BOSS Nextone Artist - unboxing and first impressions

[@decopix5279]

It sounds really good, and if I buy one and can't figure out how to unpack it, I'll watch again.

[@lance134679]

I like that the power amp settings emulate the entire power amp section of each tube type, not just the effect of the tubes themselves, which would be fairly minimal other than headroom. This amp also has some good built in effects, with a choice of delay and reverb types, and even compression if you fire up the editor. I'll probably buy this amp soon - it sounds good in every demo I've watched. Thanks for the video.

[@SteveFairhurstzestisbest]

That tube switcher - the Emperors New Clothes.

[@60CycleHumcast]

Ive been messing around with it more today and i'm starting to figure out the soul of this amp design, the tube switcher is subtle on low volume settings but becomes more apparent at higher volume, and the clean channel starts to get dirty when turned up past noon. I think this is an amp for people who want tube breakup/character without the practical issues that come with tube breakup. In the end people need to use their own ears and think about their own rigs when shopping for an amp like this.

[@dizzyguy7423]

@@60CycleHumcast yeah, valves only start to show character when they start to break up at higher volumes

[@Bobby_Digital37]

That sounds incredible!!!! I have to one now!!!!

[@EricMerrow]

Hey man, I shot the videos for the Deli booth last year. I'm sure you've got a good plan in place, but let me know if you have any questions about the setup I used.

[@60CycleHumcast]

will do! i've got my rig pretty well figured out. There wont be an iso box this year so ill be running this amp straight into my recorder.

[@EricMerrow]

60 Cycle Hum that’s kind of nice, makes a smaller footprint!

[@60CycleHumcast]

Eric Merrow yeah, the katana sounds nice through headphones too, I’m expecting this to do the same.

[@jay_thedog_man5169]

You should do a shootout between this and the Blackstar ID TVP since they both do basically the same thing.

[@hysteresis]

TVP dominates by far

[@titmusspaultpaul5]

@@hysteresis have you got both? Why is the Blckstar better then? I though it was getting a bit old.... thx.

[@jay_thedog_man5169]

titmusspaultpaul5 I have the ID:260 TVP and would like to have the Boss. But I’d like to see them side by side. Especially since the TVP has more options.

[@titmusspaultpaul5]

@@jay_thedog_man5169 for sure. A side by side on 2 or 3 amps would be great. Im looking for a new amp that does everything in a regular to small form factor. One that also can be used as an interface for recording to a DAW. Lets hope he does a comparison video... Cheers.

[@jay_thedog_man5169]

titmusspaultpaul5 yeah I’d be stoked if he did a comparison. There’s not many videos of the TVP. I was recently on the market for a decent amp too because my Roland cube 30 died. I had planned on getting a Katana but I ended up getting the TVP for $150. I didn’t know much about the amp at first but it’s definitely an amazing amp.

[@boctok55]

I dig your eclectic guitar collection! Those are spectacular.

[@kenwinston2245]

A guitar player's favorite piece of gear ? Of course , it's always, the . . . Next one 😃clever marketing.

[@lucaszembrzuski]

Dude did you change the knobs on Your Ibanez TSA15H? or is this some special white knob version?

[@60CycleHumcast]

I DID! the old knobs were impossible to see and the white knobs look so cool.

[@lucaszembrzuski]

@@60CycleHumcast Yeah, they look alot better than black ones :)

[@dar3mor6]

Would you blow the speaker???

[@60CycleHumcast]

im not sure i could if i tried, maybe if i ran a bass heavy signal through it?

[@dar3mor6]

@@60CycleHumcast should be interesting.

[@darrenhunt7838]

The reverb sounded ok but I couldn’t really tell much difference between the tube settings. The amp needs the foot switch which I thought they would have added with this model.

[@60CycleHumcast]

I need to plug it into the software to see what kind of reverb settings are available, i read somewhere that you can swap the delay for a tremolo too, which might be more my speed.

[@noahchristytv]

60 Cycle Hum or it might be your intensity (tremolo joke)

[@8sigreg]

The editor lets you change between spring, plate and hall reverbs, echo can be swapped with tremolo. If using echo, it can be switched between tape, analog or SDE-3000, and the later allows modulation so it can act like chorus. Unfortunately those choices apply to both the clean and lead channels which is a little less flexibility than I’d like. We’re asking the company to fix that in an update on the Facebook Nextone group.

[@TheDistortionist]

Whoa, you have a Jennings?? I live in Camarillo where Chad makes them; super awesome dude!

[@60CycleHumcast]

check out episode 251 of our podcast, we have chad with us and its a great time.

[@titmusspaultpaul5]

In your review can you please demonstrate the USB record function to a DAW and at what rate & depth it records at. I'm looking for a quality amp for gigging and recording and it looks as though this amp might be the one.... thanks in advance. Cheers.

[@60CycleHumcast]

I will!

[@titmusspaultpaul5]

@@60CycleHumcast thanks

[@titmusspaultpaul5]

@NoiseFeedMusic thanks for the info.

[@wallyg3]

Katana shootout! Yes please!

[@ronlight7013]

Does it surf? (I own a Roland Blues Cube Hot already and am looking for a practical option for a Blackface voiced amp.)

[@8sigreg]

Ron Light it’s got a pretty good blackface sound. The reverb is so-so. You might want an external reverb pedal to really nail the spring sound.

