Maxon D&S II Reissue vs Third Man Store Third Man Hardware x Gamechanger Audio Plasma Coil

The Maxon D&S II Reissue and the Third Man Store Third Man Hardware x Gamechanger Audio Plasma Coil are both pedals.

Similarity
citedBlended from circuit-archetype lineage, dynamic feel, tone-signal overlap and tone-vector distance — the tone vector itself is derived from editorial description text, not a measured acoustic signal, so this reflects how similarly the catalog copy describes the two, not a lab measurement. Shown only within a gear class, and only where there's enough evidence to be meaningful.

40% — somewhat different

Citation fame
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Price
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$379via Reverb

Description

The Maxon DS-II Reissue is a reissue of Maxon's vintage DS-II distortion pedal, one of the classic Japanese distortion circuits from the late 1970s and early 1980s. Maxon is the Japanese manufacturer that originally produced the Ibanez Tube Screamer circuit, and their own original designs reflect Japanese construction quality and careful circuit engineering. The DS-II reissue makes this vintage circuit available to contemporary players.

The Third Man Hardware x Gamechanger Audio Plasma Coil is a limited-edition collaboration between Jack White's Third Man Hardware and Gamechanger Audio of Latvia, combining Gamechanger's Plasma Distortion high-voltage electrical discharge technology with Third Man's aesthetic for extreme, unconventional distortion.

Genres
citedGenres this gear is documented as being used in.
  • Alternative Rock
  • Experimental

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