This is a crazy one. Best kept secret in town IMO. I really wanted the ability to switch the tone between the offered tube types, admittedly favoring the EL34s. This does this amazingly well.

One of my favorite things is how great this sounds with any of the tube emulations clean. It will rival just about anything clean IMO.

I don't really bother with the lead channel, preferring to push the clean channel with overdrives and distortion pedals.

I've seen some folks throw some shade here that it's limited compared to the Kantana. I definitely strongly prefer this over my Katana and here is why: okay, the Katana offers a near infinite experience of Boss pedal-like combos, I totally get why that is cool and awesome. But rather than infinite choices I prefer having access to 4 tube experiences that are ultra high quality. Think of it this way, would you rather have your 100 favorite albums on vinyl and a high fidelity turntable or a near infinite digital library to stream. As much as I like to think I want the infinite content, the truth is I want the quality over the quantity.

This thing is killer, grossly underrated and/or underappreciated. Genuinely impressed, it's a studio rat's dream.

A+ to Boss from me.

I've used this amp on 3 gigs now and am nothing but impressed! First of all, I recently turned 70, and a light weight amp is more a necessity than a luxury, at this point. But the tone is there!! The output tube simulations are very close and it's easy to go between say a Fender Deluxe Reverb (6V6), Twin Reverb (6L6), Vox AC30 (EL84) or a number of Marshalls (EL34). The effects loop is handy, and the onboard reverb and delay are very nice! And I haven't even gotten into creating and downloading sounds for the 3rd and 4th "channels". This should be FUN!!

A great sounding amp that's not overly complicated
If you're into metal this is probably not the amp for you but with the right pedal setup it could be.
Just a really versatile amp in my opinion.

The direct line out for gigs is great, and the ability to practice at home, then take the same tones and turn it up at rehearsals/gigs with the variable power is great. The speaker holds up, sounds good, and it's relatively lightweight and easy to pack into the back of the car to get to the gig.

As I've moved into modelers, it's also been a fantastic platform for my GTX-100. I simply plug into the return on the back of the amp and only use the master volume to dial in my on-stage volume (the line out stays consistent). I did need to get into the software to make this work, but after that it was smooth sailing. This allows me to dial in a tone that works at all volumes without fiddling around with anything. Works great as an on-stage monitor and then using the DI TRS output to the PA or FOH.

I play this more than my tube-based Mesa Boogie Fillmore 50 now because it's pretty bullet proof, does a good job when turned up, is small and light, and has the direct out. The tube amp is great for home play and recording, but heavy and much more sensitive to small tone variations when I take it out.

To me, the Nextone Stage is the perfect gigging amp. Works great with a modeler, or you can use it as an amp with the built-in effects with clean/dirt channels, or just as a pedal platform.

This amp is The "Swiss Army Knife" of guitar amplifiers! It can do about any tone you can imagine, except for chorus/flanger/phaser effects. I've owned and played my 40 watt Stage since 2018 so trust what I'm saying is Gospel.
The GA-FC foot switch should be included, but regardless is a must have and gives you complete control over the amp.
The free Nextone Software,(once it's sorted),is freaking next-level awesome!! and can achieve tones you ears will not believe. The speaker is exact same as the 80w Artist models and versatile af. If you're on the fence about this amp, jump on over and check this beast out. The 40 watt stage is loud enough for my 5 piece band especially with the line out to foh. But if you're playing larger & louder gigs you may consider the artist as it's 80 watts produces enough volume for almost any requirements.

