Cyber Monday guitar pedal deals 2024: Our expert pick of Cyber Monday stompbox deals

Featuring over 100 amp and effect models, over 6000 Fender-captured impulse responses, a 7-inch color touchscreen, 60-second stereo looper, as well as four effects loops and 10 proprietary footswitches, Fender's flagship amp modeler is among the best in its class – and you can currently save $200 at Guitar Center.

Fender Duel Pugilist Distortion: $229 $137
We called Fender’s Pugilist Distortion one of the best distortion pedals on the market. And what’s better than one Pugilist? Two, of course, and that’s exactly what the Duel Pugilist provides: two standalone distortion circuits with a wealth of stacking options. At 40% off at Fender.com, it’s one of the savviest investments you can make for your heavy tone.

HeadRush Core: $799 $699
Possibly the best amp modeler/multi-FX bargain you'll get this Cyber Monday, the HeadRush Core offers a huge range of guitar, bass and vocal models and FX, it can clone your own analog gear, and features a 7" touchscreen for easy operation. Musician's Friend has a $100 discount, bringing the price down to $799.

The ultimate analog delay pedal has been given a massive discount for Black Friday. There are lush sounds and huge versatility to be discovered here – and with $200 off, this is an absolute steal.

Line 6 Helix range: up to $150 off at Guitar Center
Guitar Center is offering up to $150 off across its entire catalog of Line 6 Helix products – some of the most popular and powerful multi-effects and modeler units on the market. My eye is caught by the $50 discount on the compact HX One, which launched this year. It scored 4.5 stars in our HX One review and is very new, very handy and very good value...

Dunlop, MXR, Way Huge pedals: 20% off
A blanket 20% discount across Jim Dunlop's huge portfolio of pedals? Guitar Center, you really are spoiling us. Everything from the MXR Carbon Copy ($149 $119) to Dookie Drive ($199 $159), Dunlop Cry Baby ($99 $79) to Way Huge Swollen Pickle ($149 $119) are included.

The SDE-3000D is an ultra-compact version of the Roland rack-mounted unit it’s inspired by – ie the king of the 80s digital delay. Sweetwater is currently offering a huge 50% huge discount, meaning you can save $250 with this deal. If you’re after a big upgrade to your current delay, there is no better time to do it. It also scored highly and was described as “world class” in our Boss DSE-3000D review.

IK Multimedia TONEX: was $399, now $299
IK Multimedia's near-perfect TONEX pedal is a key player in the amp modeler market, and thanks to its recent update – which added greater effects potential – it's never been better. AI modeling tech lets you capture the tone of your own gear and take it on the road, while the factory-made presets offer some of the best amp models in the business. A serious competitor for the HX Stomp – and currently $100 cheaper than usual. The TONEX One mini pedal is reduced to $149, too.

TC Electronic Ampworx pedals: $30 off
TC Electronic's Ampworx series of digital modeling pedals was already affordable, but an additional $30 price cut across the range brings them down to $119 each. The six pedals draw from classic designs from the likes of Fender, Marshall, Mesa/Boogie, Peavey and Vox, and all offer channel switching. We called them "flexible workhorses" in our review – so if you only need a couple of amp sounds, this is a cheap way to add modeling to your pedalboard.

Zoom MS-70CDR+ MultiStomp: $149.99, $109.99
Over at Guitar Center, the MS-70CDR+ has got a tasty $40 discount, bringing it to just above the $100 mark. The original Zoom MultiStomps earned something a cult following thanks to their versatility. Small, yet packing a shedload of sounds inside the MultiStomp is the perfect 'Swiss army knife' pedal to add a particular tone or utility to your 'board when you don't want to take up too much room or spend too much money.

Neural DSP Quad Cortex: free gig case and IR pack
Neural DSP's Quad Cortex is still held up as one of the market's gold standard multi-effects modelers. Now, you can snap it up with a gig case worth $120 – perfect for gigging guitarists – and a free Eminence IR pack, which will help make those ampless signal chains sound even better.

Electro-Harmonix pedals: up to 50% off
In a rare sale from Electro-Harmonix at Musician's Friend, you'll find discounts across a number of classic designs. Highlights include $120 off the POG2 Polyphonic Octave Generator, $75 off the Deluxe Memory Man and $15 off the Smashing Pumpkins-channeling Op Amp Big Muff.

JHS Pedals: 25% off all pedals, now starting at $74
Josh Scott knows tone. The founder of JHS shapes what's hot in the pedal world, but he won't admit just how good this deal is. It covers everything JHS has released, including the brand-new Flight Delay and Violet Lari Basilio Distortion. But you'll find the best bargains on the already-affordable 3 Series, which has been slashed from $99 to $74 apiece at Guitar Center.

