Roland / Boss Nextone - new amp line

Musicman20 · November 2018

Not sure if these are a successor to the Roland Blues Cube line?

TimmyO · November 2018

Certainly look to be from the features.

<Keeps eyes peeled for falling Blues Cube prices>

You know what though - it's a cheeky setup there isn't it - take the format and people from well known REVIEW channels and recreate it with an ad script. Such is marketing I guess.

joeyowen · November 2018

Two incredibly great players, but it's quite cringe ha

More playing, less Boss script.

These would sell just as well, with 10 minutes of these 2 playing through different settings

EricTheWeary · November 2018

Haven't watched the video but quick Google says they look okay, there are 40 and 80w models and limited built in effects. Around $700 for the smaller one.

Musicman20 · November 2018

I just don't really want to see the same players demoing gear. Pete is great but hearing him play a product does not make me want to buy it....in fact I don't really care who does it as long as it sounds decent. I'd rather it be a guitarist from a well known band who just writes songs.

Fenderman53 · November 2018

Take a Blues Cube, add ALL the Tone Capsules in a selectable control, (as many an owner wished for), voila we give you the Nextone until the ''next tone' comes along in a year or two's time!!!!! And all just in time for Santa HoHo No!!!!

Bluebeard · November 2018

£439 for the 40w and £615 for the 80w
https://www.gear4music.com/Guitar-and-Bass/Boss-Nextone-Artist-80w-Guitar-Amplifier/2RAR
https://www.gear4music.com/Guitar-and-Bass/Boss-Nextone-Stage-40w-Guitar-Amplifier/2RBO

There are now a few demo videos on youtube from people like Peach Guitars and Brett Kingman

Musicman20 · November 2018

I still think the Katana is king....especially considering the price.

Dontgiveupyourdayjob · November 2018

joeyowen said:

Two incredibly great players, but it's quite cringe ha

Yeah there's a few moments near the start where it looks as though they're looking lovingly into each other's eyes. The editing, lighting and soft-focus lenses make it more like a love letter than a serious product demo!

Dontgiveupyourdayjob · November 2018

Fenderman53 said:

Take a Blues Cube, add ALL the Tone Capsules in a selectable control, (as many an owner wished for), voila we give you the Nextone until the ''next tone' comes along in a year or two's time!!!!! And all just in time for Santa HoHo No!!!!

To be fair, this looks likes the adjustment toggles between different power amp emulations. The Tone Capsules were more focused on changing pre amp section, from what I remember.

I have a Blues Cube Artist and briefly at the Tone Capsules. They did sound good, especially the Eric Johnson one, but way too bloody expensive. Plus a bit of a faff to change them by all accounts; if they were a bit cheaper and could have been footswitchable I might have been interested.

These new ones sound good, but definitely not different enough to consider trading up from the BCA.

StefB · November 2018

Dontgiveupyourdayjob said:

Fenderman53 said:

Take a Blues Cube, add ALL the Tone Capsules in a selectable control, (as many an owner wished for), voila we give you the Nextone until the ''next tone' comes along in a year or two's time!!!!! And all just in time for Santa HoHo No!!!!

To be fair, this looks likes the adjustment toggles between different power amp emulations.

As pioneered by Blackstar's ID range several years ago...

Grumpyrocker · November 2018

Tone capsules always struck me as a complete nonsense. They were essentially just software updates and could have been delivered as such..

TimmyO · November 2018

If the Tone Capsules were £50-60 peoplE would have bought them all. I wonder if they've given up on the idea

Be interesting to see what these are like when the non-paid reviews come out

Flanging_Fred · November 2018

Are Roland/Boss trolling serial amp flippers by naming it "Next one"?

Fenderman53 · November 2018

'Peach Guitars' 35min review video ... a little more 'ordinary' insight perhaps(?)

p90fool · November 2018

Flanging_Fred said:

Are Roland/Boss trolling serial amp flippers by naming it "Next one"?

That's how I read it, ie, "Better than that piece of landfill you bought off us three months ago".

dindude · November 2018

Flanging_Fred said:

Are Roland/Boss trolling serial amp flippers by naming it "Next one"?

Ha, brilliant!

Musicman20 · November 2018

It's a nice product but I'm happy with the Katana 100.

Maxx77 · November 2018

is the 40 and 80w a amp valve value, or solid state value?

fields5069 · November 2018

Seems like a good set of features, I wouldn’t mind upgrading from my blues cube hot.

Jonathangus · November 2018

First impressions - while it may not have all the bells and whistles of the Katana, the Nextone is fundamentally a better-sounding amp.

Nice to see that both versions have the same set of features. You don't have to get the larger one just to get an FX loop, for example.

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