I review pedals for a living and Sweetwater’s Memorial Day pedal sale has got my attention – here are the 5 pedals you should be looking at

There are no words more musical to my ears than ‘pedal sale’ appearing in my inbox. I don’t need much excuse to add something fresh to my pedalboard on a normal day, never mind when there’s a whole weekend of Memorial Day guitar sales tempting me with discounted stompboxes. It doesn’t help my pedal addiction, but Sweetwater’s Memorial Day offering of up to 40% off guitar pedals is the one sale that’s really got my attention this weekend.

With offerings from pedal stalwarts like JHS, Line 6, and EarthQuaker Devices as well as more esoteric devices like those from Catalinbread, Red Witch, and Red Panda it’s an all-encompassing sale that’s sure to tempt any pedal lover. Having owned and reviewed more pedals than I know what to with, and recently selling my unused second pedalboard plus pedals, it’s about time to start adding some more to my collection, so here are the 5 pedals I’d go for in the Sweetwater Memorial Day sale.

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Matt is a Junior Deals Writer here at Guitar World. He regularly tests and reviews music gear with a focus on guitars, amps, pedals, modelers, and pretty much anything else guitar-related. Responsible for over 60 buying guides, a large part of his role is helping guitarists find the best deals on gear. Matt worked in music retail for 5 years at Dawsons Music and Northwest Guitars and has written for various music sites including MusicRadar, 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 country in more dingy venues than you can shake a drop-tuned guitar at. When he’s not holed up in his home studio recording new songs or tweaking with pedal settings, you’ll find him making a racket with Northern noise hounds JACKALS.