Universal Audio UAFX Pedals: Up to $50 off
Universal Audio’s UAFX range of guitar pedals is comprehensive, to say the least. From single-stomp studio effects emulations to highly-tweakable amp modelers, you’ll find a studio-quality digital audio answer for every question your pedalboard’s currently posing. Via Guitar Center’s sweeping UA Black Friday deals, you can pick up almost all of them at up to $50 off!

Savings on 39 Boss pedals at Guitar Center
The iconic pedal co has been on a rare price-cutting spree, slashing the tags on classics including the TU-3 Chromatic Tuner ($99, $69), BD-2 Blues Driver ($99, $79) and SD-1 Super OverDrive ($64.99 $49.99), as well as its epic RE-202 Space Echo ($379 $299). That's not to mention $200 off the flagship GT-1000 (now $899) and $100 off the touchscreen-equipped GX-100 (now $499).

Eventide pedals: save up to $100 at Guitar Center
There are price cuts on five Eventide twin-footswitch effects – including the MicroPitch Delay, Blackhole Reverb, TriceraChorus, Riptide Overdrive and Uni-Vibe, and UltraTap Delay/Reverb (all now $199) – while the all-conquering H9 MAX multi-effects has had $100 lopped off, now clocking in at $499.

EarthQuaker Devices: 15% off all pedals
Musician's Friend has some tidy savings going on EarthQuaker Devices' wide-ranging stompbox lineup, with 15% reductions netting some solid savings on classics including the Avalanche Run V2 reverb/delay ($349 $296), Sunn O))) doom-some Life Pedal V3 ($299 $254) and perennial overdrive favorite Plumes ($119 $101).

Line 6 HX One: was $299 now $249
The HX One has only been around for a year, but Line 6 has seen fit to give it a tidy discount for Cyber Monday. The HX One is essential as that 'do-all' pedal for your 'board – in our review, we called it "a bargain for a complete collection of effects that most guitarists will never grow tired of", and that was at the original price of $299. Given that, $249 for a pedal that can handle pretty much any effect you can imagine, all in a compact chassis, is the best gift you can give your pedalboard this year.

For those luscious, saturated tape-delay tones of the '70s, the Space Echo is iconic. The RE-2 replicates exactly that in a compact, built-to-last stompbox that delivers that coveted delay sound. Right now, you can save a generous $40 off the RE-2 during Sweetwater’s early Black Friday sale – perfect for tone hounds looking to get warped.
Read our Boss RE-2 Space Echo review

Inspired by the legendary RE-201 delay machine of the '70s and '80s, the Boss RE-202 Space Echo is a certified delay powerhouse. This is our favorite tape delay stompbox, and one of the best all-round delay pedals you'll be able to find on the market. We also gave it a 4.5 star review, lauding it for its faithful RE-201 tones and user-friendly interface. It is currently $80 off, meaning you can channel the tones of David Gilmour, Radiohead and more for a tidy $299.

IK Multimedia’s Tonex ecosystem is an AI-assisted amp-modeling ace-in-the-hole, particularly if you invest in a TONEX pedal. There are two core models to choose from, in the workhorse Tonex Pedal and the eminently-portable Tonex One; buying either and registering with Tonex before the 2^nd December will grant you access to the Metal Gems Collection – aka, $50 worth of high-quality, high-gain amp models – for absolutely nothing.

The Joyo American Sound is one of those pedals that has the potential to become a real cult classic. Designed to emulate the sound of a Deluxe Reverb, it does a phenomenal job, and not even just because it’s a cheap pedal. It sounds genuinely good, and takes drive pedals extremely well, making it a great way to shrink your rig for a lot less.

The SDE-3000D is an ultra-compact version of the Roland rack-mounted unit it’s inspired by. Being the king of the 80s digital delay it’s astonishing that Sweetwater is selling it for half-price. That’s right, buy now and you can save an amazing $250 on this iconic effects pedal. If you’re after a big upgrade to your current delay, there is no better time to do it.
Read our Boss DSE-3000D review

Pigtronix Constellator: Was $179, now $99
At just $99, the Pigtronix Constellator is a brilliant deal at Sweetwater thanks to a huge $80 reduction in their Beat the Holiday Rush sale. It's an analog delay pedal that delivers a luscious warm wash that belies its budget price point. It's a seriously underrated bit of gear, and we love the modulated tones it can deliver, as well as the mini size that means it's easily able to fit onto any 'board.

A brilliant Rat-clone, the Joyo Splinter Distortion is an ultra-versatile distortion pedal that can get you a lot of tones. It’s got multiple modes Just like the real deal, it’ll cover lower gain tones right through to fuzz-esque guitar tones and now it’s cut down to $30.39, it’s an absolute steal over at Amazon.

Monoprice makes one of the best budget tube amps around, so it makes sense that they can do a great distortion pedal too. This one can get really fuzzy when you need it to, but still retains a nice sense of clarity even when playing chords. It’s superb value for money at the regular price and although the discount is pretty small, for $22.99 you’re getting a lot of pedal for your money.