First let me thank Will Crisp. Thanks Will if you need anything this is the man to see. Everything I have ordered from Sweetwater in last several years has been through Will, he is valuable asset for Sweetwater. Let's talk about the boss Nextone stage 40. This amp simulates four different Tube amplifiers. British tube sounding tubes EL84 and EL34 and American sounding tubes 6L6 and the 6V6 tube style. This is as close as you are going to get to owning 4 different sounding amps with out putting in you the poor house. It is amazing amp I believe who ever purchase will not be dissatisfied. Again, Thank you Will.
Sincerely, Jim Lawson

Just what I've been looking for. A lot of tone shaping options.
Been using the .5 watt option practicing in my apartment. Still
pretty loud if you turn it up! Headphones work with it too and
really sound just like the amp. Loving the sounds from this thing.
Also changes up your playing attack and greatly improves your playing.
You might wonder how that can be. All I can say is try one and decide for yourself
Highly recommended if you are looking for tube performance with digital
reliability.

When I first started using the Nextone Stage I wasn't all that impressed. I use primarily high gain amps and wasn't getting what I wanted. It wasn't until I took a deep dive into the editor software that I realized what an incredibly powerful amp system the Nextone really is. The editor unlocks the magic of this amp. Don't overlook it. There are a wide variety of distortion pedals, EQ types, Reverbs, delays, and most importantly tone shaping options galore. The NextoneCovers evening from shimmering clean tones to very high gain Metal. Some reviewers have categorized this as a Blues to Classic Rock amp and that is doing a great injustice to this product. For me, the Nextone is a blank platform to create any tone you want, but it's all about the editor software. It takes pedals great, and the BOSS GA-FC foot controller give you great options for live use including solo, boost, tone (EQ), loop and delay control. I highly recommend this over the Katana if you are looking for realistic, more professional tones. It's all here.

I recently wrote a review of this amp,I have been enjoying it ever since. The amp opens up so many tones.and with four tube choices to work with.the possibilities are endless.I didn't want a modeling amp with a ton of effects I like using my own pedals this amp is perfect for that and having an effects loop let's me place my pedals were I want them,even when using my looper pedal. All I can say is Boss hit a home run with this amp and I'll be enjoying it for a long time.

I gave a review of this amp and I really like it ,but now it's even better The Sweetwater tech,Logan Stefanich,help to set up the tone editor. It unlocked so many different settings and tones I know I'll be playing with this amp for a long time .it really brings out the 4 tube settings ,it's just an fantastic amp .thanks again Logan another reason I only buy my gear at Sweetwater.

I was looking for an amp that didn't have a bunch of effects I'm not going to use I want the amp as a pedal platform.I want to use my effects,and it also needed to have an effects loop. Having 4 valve settings was great.it needed to have reverb and was easy to carry.the 40 watts is good for small gigs and practice. The Nextone Stage ticked all the boxes.I was looking at the new line one Catylist but it's a modeling amp .the Nextone has some tweekable E Q settings that's OK. The amp sounds great, nice bass and mids and glassy highs.I always liked tube amps, but now that I'm older, I'm tired of lugging a heavy amp around. This amp really comes close to a real tube amp.if I take my tube amp to a gig I'll bring this as a back up,because you never know when your tube amp will quit,I know it from experience.

It's close to the perfect practice amp for me. Sounds excellent at lower volumes, which is what I need 90% of the time. The 6L6 and 6V6 tube emulations were the draw for me and retain their character at .5 watt and 10 watt settings. The 12" speaker has a nice, full, well-rounded response with a rich warm low end. The mids are a bit woolen but the highs really ring out. It's also a nice platform for pedals, I have a chorus and reverb in the loop but the Orange 2 stroke, JHS Muffuletta, and Keeley D&M drive sound great through the front input. I do wish it had more clean headroom though, the tube emulation doesn't do justice to a Tweed amp's saturation response.

I just got the Boss Nextone Stage from Sweetwater. Thank you to Brian Sheehan for getting it out quickly.

As an intermediate home player who prefers vintage tones and doesn't want all the effects built in to the amp, this amp is a great choice for a home amp. I have a decent pedalboard so I'm happy with the effects loop, some built in reverb/tremolo, but keeping my other effects on pedals.

The analog circuitry (rather than pure digital emulation) is superior, I find, to the tone of other amps that are purely digital. The picking sensitivity, more vintage tones are great. The power scaling feature makes it especially useful as a home amp. The half watt setting is actually quite sufficient for my guitar area. The amp takes well to pedals. It is best to take a little learning curve time and tweak some settings with the Nextone Editor.