[@lucaszembrzuski]

I was just about to get TSA15 Head or a combo, and Nextone showed up, could you include Ibanez in the shootout if it's coming? I use Fender Super Champ X2 so i want a good pedal platform for Blues breaker, Mooer Rumble Drive etc.. and Ibanez has no mid knob so im having a real doubts about the sound of it.. (Super Champ X2 has mids tweakeble through the fuse software and i have set it to max)

[@polaritypictures]

Get plenty of batteries and cards! also bring extra mics and some duct tape.

[@tman6495]

Tube settings sound like an eq change only.....

[@60CycleHumcast]

the gain clipping feels a little different, but its a subtle change. This amp really deals in subtlety, I'm looking forward to using it live at some point to see what kind of difference those settings make in a mix.

[@8sigreg]

The tube settings don’t change EQ at all. The settings do a pretty good job of imitating the particular power-tube types at volume and affect breakup and chime mostly. The amp has to be loud for the power-tube breakup to kick in but it’s definitely there.

[@bobneptune]

Subtle tube difference is probably true to life haha. Always been dubious about the differences

[@8sigreg]

When the amp is cranked, with the master on full and the lead volume turned way up, switching the tube type makes a subtle but audible difference. The 6V6 breaks up earlier, the 6L6 is rock solid, the EL84 has a little chime and breakup, and the EL34 sounds... like a Marshal head. I have a patch created in the editor that combines the Tweed preamp/tone stack with the British Lead power-amp and sag and bias adjusted like the Tweed power amp, to give me a JTM-45 sort of sound for my lead channel. The clean is the Blackface Deluxe preset. It’s got great lows, a lot more than you’d expect from a 1x12.

[@testbeeld2877]

Where is the new paintjob of the mustang?

[@60CycleHumcast]

its in the future!

[@CatPickStudios]

I found the amp just "ok": Cleans are good, the drive channel ok at best. I hate the fact that they ship this without a footswitch.

[@60CycleHumcast]

yeah, it would have been nice if it came with the foot switch, i know its a more involved footswitch than a standard 2 button, but it would have been nice.

[@TheDistortionist]

Just sounds like the clean and crunch channels from the Katana with a little Blackstar gimmickry thrown in... So it sounds great!

[@TheDistortionist]

Thanks for the tip. Might wanna upgrade to this from the Katana eventually.

[@jvanb231]

It's wicked farty and fizzy. Why Can't some company come along and get this right?? I really wanted to like this, at least they got the cosmetics right this time :)

[@motorrebell]

I guess since the amp is fresh out of the box - the new Speaker needs ( approx 20 -30 hours) some loud playing till it finally "Breaks in " and reaches its full sound potential . Always been my experience with brand new amps ( Tube - Modelling - Solid state ) Most people are never aware of it and judge an amp too fast . I always buy used speakers too .

[@8sigreg]

Stand in front of one live and you won’t think that it’s fatty and fizzy, especially with a broken-in speaker. My Stage at 20 watts with the lead channel and master cranked sounds pretty fat. It takes volume to shake the speaker and once that happens then the amp comes alive. It’s not the equal of a $2K boutique tube amp, but it’s a fun grab and go amp.

[@andersierra8757]

With pedals please!!!😉😉😉

[@60CycleHumcast]

i will definitely cover that, i use my katana with pedals all the time so im sure it will be great, but how an amp takes fuzz is a big thing i care about.

[@dubster82]

"Nextone"

[@60CycleHumcast]

yes, did i pronounce it wrong?

[@dubster82]

@@60CycleHumcast you know you spelt it wrong in the title and the description before you just edited it ;)

[@60CycleHumcast]

dubster82 I didn’t get your comment until I had already fixed it, lol ;-)

[@dubster82]

@@60CycleHumcast haha!

[@AndrooD2]

"Nexton" does have a fancy sound to it.

[@morioh6505]

Naaaaa I'll stick with the fender vaporizer

[@jeremyledingham1496]

Totally different kind of amp! Don't knock it till ya try it 😁

[@morioh6505]

@@jeremyledingham1496 yeahhhh I know, it was just a joke, like, 3 knobs, you gota be kidding me 😆😆

[@GregRickard]

Too expensive.

[@tymigliore6390]

For $940 I would buy a tube amp

[@60CycleHumcast]

Ty Migliore they are $699

[@tymigliore6390]

@@60CycleHumcast I did a search last night and someone had them for $939.99 . Thanks for letting me know

[@cgavin1]

@@60CycleHumcast Still laughably overpriced. 699 in any non-dishwater currency gets you a used H/W anything..

[@60CycleHumcast]

comparing used prices to retail prices isn't really a fair comparison, when we see what these go for used that will be the fair comparison. I can go buy a used les paul for for under $600, that doesn't mean new les pauls should be less than $600.

[@lanwan]

Analogue emulation of tubes, without the tubes... total nonsense! Call it for what it is and retain some musical integrity 👍

[@estring69]

Mustang still gold. nice 👍

[@estring69]

Amp demo in the chore zone....

[@60CycleHumcast]

are you talking about how im actually in a garage?

[@estring69]

They chore of demoing a solid state amp...

[@60CycleHumcast]

oh i see, I like solid state when its good, my main amp for my surf band is a vintage acoustic control 150, its pretty amazing. I spent some more time with the nextone today and i'm getting a better sense for what its heart and soul is. I think it sounds pretty decent and im looking forward to seeing how it holds up against some other amps.

[@jeremyledingham1496]

I'm with ya on that ryan! I had an acoustic model 125 as my main amp for years and loved it so damn much! Wish I never sold it 🙁