Neural DSP Quad Cortex: free gig case and IR pack
Neural DSP's Quad Cortex is still held up as one of the market's gold standard multi-effects modelers. Now, you can snap it up with a gig case worth $120 – perfect for gigging guitarists – and a free Eminence IR pack, which will help make those ampless signal chains sound even better.

Reverb pedals don’t normally come that cheap, but the Donner Verb Square does a fantastic job for the money. It’s got $10 off in the sale bringing it down to just $39.99 which is absolutely insane value for money, and with 7 different reverb algorithms built-in, you can get a lot of mileage out of it.

Pro Co Lil’ Rat: was $89.99 now $80.99 with code
The Pro Co Rat is the distortion pedal beloved by everyone from Dave Grohl to David Gilmour, and its latest incarnation downsizes the format to suit any pedalboard. The Lil’ Rat captures all those classic fuzzstortion tones in a teeny enclosure that still rocks the trademark Filter control for properly sculpting the filth – that’s why we awarded it 4.5/5 in our review.

Wampler Triumph Overdrive: was $99.99 now $84.99
Hailed as “better than the Bad Monkey” by JHS Pedals head honcho and guitar tone influencer Josh Scott, the Triumph takes the best features of DigiTech’s cult classic overdrive and mixes it with the Boss SD-1 for a dual-voice pedal that can handle all overdrive scenarios. A three-band EQ means it can slide into any rig, while its pair of modes offer two distinct flavors: the mid-hump Smooth mode and more open, touch-sensitive Punch. At $84.99 from Musician’s Friend, this is an absolute steal.

IK Multimedia AmpliTube pedals: $329 $229
Equip your pedalboard with a wealth of new tones with this killer deal on IK Multimedia’s feature-packed (and just a little bit Strymon-inspired) AmpliTube X-Gear pedals. The X-Drive overdrive, X-Time delay, X-Space reverb and X-Vibe modulation each boast 16 cutting-edge algorithms, a trio of footswitches and an aluminum chassis – and now feature a tasty $100 off at Sweetwater.

EarthQuaker Devices Plumes: Was $99, now $79.20
As one of our favorite Tube Screamer clones, we had to shout the EarthQuaker Devices Plumes. It’s a small-ish reduction at $19.80, but that still makes it cheaper than you’ll find anywhere else at the moment. As you’d expect from a good TS clone, it’s perfect for pairing with a mid-scooped amp and goes nicely stacked with other drive and distortion pedals too. Already excellent value for money, it’s certainly that more tempting at the moment in the Guitar Center sale. If you’re into EQD pedals then definitely check out the full EarthQuaker Devices pedal sale, with loads of offers from the Ohio-based pedal brand.

DigiTech Whammy: was $299 now $249
You’ve heard this perennially popular pitch-shifter on countless recordings, from Rage Against the Machine to Muse, Steve Vai, Radiohead and beyond. Its trademark octave-up squeals and synthesizer-esque harmonies have made it one of the most iconic pedals of all time, so any kind of discount is a rare thing indeed. Save $50 now at Guitar Center and revolutionize your pedalboard.

Boss RE-202 Space Echo: Was $419.99, $379.99
As one of our top picks for best delay pedals, this supreme tape delay emulation pedal is one of the most expansive sounds you can put on your pedalboard. It's still very new, so we're happy to see a healthy $40 discount off the regular price over at Guitar Center.

UAFX 1176 Compressor: Was $199, now $169
There are many imitators to the ubiquitous 1176 compressor, but we love that the UAFX 1176 has all the versatility of the plugin and the same tone sculpting options we’d get when mixing in the box. Use it as a sustainer, a clean boost, or even an overdrive in dual mode, or just as an always-on tone sweetener for your rig.

Neural DSP Quad Cortex: $150 off
One of the most popular amp modelers around, the Neural DSP Quad Cortex delivers incredible guitar tones, but to be honest is pretty expensive. That said it's rare we see a price drop on such a quality bit of kit, so whilst it's a comparatively small $150 reduction against the retail price, it's undeniable that the QC is absolutely worth the investment.

Boss DS-1W Distortion: was $149, now $99
The DS-1W aims to be the ultimate DS-1, featuring the original tone beloved by Kurt Cobain, Steve Vai and Joe Satriani, as well as a new Custom mode, which bumps up the volume and midrange for a more refined take on the iconic hard-clipping sound – we awarded it 4.5/5 in our review for a reason.

Boss GT-1000 multi-FX: Was $1,099, now $899
With hundreds of Boss amp, effect and speaker models, plus loads of tactile controls, foot switches and an expression pedal, the GT-1000 puts the Boss tones you know and love at your feet. It’s got a looper, plenty of connectivity, and for a limited time only, $200 off at Guitar Center!

UAFX pedals: Up to $80 off Universal Audio pedals
Bag amazing savings on almost the entire range of UAFX guitar pedals, with prices slashed by between $50 and $80 on our top picks and more, right through until November 16.