We sent a pack of tone-hungry guitar wolves out to hunt down the best deals on guitar pedals. This is what they found…

A faithful reissue of the original late-'70s classic fuzz pedal that delivers the iconic sound and vibe that guitarists have coveted for decades. Three controls — tone, sustain and volume — are all you need for maximum tone-shaping power. True-bypass switching ensures maximum signal integrity, and it's all contained in a rugged, compact die-cast chassis. The Op-Amp Big Muff Pi Fuzz ships with a nine-volt battery for out-of-the-box convenience, or use an optional EHX9.6DC-200 AC adapter (sold separately).

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.

A legendary pedal from the 1970s, the Big Muff Pi was one of the era's defining guitar tones. Just like that classic, the reissued Electro-Harmonix USA Big Muff Pi distortion/sustainer effects pedal has three controls for dialing in the precise amount of sustain and distortion you crave. Volume adjusts the output level, sustain optimizes the duration with the perfect amount of harmonic distortion, and tone takes you from warm bass to crisp treble.

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.

Dinosaur Jr frontman Mascis owns more than 50 vintage Big Muffs and numerous clones. But his number-one pedal is a 1973 "Ram’s Head" model that's been in his collection since 1985. His signature Big Muff Pi is voiced to his specifications for increased articulation, improved string-to-string separation and a wide dynamic range. Plus, you get all the lush and aggressive roar of his original. The Nano-sized chassis is adorned with special-edition artist graphics, features true-pass switching and comes with a nine-volt battery for out-of-the-box convenience.

The Quad Cortex gives guitarists and bassists a wealth of popular amp, cabinet and pedal emulations — plus the ability to add third-party IRs. In addition to 11 stomp switches that double as rotary controls and a large volume knob, Quad Cortex features a touch screen to access it all ! If you’re after great amp and effects tones in a conveniently sized pedal, this is the deal you’ve been waiting for.

Read our Neural DSP Quad Cortex review

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.

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.

Pigtronix Gloamer: Was $279, now $199
If you like your pedals wild and unpredictable, the Pigtronix Gloamer should satisfy your need for the weird. It's got a nice $80 discount at Guitar Center, taking it down below the $200 mark. Best paired with other pedals like reverbs and delays, its compressing, volume swelling action can get you some properly out-there tones.

The lightweight Electro-Harmonix Pedal Bag lets you organize your pedals and carry them from gig to gig. The stiff nonslip board securely holds stompboxes of all sizes and shapes using customizable Velcro strips and dividers. Measuring 27 inches long by 12 inches wide by 2 inches deep, the board has dual handles and a shoulder strap to make it easy to carry, and the front zippered pouch is great for carrying along smaller items. Cable openings on both sides of the case make it a cinch to plug in amps and power without moving your gear. Just unzip the nylon bag and you're ready to rock!

When the Klon Centaur became a luxury item only superstar guitarists could afford, EHX's Mike Matthews tasked his team to create an affordable alternative. The result was the Soul Food, a transparent overdrive with great touch sensitivity and super-responsiveness. Its circuitry features boosted power rails to provide abundant headroom and increased definition. Best of all, you don't have to be a rock star to own one! The Soul Food features selectable true-bypass or buffered-bypass modes and ships with a 9.6DC-200 power supply included. (It aAlso runs on a nine-volt battery.)

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Walrus Audio’s Mako Series pedals are the brand’s own answer to an ever-expanding suite of pro-level effects in the boutique pedal industry. With rugged design, dual footswitches and incredible versatility, these devices are a credit to any pedalboard – and, for Black Friday, two of them are half-price at Sweetwater. You can grab a pro-grade delay or reverb pedal for $175 off list price apiece.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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).

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.

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).

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.