I find this probably a better home amp than even a tube amp with a master volume control. Since tube amps require higher volume to get good overdrive, it is difficult to get decent tube sound at home volume if you are primarily a home player. This amp also works well with headphones if needed. But compared to the other Nextone amps, I could surmise that this would also be a good and reliable amps for small to medium venues (but larger with PA system).

Bottom line: If you are a home player, you like vintage tones but with variety from various styles, you need decent volume control, potential for home recording, but you don't want the "option paralysis" of typical modeling amps with all the effects onboard, and you like using an effects loop, this is a great amp with great tone. This amp really deserves more consideration. ] I think this amp would be particularly good for such genres as blues, classic (light to medium gain) rock, country, Americana, Heartland rock, pop, roots rock, etc.

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Opened box, plugged in amp, downloaded software... The 30+ tones and amp sound fantastic. Huge range of sounds and the amp is very high quality. I had a Katana MKii which introduced me to the BOSS Katana family, and this was a tremendous addition.

...It's not twice as good as a Katana 50. The lead channel is just not right. The amp is ok but anything much beyond a boosted clean tone starts to get disappointing. I bought this a year ago to replace a Katana 50. I have since gotten a Blues Jr and a Supro Blues King 10. I would recommend any of these three other amps over the Nextone Stage, especially the Supro Blues King 12 or 10.

I have the Artist and picked up the stage because it was a little easier to take with me to gigs. Max the Master Volume, pick the tube type, set the eq where it sounds good to you and you are ready to go. Sweet sound from the clean channel and it takes pedals well but I find just going straight into the amp works well. Great amp and has the feel of a tube amp. Always keep the Master Volume maxed and it will sound great.

This review Is number two, I love this amp, it is truly amazing how Boss has designed the Nextone, I have the 80 watt Nextone on my radar as a second amp, the 40 watt is perfect but like they say more is better....If you play blues or rock these amp sound identical to any tube amp, my playing has come alive, you can feel this ! I currently have the Katana 100 mk 2 and the katana 50, and both are really fine products but I find myself fiddling around with the knobs all the time, and I guess if you have the patience that's fine, but the Nextone is so easy to tweak it puts the fun back in playing !

Normally I would wait a month or so to review anything, but I have no doubt the Boss Nextone is one of the best amps I have ever played, I was going to buy a fender blues jr. or a fender hot rod deluxe, they have great clean tones, pretty good crunch, but after thinking about maintenance with tube amps, and all that goes along with them, I decided to research a little. I have a Bugera v22, and it's a good amp, I have had great luck with it. I also own a boss katana 100 mk2. And a boss katana 50, and both are very good amps , but here is my dislike of the katana, getting a sound just the way I like I get so po at trying to adjust all the controls, for my strat, this setting for my Gibson another setting for my telecaster another setting, frankly it is a pain in the butt, so after debating back and forth I researched the Nextone, after watching the guitarist tone lounge on YouTube and many more video on YouTube, I decided to go with the boss Nextone and holly molly this thing is truly fantastic, I can plug any of my guitars in and maybe tweak a little and dust play, the two USA Tube setting are so fender sounding and the two British setting are realistic, When I play the string feel is just there like a valve amp, now here's my suggestion if you want simple, beautiful sound. Don't think twice, don't let the tube snobs change your mind, THIS THING IS GREAT, I LOVE IT !

The Nextone has a great clean tone; better than the Katana, which excels more in its gain sound.

Preamp: On the clean channel there is no gain; I'm guessing it has something like a mic pre almost as it's very clean when clean, but f you put a heavy boost into it it will give you hard, almost fuzz-like distortion. The preamp gain on the lead channel is fine, but personally not a great sounding preamp, where it shines is the power-amp distortion in the "tube-logic" power section. The EQ is good; no settings too severe, nor does it not do enough.

