Amazon has 17 guitar pedals on sale below $40 for Cyber Monday – here are the 4 still available that I'm considering for my pedalboard

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The words ‘cheap’ and ‘pedals’ are like red rags to most guitar players, and once the Cyber Monday music deals arrive, it’s the best time of the year to pick up something cheap. Be quick though, we've seen some of these going very low on stock already.

Over at Amazon, there’s a selection of 17 guitar pedals all coming in below the $40 mark, which is incredibly good value for money. It’s a great opportunity to make your money work harder whether you’re looking to fill a gap in your existing pedalboard or build something brand new from scratch.

Just because the pedals are cheap doesn’t mean they aren’t good either. Many of them are clones of famous circuits that can be sold considerably cheaper as they don’t carry the weight of a famous name. Others are just genuinely good pedals in their own right so if you’re on a tight budget, you can pick up some great deals.

Here are for still available cheap guitar pedals you can get for a lot less in the sale on Amazon:

Joyo Splinter Distortion
Joyo Splinter Distortion: was $37.99 now $30.39 at Amazon

Rat clones are ten-a-penny let’s face it, but I really like the Joyo Splinter distortion. It’s got two modes that emulate a regular and a Fat Rat, as well as standard or mosfet modes that add extra versatility to an already versatile pedal. Just like the real thing it can go from low-gain to fuzzed-out tone with ease, so it might end up being the only distortion pedal you need.

Monoprice Analog Vintage Distortion
Monoprice Analog Vintage Distortion: was $26.98 now $22.99 at Amazon

Monoprice is a lesser-known name compared to some of the others here, but they actually make one of the best budget tube amps in the Stage Right by Monoprice. It stands to reason then that their Analog Vintage Distortion pedal is quietly a great bit of kit that can cover a lot of ground depending on what you need. It can get properly fuzzy at higher settings, which makes it great for getting gnarly gain tones on a budget.

Joyo American Sound
Joyo American Sound: was $39.99 now $31.99 at Amazon

Probably my favorite pedal on this list, the Joyo American Sound is essentially an amp modeler - except it costs less than some multi-packs of guitar strings. Designed to sound like the iconic Deluxe Reverb, it does that Fender thing incredibly well and sounds absolutely amazing when paired with other stompboxes.

Donner Verb Square
Donner Verb Square: was $49.99 now $39.99 at Amazon

Reverb pedals are one of the most expensive categories of guitar pedals, so when you see one below the $50 mark you should be skeptical. You needn’t be with the Donner Reverb Square though. It’s incredibly good for the money, giving you 7 different reverb algorithms in a single stompbox that’ll cover the vast majority of guitarists’ needs.

Matt McCracken
Junior Deals Writer

Matt is a Junior Deals Writer here at MusicRadar. He regularly tests and reviews music gear with a focus on audio interfaces, studio headphones, studio monitors, and pretty much anything else home recording-related. Matt worked in music retail for 5 years at Dawsons Music and Northwest Guitars and has written for various music sites including Guitar World, Guitar Player, Guitar.com, Ultimate Guitar, and Thomann’s t.blog.  A regularly gigging guitarist with over 20 years of experience playing live and producing bands, he's performed everything from jazz to djent, gigging all over the UK in more dingy venues than you can shake a drop-tuned guitar at.