The NUX Boost Core Deluxe is a boost pedal made by NUX, a clean volume lift that sits in your signal chain to push an amp or another pedal harder. NUX lists it on its product page as a "Legacy Product," meaning it is no longer part of the maker's current lineup1.
What it does
A boost pedal's job is simple: raise the level of your guitar signal without adding its own character, so a solo cuts through, or so the input stage of your amp or an overdrive pedal is driven into breakup. The Boost Core Deluxe is NUX's take on that job in pedal form, and its user manual is still published on the maker's site for anyone who wants the control-by-control detail1.
Because the maker has moved the pedal to legacy status, players looking for a current NUX booster will be pointed toward the company's newer designs instead, such as the NUX Lacerate or the NUX Masamune1.
Where it sits in the Core Deluxe range
The Boost Core Deluxe belongs to NUX's Core Deluxe family, a line of compact single-function pedals that the maker has built out across the major effect types. Several siblings share the same naming and format1:
| Pedal | Type | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Boost Core Deluxe | Boost pedal | Legacy Product1 |
| Komp Core Deluxe | Compressor | Legacy Product2 |
| Loop Core Deluxe | 24-bit looper pedal | Current listing3 |
| Drive Core Deluxe | Overdrive / boost | Covered by RockBoard PedalPedia4 |
The family shows how NUX approached each effect type in the same housing. The Komp Core Deluxe, for example, offers three clip modes for its compression5, while the Drive Core Deluxe could be used as a clean boost, an overdrive, or a blend of clean signal with a driven sound4. The Loop Core Deluxe, still listed by the maker, records unlimited layers in 24-bit audio and includes a drum machine covering rock, pop, blues and jazz styles, with an amplifier output and a cabinet-simulated mixer output3.
NUX later carried the boost idea forward in its MKII drive pedals. On the Drive Core Deluxe MKII, holding the footswitch engages or disengages a post boost that adds up to 7 dB of gain6. In Premier Guitar's demo video of that pedal, Chris Kies and Mike from NUX showed the same interaction: press and hold the footswitch, the indicator color changes, and the boost is on7.
Videos
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Sources (7)
- Boost Core Deluxe, NUX Audio, 2025-11-25
- Komp Core Deluxe, NUX Audio, 2025-11-25
- Loop Core Deluxe, NUX Audio, 2025-11-04
- Drive Core Deluxe by NUX, RockBoard PedalPedia, 2026
- Komp Core Deluxe by NUX, RockBoard PedalPedia, 2026
- Drive Core Deluxe MKII, NUX Audio, 2025-10-09
- NUX Amp Core Studio & Drive Core Deluxe MKII Demo, Premier Guitar, 2025-01-24