Power Amp: Great overdrive when you crank the channel volume; I like the gain at around 9:00 and the volume near-cranked. The four power amp settings are most noticeable when using power amp distortion; otherwise it's a minor tonal flavor. It seems like it's really just emulating each tube's sound, not the amp each is associated with; a Marshall is different from a Fender in more than just the tubes, typically.
There's also a master volume and attenuator, so you can get that power amp distortion but keep it at a nice bedroom level and get exact with your volume while keeping the tone how you want. This amp can also get pretty dang loud, and with speaker outputs, you can use that if you need any more volume.

Other: The line out is not at line level, but instrument level. Slightly frustrating, but if it said Direct out or DI out that implies it's not being affected by the amp's sound, which it is. Still, I wish it was line-level and balanced for lower noise; still it sounds good.
There's tremolo and Delay, as well as a nice sounding reverb. The nextone editor has a bunch of different settings for different sounds, which I haven't played around with a ton.
Solid amp, great cleans. It's a great amp if you're after a nice clean tone, good crunch tone, low-level volume, etc. Good as both gigging and practice amp; a little heavier than the Katana, but still lighter than a tube amp.

I decided to purchase a new amplifier because my previous amplifier started to sound bad. It also did not have standby and had no headphone jack. I plan to use this amp primarily for practicing at home and playing at small venues. This amp is very versatile. There are so many ways to modify the sound of the amp via connecting to a computer and using the downloadable Nextone editor software. I like the variety and quality of the sounds. I have only played at half-watt but could see the amp being able to go much louder. I could see this amp also being a great first amplifier. The amp is so versatile that it will probably meet the players requirements for many years.

The Boss Nextone amps replicate tube amps in a way that has impressed me more than any other solid-state amp that tries to sound like a tube amp. The Nextone does this far better with BOSS's Tube Logic than the Katana in my opinion. The Nextone is like having a Roland Blues Cube with 4 adjustable Tone Capsules on tap. The ability to chose between four different power tube models is very helpful in curating a tone that suits a variety of tonal preferences. This feature makes it easy to dial in tones inspired by amp makers like Fender, Vox, Marshall, Mesa, Orange, and yes, Roland. The Nextone Editor allows the user to intricately edit tones to closely resemble legendary tube amps. However, the best thing about the Nextone's tone editing abilities, is the spectrum to develop new and original sounding amp tones. The Nextone doesn't try to replicate any specific tube amp, but that's great! It has such a unique character of its own, which I think sounds better than many tube amps.

As someone who has owned and gigged with a vintage Roland JC-120 for almost 20 years, I have come to appreciate the reliability and clean tones a good solid-state amp provides. I can achieve similar clean tones with the Nextone, albeit with added tube warmth and greater dynamics. The Nextone is very responsive, especially when using the attenuator. I can set a nice clean tone and then get some extra grit when I dig in on the strings, even at low volumes. I love my Roland JC-120 but wanted something more portable and a little different. The Nextone delivers. Hearing the two amps together in stereo for the first time sounded so good it almost brought me to tears.

For me, a major selling point of the Nextone is the ability to control the Line Out volume separately from the speaker output using the individual channel volume knobs. This allows me to keep a consistent Line Out volume while using the speaker output like a monitor. The Line Out sounds great with BOSS's Air Feel options. However, a DI box with a ground lift is necessary to avoid noise associated with ground loops as the Line Out is an unbalanced TS line without a balanced TRS line option.

I highly recommend the Nextone amps to anyone who wants a variety of great sounding tube-like tones but doesn't want to carry around a big heavy tube amp. Yes, the Katana series is great as well, but it has too many excess features I don't need and I don't feel that the overall tone is as good. Plus, the Nextone looks better. However, I do wish the front grill had less plastic and more real metal and fabric like the Roland JC series. I'd still recommend the Katana over the Nextone to guitarists who want more effects without using a ton of guitar pedals. In my case, the effects on the Nextone are a great addition to my pedals, which the Nextone takes with excellence. I especially love the plate reverb and SDE-3000 delay that are available on the Nextone through the editor.

