The Gamechanger Audio Third Man Records Plasma Coil is a Gamechanger Audio distortion pedal, currently around $332.91. Close alternatives include the Citadel Particle Drive preamp and the Black Arts Toneworks -Fnord. It pairs well with the 1959 Fender Tweed Deluxe and the Fender Twin Reverb Head.

Gamechanger Audio Third Man Records Plasma Coil

Name: Gamechanger Audio Third Man Records Plasma Coil
Brand: Gamechanger Audio
Price: 332.91 USD

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The Gamechanger Audio Third Man Records Plasma Coil is a distortion pedal co-designed with Jack White and Third Man Records, built on the same xenon-discharge high-voltage distortion technology as Gamechanger's standard Plasma Pedal. It adds a noise gate, an extremely wide EQ range, and six octave and gain-boosting effects on top of the core plasma-discharge distortion, giving more shaping control than the standard Plasma Pedal. Jack White has used it on the Raconteurs' Help Us Stranger album and subsequent touring, making it a genuine artist-driven variant rather than a simple cosmetic signature edition.

What stands out

“The Gamechanger Audio Third Man Records Plasma Coil is a distortion pedal co-designed with Jack White and Third Man Records, built on the same xenon-discharge high-voltage distortion technology as Gamechanger's standard Plasma Pedal”
— from the listing
“Standout strength versus the standard Plasma Pedal is the added noise gate, wider EQ range, and octave/gain-boost effects”
— from the community notes
“and six octave and gain-boosting effects on top of the core plasma-discharge distortion”
— from the listing
“Jack White has used it on the Raconteurs' Help Us Stranger album and subsequent touring, making it a genuine artist-driven variant”
— from the listing
“Added noise gate is a practical improvement for”
— from the reviews

distortion
noise gate
octave
touring
production
studio
experimental
rock

$332.91View on Reverb

Price updated Oct 23, 2026

Genres the Gamechanger Audio Third Man Records Plasma Coil is commonly used in

Electronic
Rock
Experimental
Punk Rock
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.

Amps that pair well with the Gamechanger Audio Third Man Records Plasma Coil

1959 Fender Tweed Deluxe

Fender

13% match

1959 Fender Tweed Deluxe leans toward transparent, and that's a real, usable character to pair with

Comes later in the signal chain

Fender Twin Reverb Head

amplifier

13% match

$639.06via Reverb

What Fender Twin Reverb Head brings here leans toward dynamic — that's worth building a pairing around

Comes later in the signal chain

Pedals that stack with the Gamechanger Audio Third Man Records Plasma Coil

One Control Lingonberry Overdrive

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One Control Lingonberry Overdrive leans toward dynamic, and that's a real, usable character to pair with

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Suhr Rufus Reloaded

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Comes later in the signal chain

Electro-Harmonix Electric Mistress

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7% match

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Keep Gamechanger Audio Third Man Records Plasma Coil's octave voice out front: Electro-Harmonix Electric Mistress goes after Gamechanger Audio Third Man Records Plasma Coil in the signal chain so its lush voice doesn't muddy it

Comes later in the signal chain

Ashdown Studio Compressor

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6% match

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Ashdown Studio Compressor's own compressed character is the real reason this is worth trying

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Caroline Guitar Company Meteore

Caroline Guitar Company

5% match

Caroline Guitar Company Meteore's pristine voice goes after Gamechanger Audio Third Man Records Plasma Coil in the signal chain — it's not there to compete with Gamechanger Audio Third Man Records Plasma Coil's own octave character — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Comes later in the signal chain

Dunlop - MXR Carbon Copy Deluxe Analog Delay

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5% match

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Dunlop - MXR Carbon Copy Deluxe Analog Delay's analog warmth voice goes after Gamechanger Audio Third Man Records Plasma Coil in the signal chain — it's not there to compete with Gamechanger Audio Third Man Records Plasma Coil's own octave character — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Comes later in the signal chain

Cheaper alternatives

A/DA MP-1

A Da

57% similarity

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