The Gigahearts FX Hyper Soup is a fuzz pedal, one of two fuzzes the maker introduced alongside the Mashed Voltaire Deluxe1. Premier Guitar describes it as a comprehensive adaptation of the popular "Super Fuzz / Hyper Fuzz" circuit1.
What it does
The Hyper Soup gives players the Super Fuzz-style voice with more control over the shape of the fuzz. Its controls, as described in Premier Guitar's coverage of the release1:
| Control | What it does |
|---|---|
| Two-band active EQ | Powerful High and Low active EQ controls for shaping the fuzz tone1 |
| Four-way rotary switch | Three fuzz modes plus a boost mode1 |
| Footswitch (octave) | Footswitchable upper-octave voice, essentially doubling the number of fuzz tone options1 |
The active EQ means the High and Low controls cut and boost rather than only cut, so the fuzz can be shaped to sit in a mix rather than just rolled off. The rotary switch's boost mode adds a fourth texture on top of the three fuzz modes, and the footswitchable octave means the upper-octave voice can be engaged and disengaged during a performance without changing settings, which Premier Guitar notes essentially doubles the number of fuzz tone options available1.
For players weighing it against other fuzzes, it sits in the octave-fuzz family rather than the simpler one-knob territory of many fuzz pedals, and its EQ and mode options put it closer in flexibility to equalization pedals and boost pedals combined with a fuzz than to a single-voice unit1.
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Sources (1)
- Gigahearts FX Drops Voltaire & Hyper Soup, Premier Guitar, 2025-10-15