With the Nextone, I constantly have to remind myself that I'm not playing a tube amp. I don't have to wait for the tubes to warm up, and it's not going to get super hot or make weird noises if I bump it, and it's not going to break my back trying to move it either. I will continue to use my JC-120 along side my Nextone, but the Nextone has made practices, small gigs, and large gigs that require a silent stage a whole lot easier. Thanks BOSS and Roland!

Just want to say I received my Nextone Stage a couple of days ago and am very happy so far. I want to give Sweetwater a big well done for their handling of my order. Process went smooth and the care they took with packing my amp was second to none.. Double boxed with excellent protection. Very professional job imo. Sweetwater is a great place to do business with again. Made my purchase while a sizeable discount was available.. I'd say it was a Sweet deal..
I will update in a month or so after I have had more time with the Nextone but my initial impression after just a couple of days is a very good one.

I've had this amp for about a year and wanted to give it an honest review.

My main amp in the past was/is a black face Fender Bassman that has been modified with mercury magnetics transformers and lowered output to about 20watts, for a bit easier sweet spot in volume.

My first introduction to Boss/Roland was via the Blues Cube hot amp. I was looking for an amp about blues jr. size and output, the Blues Cube caught my interest so I figured I'd give it a shot. Apparently the original Blues Cube is based off a twead amp and I tend to like a bit more midrange out of an amp, so I purchased the EL84 modified version with a singe 12" speaker. This was a great plug and play amp in and of itself - put some pedals in front of it and you're good to go.

Then Boss released the Nextone amp series. The big difference for me, is I was looking for an fx loop to run my volume pedal through and the Nextone has it. I sold the BLues Cube and purchased the Nextone Stage amp.

Honestly, at first sit down with the amp, I was on the fence. The stock sounds were pretty good, and having the ability to select power sections was an added bonus. What sold me on the amp and still sells me on it is the custom editor options. Once I was able to get into the eq and make adjustments there, the amp worked for me. The Nextone allows you to mix tone stacks, american/ british, add parametric or graphic eq on the input or output of the preamp, and adjust eq in the power section along with bias/ sag on the power section. You can set up the amp anyway you want. It does take a few hours to dial in your taste but over all I found it pretty intuitive.

The bonus of Nextone is the GFAC footpedal optional to use with it. It allows you to access a clean channel, a lead or dirty channel, delay on/off, effects loop on off, and plug a volume pedal into it - which can be input volume or master volume, to get clean-ish sounds on the front end. Like I mentioned prior, I originally bought the Nextone to use my ernie ball volume pedal in the effects loop but with the boss volume pedal, I can already take care of that either on the front end or the back end and since it's in the digital realm, there is no tone loss, like you might have in a passive volume pedal. I ended up setting up the effects loop as a foot switchable clean boost. I just use a short 1/4" cable patch between the output/input and adjust the volume settings for the effects loop in the editor to give it a clean volume bump. I can set up a few solid solid sounds with the GFAC footpedal and volume pedal and only add a tuner and maybe a fuzz/distortion unit to my signal depending on the gig. Oh, and in the editor, you can select an overdrive, muff, tube screamer, as your boost switch. I just prefer to have a physical knob to turn in real time as opposed to pre-programmed. But hey, that's why I have a volume pedal to use as well, in case I need to make up some gain.

How does it sound and feel? Pretty fantastic. It feels like a tube amp. I can A/B it next to my bassman and I feel like the Nextone satisfies that feel and tone. It's really fun to play and I never feel like I wish I were playing the bassman instead of the Nextone. The only negative that I have, is the mdf cabinet. It does not quite have the bark of a pine or birch cab, but at this pricepoint that's pretty far down on the list.

To summarize - if you have a lot of great pedals and don't need the internal editing, get the Blues Cube. It will get you in price wise, less than the fender tonemaster or abut the same as a blues jr. If you are a knob tweaker, but not an effects tweaker (the Katanna is probably your jam), the Nextone is pretty great and well worth it.

