Guitar Center’s current wave of sales for Memorial Day weekend includes a whole lot of deals on pedals. Because of course it does – what do you think this is? Amateur hour? Shop the sale here or read on!
At the heart of the sale is a whole lotta crunch. The chewy midrange grind of the Warm Audio WA-TS Tube Squealer drops into the mix at $119, while aggression comes courtesy of the MXR EVH 5150 Bumblebee Overdrive, now under the $200 line. Even the old-school bark of the ProCo RAT2 Distortion has been slashed down to $88.
If you wanna get a little weirder, the harmonic chaos of the Way Huge Electronics Atreides Analog Weirding Module is down into impulse-buy territory, and EarthQuaker Devices’ Special Cranker Overdrive is practically daring players to experiment with edge-of-breakup textures for less than a tank of gas.
Wampler and Friedman are also in the conversation, with the Wampler Tumnus Deluxe Overdrive and Friedman BE-O2 Brown Eye Overdrive offering refinement without boutique hesitation at checkout.
Line 6 and friends have also rolled out a multiverse of tones. The compact power of the Line 6 POD Express and its bass counterpart sit under $130, while Fender’s Tone Master Pro Multi-Effects Pedal also steps forward with a noticeable price drop.
Not to be outdone, the mid-tier processors are in full sprint mode. The HeadRush Prime and HeadRush Flex Prime Guitar bring forth some serious flexibility into sharper financial focus, while IK Multimedia’s TONEX leans into the obsession of capture-based amp realism.
And then there’s the time-based camp. The shimmer and modulation of the Strymon Brig is tempting at its reduced price, while loopers like the BOSS RC-5 Loop Station and TC Electronic Ditto X4 Looper are taken down a notch in price. Even essentials like the D’Addario CT-20 Chromatic Tuner and Walrus Audio Canvas Tuner are in the mix, because every great tone still starts with being in tune.
