Top 16 Best Cheap Guitar Pedals Under £100

Time and time again the humble Boss DS-1 makes it into our best guitar pedals lists.

This is by far one of the best guitar pedals under £100, and easily a contender for the best guitar pedal for rock, too.

If you like distortion, whether hard and heavy, smooth and creamy, or just a little gritty boost – this can do it all for just over £50.

This has been relied upon by everyone from Kurt Cobain to Eric Clapton and is an industry-standard guitar pedal. Get one. You won’t look back.

The Ibanez TubeScreamer TS9 is an absolute classic overdrive pedal and another industry standard. It’s also not under £100.

However, the Ibanez TubeScreamer Mini Overdrive Pedal is!

This mini version of the sought-after pedal packs all the same sound and classic tube saturation goodness into a smaller, pedalboard-friendly chassis.

It’s also way under £100 and one of the best cheap guitar pedals around.

This is a fantastic overdrive pedal and an essential piece of gear for any guitarist who owns a tube amp.

The Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi is a classic fuzz pedal relied upon by loads of famous guitarists.

This is the sound of the Stooges, MC5, and Smashing Pumpkins in a pedal.

We love this pedal as it’s a melting pot of fuzz and distortion, able to give you a slightly distorted boost to your sound all the way to fuzz-drenched goodness.

At just over £80, it’s also a massive bargain, just make sure you’ve got enough room on your board for this mammoth!

If you’re a fan of the heavier side of music, then the Boss MT-2 Metal Zone Distortion Pedal is the ultimate pedal for you.

This is one of the best cheap guitar pedals under £100 as it clocks in at £85 – which is pretty cheap considering the amount of tone within this nifty pedal.

Pro tip: go straight into your FX loop with this for the best sound.

The Landlord FX Amber Nectar Overdrive Pedal is a relative newcomer into the world of guitar pedals, but it’s impressed us with its immense sound.

For under £30 you get a great overdrive pedal that can add varying levels of Boost to your sound.

You can choose between a smooth overdrive that retains the overall tone of your guitar or go with the Hammered setting and enjoy a completely saturated sound.

If you want a versatile pedal that blurs the lines between overdrive and distortion, this is great.

Fender knows a thing or two about great guitar sound, so when they released a selection of guitar pedals we were pretty stoked here.

We were also pleasantly surprised to find that most of the guitar pedals were under £100!

The Fender Pugilist Distortion Pedal is around £75 making it very affordable for all guitarists.

We love it as it’s not only one of the best guitar pedals under £100, but also one of the best cheap guitar pedals that doesn’t suck your tone – in fact, it improves it.

There’s dual-gain circuitry and blend controls so you can stack two distortion sounds for a unique sound.

It’s essentially two distortion pedals in one, all for way under £100.

This is one of the most important guitar pedals ever made, and it’s yours for under £100.

The iconic Dunlop GCB-95 Crybaby Standard Wah Pedal has featured on albums from the likes of Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Joe Satriani, Buddy Guy, Slash, Kirk Hammett, Zakk Wylde, and many other great artists.

Chances are if you’ve heard a Wah pedal on an album, it was this pedal.

Whether you like funk, the cocked Wah sound, or just like messing with your guitar tone for something different, this is a great pedal and a must-have.

Made famous by the likes of Eddie Van Halen, the MXR Phase 90 pedal is the quintessential phaser pedal.

If you like psychedelic sounds or the sound of Leslie Cabinet, then this is a great option.

Think Smashing Pumpkins, Tame Impala and Van Halen guitar solos and you’ll understand what this thing can do.

If you want to experiment with a phaser effect, this is where you need to start.

One of the best guitar pedals under £100 and easily a contender for the best cheap guitar pedal that doesn’t suck.

Everyone needs a little bit of reverb in their sound. Some people need a lot.

So, where do you go when you have less than £40 and a hankering for some beautifully designed spring reverb goodness?

You pick up the Landlord FX Banging Hangover Reverb Pedal.

Again, this a relative newcomer to the scene, but features classic Room, Plate, and Spring reverb sounds that you can use to add subtle changes to your signal or completely drench your sound.

The small chassis makes it easy to add to your pedalboard and the price means you won’t have to break the bank to get a pro-level sound.

This is £1 over budget here, but we’re letting that slide as the Boss DD-3 is a must-have digital delay for those who demand a reliable delay pedal that gives them a lot of options.

This provides 3 different delay time modes as well as a hold function and allows easy adjustment of your delay parameters.

The classic Boss stompbox construction also means it’ll last a lifetime of hard touring.

This is a versatile delay pedal that can offer short, slapback delay to slow, drawn-out repeats.

If you prefer the sound of an analog delay and all the subtle nuances that they bring, you can’t go wrong with the Electro Harmonix Memory Toy Analog Delay.

The bigger version of this pedal was made famous by The Edge of U2, so that gives you an idea of what type of delay sound you’re getting.

This smaller version is under £100 and still provides that same warm analog delay sound with the option of adding some lush modulation to your sound.

Easy to use, pedalboard-friendly, and way under £100, this is one of the best cheap guitar pedals that doesn’t suck and a great budget-friendly option for any pedalboard.

The Fender Mirror Image Delay is another great pedal from the team at Fender, for just over £80, you get an incredible amount of control over your delay sound as well as three different modes.

The very useful dotted 8th feature is a great addition and the ability to kill your dry signal is perfect for the shoegaze fans out there.

Well, obviously you need a guitar tuner. So, there’s no better out there than the industry standard Boss TU-3.

This can handle all kinds of different tuning options, is able to tune a bass guitar, and provides a quick and reliable way to tune-up.

You’ll find this on pretty much every professional guitarists’ pedalboard, so you know it’s worth every penny.

A compressor pedal is an essential piece of kit whether you’re a bass player or guitarist.

They ensure each note you play rings out loud and clear and makes sure your sound is not lost in the mix by evening out your tone.

If you want the Nashville studio standard, start here with the MXR Dyna Comp.

For under £100 you get an industry-standard compressor pedal used by professional guitarists, singer-songwriters, and bass players all over the world.

Looper pedals don’t have to cost a fortune.

The Boss RC-1 proves that you can get professional quality sound on a budget and is responsible for helping singer songwriters everywhere create complete compositions on their own.

The RC-1 is one of the best guitar pedals under £100 as it allows you to jam ideas, create songs and enjoy the song writing process even more by retaining the quality and tone of your guitar, keyboard or vocals.

If you want a looper pedal, this is a perfect option whether you’re just starting out or a consummate professional.

If you’ve got a guitar amplifier with a distortion channel or foot switchable effect, but no footswitch, then you need the Orange FS-1 Single Footswitch.

This is designed to work with the Orange Dual Terror, AD30, Rocker 30, OR50 and Rockerverb amplifiers, but it’s totally compatible with any amplifier that has a footswitch connection.

If you’re annoyed at having to manually engage the distortion channel on your amp by hand, this solves all your problems.

Take complete control over your amp and make sure you’re using it to its full potential for under £30. 

Please note: this is not an effects pedal, it simply activates existing channels on your amp.