I"m a stubborn tube guy but I"ve been very impressed with the Tube Logic circuitry on these amps. I now own two Katana amps (50, 100 head), and the Nextone Stage amp. I play for a couple of churches in my area. The flexibility the Nextone provides fits my needs perfectly with the direct-out and power selection for reduced stage volume (yes, I use both). I"ve found that the power amp tube emulation works well with different guitars. If you"re only using one, you may not notice much change between settings. Finally, the size and weight is perfect for a +55 y.o. dude to haul around.

Somewhere between the Katana but closer to the Blues Cubes, comes the Nextone. I've owned a K100, and a Blues Cube Hot. The Nextone Stage offered the best of what I liked about both. The tube faithful tone and the simple layout of the BC with just enough flexibility ability to edit. Players looking for the effects offerings of the Katana will be disappointed. This is, at the end of the day, a really rich sounding stab at a classic tube combo with lot's of "something" that makes it special and very fun to play. The editing comes in with the ability to tweak bias and sag and eq, really making some sweet changes on your tone. You'll see some YouTube demos and hear some complaints where changes in power tube settings and software tweaks aren't that dramatic. I think some players are looking for such instant gratification from presets that they've lost track of subtlety. Not only can you hear the difference, but you can feel it. It's a great pedal platform, and also for Helix users who like an amp in the room sound, it sounds great using the 4 cable method.
I only take away a half star for the fact that the noise gate isn't available at the global menu, but just as a channel memory (minor), and also I would have loved to seen the front panel approach of the Katana Artist on this model for selfish reasons.
This is an amp that you plug in and you play way longer than you would because it's that fun and satisfying.

Roland's proprietary Tube Logic is making the rounds in a lot of Roland/Boss amps of late, and when the Nextone line was announced I was determined to try one out. Unfortunately, where I live, there aren't any local music stores that allow me to demo an amp, so I decided to buy this amp without actually trying it out.

I could write twenty paragraphs about how nice this amp sounds, but if you get a chance to demo one, do it! I think it's a great sounding small combo amp that has those classic tube amp sounds, that just happens to be solid state. A few years ago, I would have discounted a solid state amp, but I really think Roland (and Boss) are on to something with Tube Logic; it's just got the right tone, and feel, PLUS, you have a ton of adjustability and customization.

Using just the controls on the top of the amp, you get plenty of choice of clean headroom, warm tube saturation, very usable tone controls, and a nice reverb and delay. There's a nice tone button that gives you a little more sparkle and bass on the cleans, and a bit more mids on the lead channel, and the boost button adds a bit more drive to give the power amp distortion more grit and authority. There's plenty of customization just right on the top panel, but if you download the Nextone Editor, you gain access to even more, such as adjusting (virtual) sag and bias, lots of EQ options, choices of digital reverbs (room, plate, hall), tremolo or delay, compression, etc. I think the ability to tweak and fine tune via the Editor is what really sold me on this amp. You can emphasize mids, or get a really beautiful mid-scooped tone, and have a huge range of EQ and effects adjustability that makes this amp seem like many different amps, and save the presets to recall at the push of a button.

The USB-out for recording is this amp's really only weak point for me, as it seems to bypass the saturated "power tubes"section, so the sound is a bit thin and fizzy without some adjustment or re-amping in a DAW. It's not a bad sound, just not as awesome as hearing it through the cabinet for real.

Lastly, the power control section is great; you can dial in the perfect tone, and just switch to the power that suits your current playing environment: "don't wake the wife", to "loud-not-deafening" for recording, to "keep up with the drummer who tries to play like Keith Moon".

Bottom line: killer amp.

So far, so good! I just got this amp and it has all the bells that I need to get me out from the garage to the studio to the stage. thanks to many of tests and research, this is what I was looking for.

