I’ve been reporting on Cyber Monday guitar pedal deals for 7 years – and I’ve never seen discounts like these

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.

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.

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.

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.