Boss unveils Nextone guitar amps with “next-generation tonal diversity”
New combos pack switchable tube response and onboard effects
As well as announcing the Waza Tube Amp Expander, Boss has expanded its range of guitar amps with the Nextone-Artist and Nextone-Stage, two giggable combos that aim to offer “next-generation tonal diversity”.
Both combos pack Boss’s Tube Logic technology and the option of four Class AB analog power amp types selectable from the main panel: 6V6, 6L6, EL84 and EL34.
A twin-channel design provides clean and lead options, complete with Boost and Tone switches, three-band EQ and presence control.
Boss is also touting increased versatility via a custom mode, with factory-tweaked variations of the standard channels, as well as computer-based editing using the Nextone Editor, which offers access to bias, sag, EQ, effects and pedal settings for Boss’s optional GA-FC foot controller.
Speaking of which, there are a host of effects onboard, too, including delay, reverb and tremolo, as well as an integrated power control.
Other features include a line-out, phones/recording output and USB jack for direct recording to a DAW.
Both amps come equipped with a single 12” speaker; the Nextone-Artist delivers 80 watts of power, while the Nextone-Stage handles 40 watts from a more streamlined cabinet.
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The Nextone Stage (£439/€499) and Nextone Artist (£615/€699) are available from the end of November. Head over to Boss for more info.
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