I took a chance with this one, as I was starting to have trouble with my tube amp. I have to say, that this is the best amp I've ever played in 36 years of playing! It reacts just like a tube amp. It's loud and full, but retaining the detail and clean sparkle we expect from a solid state amp. I'm just starting to play with all the features, but I have to say it takes pedals quite well. Also, the fact that it's light and doesn't break my (now aging) back is a big plus. This is the first solid state amp I wouldn't have any problems gigging with. The only thing I might change is the speaker. It's pretty good, but I think a Celestion or Eminence might give it a bit more character. If you're on the fence, don't worry. Just buy it. You'll be happy you did!

I bought this as a Christmas gift to myself. I tried it out in the store and was sold in 2 minutes. I've been playing for almost 50 years and the gear available today is scary good. As for the Nextone Stage, the sound and feel is absolutely there if you're into classic rock, indie, country even jazz. It's not a metal amp but could be with the right pedal. It takes overdrive pedals very well. It has a very good sounding speaker but you do have to give it some time to break in. It will be a little stiff at first.

The selectable power amp switch really changes the feel and sound. I like the 6V6 setting, running with just a little break up. It loves my TubeScreamer! The 40 watt Stage is more than loud enough.

This amp is just what Boss needed in their line, an upgrade from the original Katana, cheaper than the Blues Cubes and even better sounding imho. (BTW, the Katana Artist is an amazing amp in it's own right). I like the look, feel and sound of this amp. It has a classic look to it. This is definitely a "well done" for Boss. They are an amazing company. Having started playing guitar in 1970, finding good sounding gear back then was like looking for buried treasure. What we have available to us today is bloody amazing. I don't think we realize how blessed we are.

Very good sounding amplifier. Why? It is one of the rare amps that sound as good cranked as it does at bedroom levels. Very impressed with the lower volume tone.

Four selectable Class AB analog power amp types do a good job of mimicking the characteristics of 6V6, 6L6, EL84, and EL34. If you're like me, you'll end up settling on one of them for the majority of your playing.

The 40 watt Stage is suitable for bedroom, studio, small gigs, and just about any genre of music; although if you want seriously gritty distortion, you will need to add a pedal to this amp. I get the natural gain and added a Friedman BO pedal and it sounds wicked.

Nice cleans...not Fender quality...but good overall. Like a Vox or Marshall amp's cleans. To me it sounds much like a DSL.

The Nextone Editor allows customizing amp parameters, including tone stack type, EQ, bias, and more. I played with it a little, but to be open, I probably need another 5-8 hours to get the most from it.

I ran speaker out to three cabinets to test and all had good results. Cabinet 1 was a 2x12 with Eminence and Scumback speakers (killer sound!); cabinet 2 was a 2x12 with Tone Tubby Red and Black speakers (great sound when not overdriven too much); and speaker 3 was a 1x12 Blackstar (eh, not bad, but not great either).

How could BOSS make this better? Two things: Add the feature from the Katana that allows you to download BOSS effects to the amp. If they had that, I know 4 people who would buy one today. The second thing would be to offer the amp as a head. I'd love to own this in a head configuration and then have it drive one of my 2x12 cabs.

I"m still getting used to all of the tone options. Tons of capability in the software to create custom settings as well. Like the videos say, this amp has great cleans and decent overdrive. May not compete with all the high gain amps out there, but that"s not what I bought it for. Very happy with my purchase so far.

Long time sceptic of claims made for New- tech" and just like" etc, after owning loads of high end amps and modelling units ( one of which is my current gig-rig ) I needed to replace my backup/ rehearsal unit an aging AV 60 which has done good service with a newer smaller one, after returning a Katana which was yuk , I got the Nextone stage which I absolutely LUV " feel and tone great, custom sounds better , just one niggle is the loss of chorus" in fx as trem isn"t my thing , but maybe a future download? , this little amp is a keeper, line out to desk on low power setting I can back of the vol on the guitar with lead sound which cleans it up then wind into o/d and scream , just like a good valve amp , nice one Boss .