The Boss Nextone Artist is a Boss amplifier, currently around $669.99. Close alternatives include the Blackstar Silverline Special 50W and the Carr Viceroy Combo 2x12" Black. It pairs well with the Strymon Orbit and the Empress Echosystem.
Boss Nextone Artist
Boss · amplifier
The Boss Nextone Artist is an 80-watt solid-state guitar combo amplifier designed to reproduce the dynamic response and tonal character of tube amplifiers through Boss Tube Logic circuit, which allows the player to select between four simulated power tube types: 6V6, EL84, 6L6, and EL34. Each tube type delivers a distinct tonal voice and dynamic feel, spanning American clean headroom through British crunch and classic tweed compression. Reviewers describe the Nextone as sounding like its own genuine tube amplifier rather than a simulation of any specific model. An effects loop, line output, and four-button footswitch connectivity support professional live and studio use.
- british
- crunch
- dynamic
- tube
- touch
- clean
- live
- compression
Good for
- Live
- Studio
Price updated Aug 27, 2026
Genres the Boss Nextone Artist is commonly used in
- Blues
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Classic Rock
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Rock
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Blues Rock
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Alternative
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Hard Rock
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
Pedals that stack with the Boss Nextone Artist
Strymon Orbit
Strymon
54% matchThe Nextone's dynamic British crunch gives the Orbit's watery, shimmering flange somewhere responsive to sit on top of.
Empress Echosystem
Empress
42% matchThe Nextone's dynamic, touch-sensitive British crunch gives the Echosystem's complex delay-and-reverb textures a responsive amp to sit on top of. — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Pigtronix Echolution
Pigtronix
38% matchInto the Nextone Artist's dynamic, touch-sensitive tube voicing, the Echolution's complex multi-tap delays have real headroom to build ambient layers. — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Analog Man King of Tone
Analog Man
36% matchThe King of Tone's transparent, natural overdrive pushes the Nextone's modeled British or American voicing without adding its own coloration.
Browne Amplification Gritador
Browne Amplification
35% matchThe Gritador's asymmetrical midrange clipping pushes the Nextone's British, touch-sensitive crunch further.
Amptweaker Tight Drive
Amptweaker
35% matchInto the Nextone Artist's dynamic, touch-sensitive tube-modeled crunch, Tight Drive's gated distortion pushes real British-voiced weight.
Ibanez Tube Screamer
Ibanez
33% matchThe Screamer's mid-hump pushes the Nextone's own dynamic crunch harder, the way it would a real tube amp.
Origin Effects SlideRIG Compact Deluxe
Origin Effects
31% matchRun Boss Nextone Artist into that transparent platform and it finally gets some high gain
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Questions people ask
What are good alternatives to the Boss Nextone Artist?+
The closest matches in character are the Blackstar Silverline Special 50W, the Carr Viceroy Combo 2x12" Black, the Blackstar ID:100 TVP Head 100Watt Modeling. Budget picks: Blackstar ID:100 TVP Head 100Watt Modeling.
What pairs well with the Boss Nextone Artist?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Strymon Orbit, Empress Echosystem, Pigtronix Echolution — The Nextone's dynamic British crunch gives the Orbit's watery, shimmering flange somewhere responsive to sit on top of..
How much does the Boss Nextone Artist cost?+
Around $669.99 (live listing price, updated Aug 27, 2026).
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- vs Blackstar ID:100 TVP Head 100Watt Modeling