Top 10 Guitar Pedals For Your Christmas Wishlist

As Christmas draws closer, it can be difficult to know where to start when it comes to buying presents - whether you're shopping for someone close or looking to treat yourself, Andertons Music Co. will help you find that perfect gift.

To help guide you, we have compiled our top 10 guitar pedals list so that you can easily find the perfect pedal to plug into on Christmas day. We’ve ensured that there’s a lot of diversity, regarding not only price but also the types of tones that these contenders can offer.

Landlord FX design truly affordable effects pedals you could squeeze onto any board. After a reliable looper for home-use and you haven't got space to spare? Done. Need another reverb for a smooth plate sound, but don't have any room on your kitted-out pedalboard? Easy.

Get your hands on a huge variety of effects - from classic overdrive to heavy distortion. Swirling modulation to lush analogue chorus. Design your tone from the ground up! Save yourself some cash too, as you don't need a huge pedalboard to accommodate these Landlord FX pedals.

Tone City are famous for their mini pedals that pack a serious punch. They’ve also got some double pedals that’ll give you a few more options if you need them. Even though Tone City are mostly known for their drive pedals, they have got a selection of other pedals too. Compression, Chorus, Reverb, Tape delay as well as a Tremolo and Phaser too.

Since 2010, Mooer Audio has been at the forefront of the rising popularity of affordable, space-saving micro effect pedals and multi-fx for electric and acoustic guitars as well as Bass. Pedals such as their acclaimed Trelicopter and E-lady have been a feature of many of the most commended electric guitar players' pedalboards.

After quickly establishing themselves as industry leaders in the world of mini guitar pedals Mooer went on to develop their own complex digital units such as the Ocean Machine Delay and Reverb. In keeping the popularity of ampless guitar setups Mooer also developed a series of digital Micro Preamps as well as the Radar IR loader enabling guitars to easily and affordably achieve their ultimate guitar tones without the associated stage volume. This quickly grew into their own ranges of modelling and intelligent amps and effects.

The brains behind Valeton spent more than 10 years designing and manufacturing MI products for other companies. Now, they've come together to form their own brand which encompasses a range of original designs aimed at "musicians looking for quality gear for every style, setting, and genre."

Valeton's ethos is clear. Instead of offering cheap units by using inferior parts, they cut costs early in the design stage; capitalising on technology and keeping a product simple to ensure it will sound great for years of use. Valeton has also established highly-efficient manufacturing and supply chain logistics, for incredible consistency between their products.

Speaking of products, Valeton has a vast range of guitar pedals — from standalone, digital mini pedals to feature-packed multi-effects units. And while affordable, they're not only for novices! These user-friendly devices are sure to find favour with both beginners and professionals.

Nux specialise in a variety of guitar pedals, amps and effects covering everything from delay to bass amps. Their budget-friendly line doesn't compromise on quality and provides a huge range of new capabilities for players to cost-efficiently improve their rigs!

Capture Amplifiers & Pedals. Access A Full Guitar/Bass Rig. Choose Impulse Responses. Neural DSP are known for pushing the boundaries of what is possible with guitar tone.

The legendary Quad Cortex still continues to make waves, and years later after release it is still regarded as one of the most complete multi-fx & modeller units out there. This ultra powerful floor amp modeller packs the quality of their software tones, as well as providing users the ability to capture their own sounds and share them in their ever-growing Sound Library.

The Nano Cortex is a pedal-sized guitar rig modeller that pushes the boundaries of guitar tone technology. Create inspiring high-definition captures of any amp or pedal in minutes, choose from thousands of built-in rigs or user captures on the Cortex Cloud, and easily build it into your setup with ultra-versatile connectivity.

Neural DSP are an American brand specialising in amp and effects modelling tones. They've carved themselves a niche thanks to their highly-praised amp plugin software, with the likes of Archetype: Nolly, Petrucci, Plini, Fortin Nameless Suite and Omega Ampworks and more!

The TC Electronic Range of pedals has everything you’d ever need to make a fully functioning pedalboard with every effect possible. They’ve got Delay, Reverb, Distortion and Modulation pedals in spades and have 2 major price ranges that you can choose from. Their ‘Analogue’ series features pedals that are affordable and simple to use but will get you the tones that you’re after. However, if you want to take it to the next level and want a bit more flexibility then the digital series of pedals will have you covered.

The Digital TC Electronic pedals have got the TonePrint function which allows you to have access to other guitar heroes guitar tones by simply uploading them via USB to the pedal. The pedals themselves are highly tweakable too because you can use their PC or Mac software to deep-edit the parameters of the effect and perfectly achieve the tone you can hear in your head. Again, this can be uploaded via USB to the pedal and you can share or save the TonePrint.

Looking for your first pedalboard or want an instant solution for quality guitar tones? We have put together some pedalboard bundles to make this experience easy for you to start your pedalboard adventures in the right way!

The next generation of powerful, portable, and intuitive workstations, the Sheeran Looper Pedals are the perfect companion to take on the road, use in the studio, or create tracks at home.

Stompable, simple, and easy to use, the pedals embody Ed Sheeran’s looper workflow in a compact and portable chassis. The die-cast aluminium pedals allow you to swiftly navigate through modes, loops, and FX for you to jam freely, with a focus on performance to showcase your style.