The Boss Nextone Special is a Boss amplifier. Close alternatives include the Boss Nex-Stage and the Blackstar Silverline Special 50. It pairs well with the Wampler Dracarys and the ProCo RAT 2.
Boss Nextone Special
Boss · amplifier
The Boss Nextone Special is an 80-watt guitar amplifier from the Nextone series, sharing the SPT (Spirit Tube) technology platform with an actual 12AX7 preamp tube alongside digital power amp simulation of four classic power tube types — 6L6, EL34, 6V6, and EL84. The Special configuration provides a specific set of amp voicings and features within the Nextone range. A power selector switches between 80W, 40W, and 20W output levels. USB audio output and Boss Tone Studio connectivity support recording and deep editing.
- tube
- preamp
- usb
- recording
- digital
- dynamic
- american
- sag
Good for
- Live
- Studio
Genres the Boss Nextone Special is commonly used in
- Alternative Rock
- Metalcore
cited
Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Acoustic
cited
Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
Pedals that stack with the Boss Nextone Special
Wampler Dracarys
Wampler
34% matchInto Wampler Dracarys, Boss Nextone Special is right at home: it's built around a clean amp's front end
ProCo RAT 2
Proco
32% matchPush the Nextone's dynamic tube preamp with the RAT 2's bright, cutting distortion and the two stack into real dirt.
Crazy Tube Circuits Killer V California Style Preamp/Vibrato
Crazy Tube Circuits
31% matchBoss Nextone Special pushes a high gain tone toward mid-forward
Beetronics Swarm
Beetronics
30% matchThe Nextone Special's dynamic, recording-ready tube preamp gives the Swarm's experimental fuzz a responsive amp voice to push into.
Black Arts Toneworks LSTR Fuzz
Black Arts Toneworks
30% matchThe Nextone Special's dynamic, recording-ready tube preamp gives the LSTR's scooped, sludgy fuzz a responsive amp voice to push into.
Mooer Flex Boost
Mooer
24% matchThe transparent tone has headroom to spare — Boss Nextone Special gives it mid-forward to fill it with
MXR Phase 90
MXR
17% matchThe Phase 90's classic, simple sweep rides on top of the Nextone Special's thick, compressed preamp drive without complicating it.
Dan Armstrong Orange Squeezer
pedal
12% matchThe Orange Squeezer's musical, FET-driven squash evens out the attack before it ever reaches the Nextone's own dynamic tube preamp.
Alternativessee all similar tone character →
Boss Nex-Stage
Boss
70% similarity“At 40W it is lighter and more portable than the 80W Nextone Artist and Special”
Blackstar Silverline Special 50
Blackstar
95% similaritysimilar tone character
Blackstar Silverline 50
Blackstar
94% similaritysimilar tone character
Blackstar ID:Core Stereo 40 V4
Blackstar
93% similaritysimilar tone character
Hughes & Kettner Black Spirit 200 Floor
Hughes & Kettner
93% similaritysimilar tone character
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Boss
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Boss Katana Gen III
Boss
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Kustom HV30 Tube
Kustom
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Boss Nextone Stage
Boss
92% similaritysimilar tone character
EVH 5150III Hypersonic 6L6 1x12 Combo
Evh
92% similaritysimilar tone character
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Questions people ask
What are good alternatives to the Boss Nextone Special?+
The closest matches in character are the Boss Nex-Stage, the Blackstar Silverline Special 50, the Blackstar Silverline 50.
What pairs well with the Boss Nextone Special?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Wampler Dracarys, ProCo RAT 2, Crazy Tube Circuits Killer V California Style Preamp/Vibrato — Into Wampler Dracarys, Boss Nextone Special is right at home: it's built around a clean amp's front end.