The Gamechanger Audio Light is a Gamechanger Audio reverb pedal. Close alternatives include the Strymon BigSky and the Eventide Blackhole. It pairs well with the Magnatone 280 and the Gibson Les Paul LP-1 Preamp.
Gamechanger Audio Light
Gamechanger Audio · pedal
The Gamechanger Audio LIGHT is a laser-based sustain pedal from Latvian innovator Gamechanger Audio (Riga, Latvia), using an infrared laser beam to excite and sustain guitar strings electromagnetically for infinite sustain without physical contact. The LIGHT creates sustain similar to an EBow but for all strings simultaneously through optical excitation. An innovative sustain concept from one of the most creative effect companies.
- infinite sustain
- sustain
- compression
- optical
- ambient
- fuzz
- infinite
- experimental
Good for
- Live
- Studio
- Worship
Genres the Gamechanger Audio Light is commonly used in
- Experimental
- Ambient
- Post-Rock
Amps that pair well with the Gamechanger Audio Light
Pedals that stack with the Gamechanger Audio Light
Cordovox FL-8
Cordovox
22% matchPut Cordovox FL-8 after Gamechanger Audio Light in the signal chain, clear of Gamechanger Audio Light's own gain stage
Cordovox PH-8
Cordovox
22% matchKeep Cordovox PH-8 after Gamechanger Audio Light in the signal chain, clear of Gamechanger Audio Light's own gain stage
Walrus Audio Ages
Walrus Audio
18% matchWalrus Audio Ages stacks clean boost on top of the fuzzy already here
Aguilar Octamizer (Bass Octaver)
Aguilar
17% matchRun fuzzy into Aguilar Octamizer (Bass Octaver) for more octave on top
Laney TI-Boost
Laney
tonal matchInto Gamechanger Audio Light, Laney TI-Boost is right at home: it's built around a clean amp's front end
Mooer Flex Boost
Mooer
tonal matchMooer Flex Boost is voiced for a clean amp's front end — Gamechanger Audio Light gives it exactly that
MXR Double Down
MXR
tonal matchGamechanger Audio Light leans into a clean amp's front end, precisely the platform MXR Double Down wants
J. Rockett .45 Caliber Overdrive
J Rockett
tonal matchGamechanger Audio Light leans into a clean amp's front end, precisely the platform J. Rockett .45 Caliber Overdrive wants
Alternatives
Strymon BigSky
Strymon
64% similarityShared character: infinite_sustain, ambient, natural
Eventide Blackhole
Eventide
63% similarityShared character: ambient, sustain
Electro-Harmonix Oceans 12
Electro-Harmonix
63% similarityShared character: ambient
SolidGoldFX Ether
Solidgoldfx
62% similarityShared character: infinite_sustain, ambient
Electro-Harmonix Oceans 11
Electro-Harmonix
62% similarityShared character: ambient, natural
MXR M307 Layers
MXR
62% similarityShared character: infinite_sustain, ambient, sustain
Meris Mercury X
Meris
62% similarityShared character: ambient
Alexander Pedals Now We Are Ghosts Reverb
Alexander Pedals
61% similarityShared character: infinite_sustain, ambient
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Questions people ask
What are good alternatives to the Gamechanger Audio Light?+
The closest matches in character are the Strymon BigSky, the Eventide Blackhole, the Electro-Harmonix Oceans 12.
What pairs well with the Gamechanger Audio Light?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Magnatone 280, Gibson Les Paul LP-1 Preamp, Cordovox FL-8 — Run fuzzy into Magnatone 280 for more modulated on top.