If you're just getting into playing guitar with effects, you may be intrigued by the zen garden–like experience of curating and building a full–fledged pedalboard stocked with an array of multiple stompboxes. You'll quickly find out that a big part of the joy comes from swapping pedals in and out in an unending pursuit of the perfect chain.

This quest does not need to be an expensive one.

While many of the industry's most acclaimed pedals can run several hundreds of dollars, there's no lack of affordable, tried–and–true options to help get you started. These pedals tend to sell in high volume, which means that if you buy one, you'll have no difficulty selling it on Reverb when the time comes to try something new.

Today, in an effort to highlight some of the popular options at the bottom–most pedal price bracket, we're taking a look at the best–selling pedals on Reverb with an average used price of less than $50. These rankings include sales for both new and used units that have sold on Reverb so far in 2017.

Most Popular Sub-$50 Pedal Brands

It's worth noting that the above list does not include utility pedals like buffers, ABY boxes, and tuners. If those were included, the Boss TU–2, Korg Pitchblack, and TC Electronic Polytune Mini would have made the list.

Additionally, we're going by average used price here, which means that at any given time, there may not be a listing on Reverb for under $50. But hey, don't be afraid of the "make an offer" button found on most Reverb listings.

Learn more about effects pedals on our Effects Pedals: What Do They Do? | The Basics homepage.