GP-PLASMACOIL

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The Gamechanger Audio Third Man Plasma Coil pedal is a special version of the original Plasma pedal, created in collaboration by Gamechanger Audio, Jack White and Third Man Records. 

This particular Plasma Coil pedal does not feature a Blend knob. When engaged, it produces a fully wet signal, created by the plasma tube circuit. The pedal's output can be shaped with a master Volume knob, and two powerful EQ knobs (Low Freq and High Freq), each capable of providing a significant volume boost in their respective frequency range.

The Plasma Coil has a Voltage knob that lets you adjust the amount of current sent to the Xenon tube, effectively increasing or decreasing the threshold necessary for achieving an electrical discharge in the tube. Lower Voltage settings allow you to achieve extreme contrasts between individual notes. These settings can bypass and/or eliminate all of the in-between noises created by the instrument's pickups or the humming or ringing of strings.

When Voltage is cranked, the Plasma Coil will be very sensitive to any input signal, allowing you to create very long sustained lines. Still, you can always use your instrument's volume knob or palm-muting techniques to control the gating effect, much like you would with a more traditional Fuzz or Distortion pedal.

The Plasma Coil features a specially designed multi-mode effects section with six types of octave-down and octave-up circuits. Subharmonics are produced by modulating the Xenon tube's voltage with multiple divisions of the instrument's fundamental frequency, resulting in a glitchy, distorted octave-down sound that is somewhere between a ring-mod and bit-crush effect. Upper harmonics are produced by using a full-wave rectifier and band-pass filter, creating an octa-fuzz type sound with a distinct 2nd harmonic enhancement (which is perceived as an octave-up effect).

The Plasma Coil features an additional footswitch for controlling the octave/boost effects Section. The effects footswitch can be set to Latching or Momentary mode with a two-position toggle switch on the pedal's back panel.