Gamechanger Audio

Gamechanger Audio

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Gamechanger Audio is a Riga, Latvia-based effects pedal and synthesizer company founded in 2016 by Ilja Krumins, Kristaps Kalva, Martins Melkis, and Didzis Dubovskis. The company has built a reputation for unconventional, engineering-driven designs that incorporate unusual physical phenomena into audio effects. Their debut product, the PLUS Pedal, introduced piano-style sustain and sostenuto fu...

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Gamechanger Audio is a Riga, Latvia-based effects pedal and synthesizer company founded in 2016 by Ilja Krumins, Kristaps Kalva, Martins Melkis, and Didzis Dubovskis. The company has built a reputation for unconventional, engineering-driven designs that incorporate unusual physical phenomena into audio effects. Their debut product, the PLUS Pedal, introduced piano-style sustain and sostenuto functionality to electric guitar and other instruments. The PLASMA Pedal, which converts audio signals into high-voltage electrical discharges inside a xenon gas tube to produce distortion, became one of the most talked-about guitar effects of its era. A special edition, the PLASMA COIL, was developed in collaboration with Jack White and Third Man Records.

The company's product line spans guitar pedals, synthesizers, and Eurorack modules. The LIGHT Pedal is an optical spring reverb that uses infrared sensors to capture the full harmonic content of a spring reverb tank. The MOTOR Pedal and MOTOR SYNTH MKII generate sound using electromotors — spinning DC motors whose rotational speed is controlled by pitch tracking or sequencing. The BIGSBY Pedal provides polyphonic pitch-shifting, and the AUTO series offers delay, reverb, and chorus effects. On the Eurorack side, the PLASMA VOICE and PLASMA DRIVE bring the brand's high-voltage distortion technology into modular synthesis.

Gamechanger Audio's products have attracted a wide range of professional musicians, including Adam Jones of Tool, Richard Kruspe of Rammstein, Mike Kerr of Royal Blood, Pat Metheny, Phil Manzanera, and Robbie Robertson. Based in Latvia — a country with deep electronics manufacturing roots — the company designs and manufactures its products in-house.

Gamechanger Audio has 19 products cataloged on Equipboard, including Reverb Effects Pedals, Looper Effects Pedals, and Fuzz Effects Pedals. Their gear is featured by 75 artists, with the strongest followings in Rock, Pop, and Electronic. Notable users include Mike Kerr, Masaaki Yaguchi, and Wes Borland. Most Gamechanger Audio products sit firmly in the high-end, boutique range.

Artists Who Use Gamechanger Audio

Mike Kerr uses 3 Gamechanger Audio products

Mike Kerr

Singer, Bassist · Royal Blood

Masaaki Yaguchi uses 3 Gamechanger Audio products

Masaaki Yaguchi

Guitarist, Music Producer · MUCC

Wes Borland uses 2 Gamechanger Audio products

Wes Borland

Singer, Guitarist · Marilyn Manson

Sam Rivers uses 2 Gamechanger Audio products

Sam Rivers

Bassist · Limp Bizkit

Mason Stoops uses 2 Gamechanger Audio products

Mason Stoops

Guitarist

Josh Rand uses 2 Gamechanger Audio products

Josh Rand

Guitarist, Bassist · Stone Sour

Andrew Huang uses 2 Gamechanger Audio products

Andrew Huang

Singer, Guitarist · First Of October

Kazuki Washiyama uses 2 Gamechanger Audio products

Kazuki Washiyama

Singer, Guitarist · Suspended 4th

Anthony Marinelli uses 2 Gamechanger Audio products

Anthony Marinelli

Keyboardist, Composer

Aric Improta uses 2 Gamechanger Audio products

Aric Improta

Drummer · House of Protection

Steve Onotera uses 2 Gamechanger Audio products

Steve Onotera

Guitarist

Yusuke (Lynch) uses 2 Gamechanger Audio products

Yusuke (Lynch)

Singer, Guitarist · lynch.

samuraiguitarist uses 2 Gamechanger Audio products

samuraiguitarist

Guitarist, Composer

Jonny Greenwood uses 1 Gamechanger Audio product

Jonny Greenwood

Guitarist · Radiohead

Adam Jones uses 1 Gamechanger Audio product

Adam Jones

Guitarist, Keyboardist · Tool

Jack White uses 1 Gamechanger Audio product

Jack White

Singer, Guitarist · The White Stripes

Tyler Joseph uses 1 Gamechanger Audio product

Tyler Joseph

Singer, Bassist · Twenty One Pilots

Matthew Bellamy uses 1 Gamechanger Audio product

Matthew Bellamy

Singer, Guitarist · Muse

Mick Thomson uses 1 Gamechanger Audio product

Mick Thomson

Guitarist · Slipknot

Justin Chancellor uses 1 Gamechanger Audio product

Justin Chancellor

Bassist · Tool

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Gear IQ 112

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Gear IQ 203

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david_savage

Gear IQ 58

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derelith

Gear IQ 85

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angelofthebottomlesspit

Gear IQ 105

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paperdolls

Gear IQ 169

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