The Gamechanger Audio Third Man Records Plasma Coil is a Gamechanger Audio distortion pedal, currently around $350. Close alternatives include the Dean Markley Overlord and the Aria Lil' RAT Distortion. It pairs well with the Soldano SLO 100 100-Watt Tube Guitar Amplifier and the Bad Cat Cub.
Gamechanger Audio Third Man Records Plasma Coil
Gamechanger Audio · pedal
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.
- noise gate
- eq
- octave
- touring
- boost
- driven
- distortion
- production
Price updated Aug 27, 2026
Genres the Gamechanger Audio Third Man Records Plasma Coil is commonly used in
- Electronic
- Rock
- Experimental
- Alternative
cited
Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
Amps that pair well with the Gamechanger Audio Third Man Records Plasma Coil
Pedals that stack with the Gamechanger Audio Third Man Records Plasma Coil
Nobels ODR-1
Nobels
9% matchWhat Nobels ODR-1 brings here leans toward full — that's worth building a pairing around
Paul Cochrane Timmy
Paul Cochrane
9% matchPaul Cochrane Timmy leans toward transparent, and that's a real, usable character to pair with
Electro-Harmonix Electric Mistress
Electro-Harmonix
7% matchKeep 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
Ashdown Macchiato Compressor Guy Pratt Signature
Ashdown
6% matchWhat Ashdown Macchiato Compressor Guy Pratt Signature brings here leans toward compressed — that's worth building a pairing around
Walrus Audio Fable
Walrus Audio
6% matchKeep Gamechanger Audio Third Man Records Plasma Coil's octave voice out front: Walrus Audio Fable goes after Gamechanger Audio Third Man Records Plasma Coil in the signal chain so its full voice doesn't muddy it — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Alexander Pedals Radical Delay
Alexander Pedals
6% matchKeep Gamechanger Audio Third Man Records Plasma Coil's octave voice out front: Alexander Pedals Radical Delay goes after Gamechanger Audio Third Man Records Plasma Coil in the signal chain so its pristine voice doesn't muddy it — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Cheaper alternatives
Gamechanger Audio Plasma Pedal
Gamechanger Audio
70% similarity“built on the same xenon-discharge high-voltage distortion technology as Gamechanger's standard Plasma Pedal”
MXR Fullbore Metal
MXR
68% similarityShared character: noise_gate, distortion, boost
Horizon Devices Precision Drive
Horizon Devices
66% similarityShared character: noise_gate, boost
Electronic Audio Experiments Glaive Octave Fuzz
Electronic Audio Experiments
65% similarityShared character: noise_gate, one_octave
Tru-Fi Super Fuzz PBF Compact Version
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Dean Markley Overlord
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66% similarityShared character: noise_gate, boost
Aria Lil' RAT Distortion
Aria
66% similarityShared character: distortion, boost
Citadel Particle Drive preamp
Citadel
65% similarityShared character: noise_gate
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Isp Technologies
92% similaritysimilar tone character
Black Arts Toneworks -Fnord
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91% similaritysimilar tone character
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Questions people ask
What are good alternatives to the Gamechanger Audio Third Man Records Plasma Coil?+
The closest matches in character are the Dean Markley Overlord, the Aria Lil' RAT Distortion, the Citadel Particle Drive preamp. Budget picks: Gamechanger Audio Plasma Pedal, MXR Fullbore Metal, Horizon Devices Precision Drive.
What pairs well with the Gamechanger Audio Third Man Records Plasma Coil?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Soldano SLO 100 100-Watt Tube Guitar Amplifier, Bad Cat Cub, Nobels ODR-1 — Soldano SLO 100 100-Watt Tube Guitar Amplifier's own saturated character is the real reason this is worth trying.
How much does the Gamechanger Audio Third Man Records Plasma Coil cost?+
Around $350 (live listing price, updated Aug 27, 2026).