On November 3, 2026, Thomann had 1,714 single effect pedals in stock, not counting multi-effects, loopers, switchers and power supplies. Half cost less than $201.
| Price | Pedals |
|---|---|
| Under $100 | 377 |
| $100 to $200 | 459 |
| $200 to $300 | 465 |
| $300 and up | 413 |
By type: delay and reverb cost the most
| Type | Pedals | Middle half | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chorus, flanger, phaser | 138 | $82 to $257 | $142 |
| Distortion, overdrive, fuzz | 555 | $109 to $268 | $194 |
| Compressor | 66 | $127 to $285 | $204 |
| Wah | 75 | $156 to $268 | $223 |
| Bass effects | 144 | $133 to $325 | $234 |
| Delay | 161 | $133 to $414 | $257 |
| Reverb | 128 | $128 to $388 | $261 |
Modulation is cheap because one simple circuit does the job. Delay and reverb need more processing and more controls, and the top models store presets, which is why their upper quarter starts around $400.
The classics cost less than you'd think
Boss DS-1 Distortion, $85
The orange distortion pedal that has been on boards since 1978, and still one of the cheapest famous pedals. #1 of 550 distortion pedals.
| Classic | Price |
|---|---|
| Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi | $98 |
| Dunlop Cry Baby GCB95 wah | $100 |
| MXR Phase 90 | $104 |
| TC Electronic Hall of Fame 2 reverb | $123 |
| Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer | $147 |
| MXR Carbon Copy analog delay | $193 |
| Ibanez TS808 | $210 |
Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer, $147
The green overdrive that a lot of players put in front of an already crunchy amp, to tighten it and push it harder. #6 of 550 distortion pedals.
Most of these come in deluxe, mini and anniversary versions too. The Phase 90 runs from $104 to $268 for a gold 50th Anniversary edition, the DS-1 to $175 for the DS-1X.
The brand moves the price more than the effect
| Brand | Pedals | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Harley Benton | 48 | $34 |
| Behringer | 44 | $58 |
| TC Electronic | 59 | $71 |
| Mooer | 58 | $77 |
| Electro-Harmonix | 111 | $133 |
| MXR | 75 | $178 |
| Boss | 79 | $184 |
| JHS | 56 | $209 |
| EarthQuaker Devices | 47 | $240 |
| Walrus Audio | 40 | $267 |
| Strymon | 24 | $418 |
The cheap brands make small pedals in large numbers, often close copies of older circuits. The boutique brands make fewer, with more unusual circuits, and charge for it.
Walrus Audio Slö, $201
A reverb with three modes, Dark, Rise and Dream, built for long ambient tails rather than room sound. #1 of 124 reverb pedals.
$500 and up
Strymon's Timeline delay costs $522 and the newer TimeLine MX $896: studio-grade algorithms, presets and MIDI in a pedal. Above that sit things that aren't really pedals any more, like the Echo Fix EF-X3, a real tape echo with spring reverb, at $3,139.
Don't forget the power
Most pedals don't come with a power supply. Thomann's 186 pedal power supplies have a median price of $66, and an isolated one for a full board costs $150 or more. Five pedals at the median plus a decent supply come to about $1,100, which is where a good multi-effects unit starts to look tempting.
Where the numbers come from. Every effect pedal Thomann had in stock on November 3, 2026, from its partner feed, without bundles. "Single effect pedals" leaves out multi-effects, loopers, switchers, volume pedals, drum boxes and power supplies. Types follow Thomann's categories; "Middle half" is the range between the 25th and 75th percentile. Prices are Thomann's US-dollar prices.
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Denis Kataev runs AudioFu. Every night the site records the prices of more than 38,000 instruments and studio tools at Thomann, and he writes about what those numbers show: what got cheaper, what just arrived, and which discounts are real.
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