Boss Nextone Special 1x12 80 Watt Combo Guitar Amplifier - Floor Model

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A Modern Boutique Experience for Serious Players

Fueled by BOSS’s acclaimed Tube Logic approach, the Nextone Special delivers premium sound, feel, and tonal versatility for stage players who demand the best. Fusing forward-thinking innovation with boutique design features and detail, this professional stage amplifier offers deep sound-shaping controls, enhanced reactive drive power amp circuitry with selectable voicing, a custom Waza speaker with vintage “blue bell” tone, and much more. The Nextone Special provides a refined playing experience that stands alongside the finest tube amplifiers, enhanced with key modern advantages like variable power control, consistent sound, and maintenance-free operation. 

Standard Features

• Professional performance amplifier with 80 watts of power
• Authentic tube amp sound and feel, realized with BOSS’s continually evolving Tube Logic approach
• Enhanced reactive drive power amp circuitry and carefully selected components throughout
• Custom Waza B12W 12-inch speaker delivers classic “blue bell” tone with rich lows, mellow mids, and clear highs
• Four analog Class AB power amp circuits, selectable for each channel: 6V6, 6L6, EL84, and EL34
• Independent Clean and Lead channels with selectable American and British EQs, built-in effects, and advanced power amp voicing controls
• Five-way power control for cranked-up sound and dynamic response at any volume
• Extra Headroom switch for added punch when the power control is wide open
• Switchable Solo function with level control
• Onboard boost, delay, tremolo, and reverb effects, plus loop for patching in external effects
• Three Tone Setting memories for storing and recalling customized amp and effect settings
• External speaker jacks: one 8 ohm and two 16 ohm
• Line, USB, and phones/recording outputs with cab IR
• Support for direct recording and re-amping via USB
• Character Shape for each tube type available in the Nextone Editor, enabling deep tone optimization at the power amplifier’s core
• External control support via GA-FC foot controller, footswitches, and MIDI

SPECIFICATIONS

Rated Power Output

80 W

Nominal Input Level

INPUT: -10 dBu (1 M ohm)

RETURN IN: -10 dBu (100 k ohm)

Speaker

30 cm (12 inches) x 1

Controls

CH SELECT button

[CLEAN]

EXTRA HEAD ROOM button, TONE button, SOLO button, VOLUME knob, BASS knob, MIDDLE knob, TREBLE knob, BOOST knob, DELAY knob, REVERB knob, BOTTOM knob, TOP knob, PRESENCE knob, POWER AMP SELECT switch (6V6, 6L6, EL84, EL34), SOLO knob

[LEAD]

TONE button, SOLO button, GAIN knob, VOLUME knob, BASS knob, MIDDLE knob, TREBLE knob, BOOST knob, DELAY knob, REVERB knob, BOTTOM knob, TOP knob, PRESENCE knob, POWER AMP SELECT switch (6V6, 6L6, EL84, EL34), SOLO knob

[EQUALIZER]

AMERICAN button, BRITISH button

[EFFECT]

BOOST button, DELAY button, TAP button, REVERB button

[TONE SETTING]

1 button, 2 button, 3 button, PANEL button

MASTER knob, POWER CONTROL switch, AIRFEEL switch (REC, LIVE, BLEND)

Indicators

CH SELECT

[CLEAN]

CLEAN/EXTRA HEAD ROOM/TONE/SOLO

[LEAD]

LEAD/TONE/SOLO

[EQUALIZER]

AMERICAN/BRITISH

[EFFECT]

BOOST/DELAY/TAP/REVERB

[TONE SETTING]

1/2/3/PANEL

Connectors

INPUT jack: 1/4-inch phone type

REC OUT/PHONES jack: Stereo 1/4-inch phone type

SEND jack: 1/4-inch phone type

RETURN jack: 1/4-inch phone type

LINE OUT jack: 1/4-inch phone type

LINE OUT jack: XLR type

SPEAKER OUT 16 ohms A jack: 1/4-inch phone type

SPEAKER OUT 16 ohms B jack: 1/4-inch phone type

SPEAKER OUT 8 ohms jack: 1/4-inch phone type

CH SELECT/SOLO jack: 1/4-inch TRS phone type

BOOST/GA-FC jack: 1/4-inch TRS phone type

USB port: USB B type

AC IN jack

MIDI IN connectors

Power Consumption

88 W

Accessories

Owner' s manual

Power cord

GA-FC sticker

Options (sold separately)

Footswitch: BOSS FS-5L, BOSS FS-6, BOSS FS-7

Expression pedal: Roland EV-5, BOSS FV-500L, BOSS FV-500H

GA FOOT CONTROLLER (GA-FC)

Amplifier Stand: BAS-1

SIZE AND WEIGHT

Width: 620 mm(24-7/16 inches)

Depth: 246 mm(9-11/16 inches)

Height:530 mm(20-7/8 inches)

Weight: 18 kg(39 lbs 11 oz)