bass through there...can we hear the bass?

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Probably not, depending on the type of the piano. Playing with a full grand piano, generally the bass keys on the piano will drown out the bass guitar, depending on the acoustics of the room. To help cut through, I wouldn't necessarily limit myself to a bass amp, but add a compressor too, which can definitely help cut through. Is something like the Ampeg 100W Ministack too much for you, in terms of space? Or do you want something even more portable?

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I don't care about portability really - just about having a pretty small visual presence of a bass amp in the room (ideally, I'd like it to fit into the music cabinet I have so it's only visible when used and then behind a closed door when not.)

That "ministack" is huge (at least relative to what I'm hoping to find). Those actually mini bass amps are like 6"X7"X5". The "little" ones that people are recommending are like 15X17X19 - just an order of magnitude bigger. (I understand that those are actually very small compared to some big actual rig.)

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Phil Jones Bass Amplifiers.

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Oh wow, thanks! These might do the trick. They are a bit bigger than a wanted, but definitely smaller than the usual "mini" basses.

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Also, what kind of bass will be played through the amp? A bass with "hot" pickups or an active bass will most likely have more output and get more out of the amp.

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It's just a cheap Ibanez I bought on a whim a few years back. I don't think I paid more than $175 for it.

ETA: Would you think this would be suitable for the purposes I've described?

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And what about as compared to this one:

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Back to this topic wondering if OP pulled the trigger on one.
For reference on small bass amps, I went to a rehearsal for a wedding/event band a guy is putting together. They have a bass player, but wanted a back-up/on-call guy and that is good for me. The guy on bass was playing through a Rumble 40. The band was drums, keys, and guitar. They did not bang at high volume. You couldn’t hear the guy. I played my Mesa Subway through a 4x10 and they said I was way better than the other guy. I said maybe, but how do you know when you can’t hear him. Bass has to have at least 2x the wattage of whatever the guitar is playing.

On the mini amps, I pulled the trigger on a Phil Jones C4 bass cab. Get it tomorrow and will report on it.

Yeah you don't want some 25 or 50w job if you're jamming with others. Look at 100W.