The Boss Nextone Artist is a Boss amplifier, currently around $669.99. It pairs well with the Dallas Rangemaster Treble Booster and the Univox Super-Fuzz.
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.
What stands out
“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 simul…”
— from the listing
“Each tube type delivers a distinct tonal voice and dynamic feel, spanning American clean headroom through British crunch and classic tweed compression”
— from the listing
“Dynamic, touch-sensitive tone that convincingly captures the feel of tube amplifiers across four power tube voicings, from pristine clean through dynamic tweed overdrive and British crunch, in a giggable 80-watt solid-state combo”
— from the community notes
“The clean channel handles external pedals particularly well due to the solid-state circuit low noise and broad frequency response, making it useful as a pedal platform for players who prefer their own drive pedals over the onboard voicings”
— from the reviews
“Each of the four tube-type voicings produces a genuinely different feel and EQ character; switching from 6V6 to EL34 fundamentally changes how the amp responds to playing dynamics,”
— from the community notes
Trade-offs
“The Nextone Artist Tube Logic circuit achieves genuinely convincing tube-amplifier feel: clean voices deliver the bouncy, dimensional dynamic response of 6V6 or EL84 circuits, and the overdriven character captures the touch-sensitive, inter…”
— from the reviews
“The lead channel saturation is a noted limitation for players seeking modern high-gain tones; the Nextone Artist excels in the clean-to-crunch range”
— from the reviews
- dynamic response
- british
- crunch
- dynamic
- solid state
- touch
- clean
- compression
Good for
- Live
- Studio
Price updated Oct 22, 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. - Alternative
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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. - Metal
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
Pedals that stack with the Boss Nextone Artist
Dallas Rangemaster Treble Booster
Dallas
38% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain. (dynamic → compressed)
Dallas Rangemaster Treble Booster is voiced for a clean amp's front end — Boss Nextone Artist gives it exactly that
Goes in front of the amp
Univox Super-Fuzz
Univox
38% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain. (dynamic → compressed)
Univox Super-Fuzz leans this dynamic tone toward compressed, which it doesn't make on its own
Goes in front of the amp
Boss SD-1 Super OverDrive
Boss
37% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain. (dynamic → compressed)
What Boss Nextone Artist brings here leans toward dynamic — that's worth building a pairing around
Goes in front of the amp
Beetronics Buzzter Boost Preamp
Beetronics
37% matchpushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (crunchy → clean boost)
The Nextone's British, touch-sensitive crunch gives the Buzzter's transparent tube boost a dynamic amp voice to push into.
Goes in front of the amp
MXR M249 Super Badass Dynamic O.D.
MXR
32% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain. (dynamic → compressed)
Into a dynamic tone, Boss Nextone Artist brings a pull toward compressed that's missing
Goes in front of the amp
Beetronics Nectar Tone Sweetener
Beetronics
30% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain. (dynamic → compressed)
Into a dynamic tone, Boss Nextone Artist brings a pull toward compressed that's missing
Goes in front of the amp
Vox Valvenergy Tone Sculptor
Vox
29% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain. (dynamic → compressed)
Into a dynamic tone, Boss Nextone Artist brings a pull toward compressed that's missing
Goes in front of the amp
Catalinbread Bicycle
Catalinbread
28% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain. (dynamic → compressed)
Into a dynamic tone, Boss Nextone Artist brings a pull toward compressed that's missing — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Sits in the amp's effects loop
Questions people ask
What pairs well with the Boss Nextone Artist?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Dallas Rangemaster Treble Booster, Univox Super-Fuzz, Boss SD-1 Super OverDrive — Dallas Rangemaster Treble Booster is voiced for a clean amp's front end — Boss Nextone Artist gives it exactly that.
How much does the Boss Nextone Artist cost?+
Around $669.99 (live listing price, updated Oct 22, 2026).