The Gamechanger Audio Plasma is a Gamechanger Audio distortion pedal, currently around $350. Close alternatives include the Source Audio Soundblox Multiwave Distortion and the MXR ZW-44 Berzerker Overdrive. It pairs well with the Phil Jones Compact 2 (C2 Black) and the EVH 010.
Gamechanger Audio Plasma
Gamechanger Audio · pedal
The Gamechanger Audio Plasma Pedal is a revolutionary distortion pedal from Latvian boutique manufacturer Gamechanger Audio, using a xenon gas tube and high-voltage electrical discharge to distort audio in a fundamentally different way from any conventional transistor or tube clipping circuit. The guitar signal is converted to high-voltage pulses that trigger visible electrical discharges in the xenon tube, and the resulting discharge signal is converted back to audio frequency. Guitar World, Premier Guitar, and Sweetwater all reviewed the Plasma as delivering a genuinely unique, complex harmonic distortion character unlike any conventional fuzz or distortion, producing visible plasma arcing in the tube during operation.
- tube
- harmonic
- clipping
- saturation
- complex
- distortion
- ambient
- experimental
Price updated Aug 27, 2026
Genres the Gamechanger Audio Plasma is commonly used in
- Experimental
- Electronic
- Ambient
- Alternative
cited
Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
Amps that pair well with the Gamechanger Audio Plasma
Phil Jones Compact 2 (C2 Black)
Phil Jones
26% matchPhil Jones Compact 2 (C2 Black) pushes a saturated tone toward tight
EVH 010
Evh
tonal matchEVH 010 takes that saturated character and pushes it toward tight
Friedman JEL-Junior (Jake E. Lee Signature) 20W Head
Friedman
tonal matchStack Friedman JEL-Junior (Jake E. Lee Signature) 20W Head on top and a saturated tone tightens toward tight
Gallien-Krueger MB108
Gallien Krueger
tonal matchStack Gallien-Krueger MB108 on top and a saturated tone tightens toward tight
Hiwatt HB210HN
Hiwatt
tonal matchStack Hiwatt HB210HN on top and a saturated tone tightens toward tight
Hiwatt HB410HN
Hiwatt
tonal matchHiwatt HB410HN takes that saturated character and pushes it toward tight
Laney Digbeth DBV212-4 Cabinet
Laney
tonal matchLaney Digbeth DBV212-4 Cabinet takes that saturated character and pushes it toward tight
Laney DBC410 Digbeth 4x10 Cabinet
Laney
tonal matchLaney DBC410 Digbeth 4x10 Cabinet pushes a saturated tone toward tight
Pedals that stack with the Gamechanger Audio Plasma
Shin's Music Dumbloid
Shins Music
21% matchShin's Music Dumbloid takes that saturated character and pushes it toward tight
Airis Effects SPEC-Defier
Airis Effects
20% matchAiris Effects SPEC-Defier takes that saturated character and pushes it toward tight
DryBell Unit67 Compressor
Drybell
18% matchDryBell Unit67 Compressor's own compressed character is the real reason this is worth trying
Caroline Guitar Company Parabola State Tremolo
Caroline Guitar Company
15% matchKeep Gamechanger Audio Plasma's harmonically rich voice out front: Caroline Guitar Company Parabola State Tremolo goes after Gamechanger Audio Plasma in the signal chain so its clean boost voice doesn't muddy it
Cusack Music Delay TME
Cusack Music
14% matchRun Cusack Music Delay TME after Gamechanger Audio Plasma in the signal chain, clear of Gamechanger Audio Plasma's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Boss DD-3 Digital Delay
Boss
9% matchRun Boss DD-3 Digital Delay after Gamechanger Audio Plasma in the signal chain, clear of Gamechanger Audio Plasma's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Wampler Cory Wong
Wampler
tonal matchWampler Cory Wong pushes a saturated tone toward clean boost
EarthQuaker Devices Swiss Things
EarthQuaker Devices
tonal matchEarthQuaker Devices Swiss Things takes that saturated character and pushes it toward clean boost
Cheaper alternatives
Gamechanger Audio Plasma Pedal
Gamechanger Audio
64% similarityShared character: distortion
Keeley Super AT Mod Overdrive Limited Edition
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64% similarityShared character: boutique_stuff
Benson Amps Portable Distortion 424 MKII
Benson Amps
63% similarityShared character: distortion
Cusack Music Screamer Fuzz V3
Cusack Music
93% similaritysimilar tone character
Death By Audio Thee Treble
Death By Audio
92% similaritysimilar tone character
Behringer VT999 Vintage Tube Monster
Behringer
92% similaritysimilar tone character
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Source Audio Soundblox Multiwave Distortion
pedal
66% similarityShared character: distortion
MXR ZW-44 Berzerker Overdrive
MXR
65% similarityShared character: distortion
Gamechanger Audio Plasma Coil
Gamechanger Audio
64% similarityShared character: ambient, distortion
Catalinbread Katzenkonig
Catalinbread
64% similarityShared character: distortion
Strymon Riverside
Strymon
64% similaritySimilar voicing: harmonically rich, ambient
Carl Martin TOD High-Gain Overdrive
Carl Martin
63% similaritySimilar voicing: harmonically rich, ambient
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Questions people ask
What are good alternatives to the Gamechanger Audio Plasma?+
The closest matches in character are the Source Audio Soundblox Multiwave Distortion, the MXR ZW-44 Berzerker Overdrive, the Gamechanger Audio Plasma Coil. Budget picks: Gamechanger Audio Plasma Pedal, Keeley Super AT Mod Overdrive Limited Edition, Benson Amps Portable Distortion 424 MKII.
What pairs well with the Gamechanger Audio Plasma?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Phil Jones Compact 2 (C2 Black), EVH 010, Friedman JEL-Junior (Jake E. Lee Signature) 20W Head — Phil Jones Compact 2 (C2 Black) pushes a saturated tone toward tight.
How much does the Gamechanger Audio Plasma cost?+
Around $350 (live listing price, updated Aug 27, 2026).
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