Adding to the company’s line of boutique effects, Gigahearts FX has introduced two new fuzz pedals: the Hyper Soup and Mashed Voltaire Deluxe bring unique tonal variations, circuit refinements and performance-driven controls to guitarists seeking to expand their distortion and fuzz palate.
Designed to appeal to musicians who want to push their tone into new directions, and value genuinely hand-soldered and wired construction, both pedals build upon classic and well-loved circuits by bringing the feature-set into the 21st century.
- Wildly expanded take on the “Violet Rams Head” circuit
- Eleven external controls to fully sculpt and fine-tune your sound
- Three band EQ (HP/BP/LP) feeding a dual-mode synthesizer-style resonant filter offering unlimited tonal variation from lo-fi to cocked-wah and full-on fat fuzzed out bliss
- Footswitch-activated “starve” circuit limits voltage to the second transistor stage, bringing control over gating, dying-amp sounds, octave-glitches and textural artifacts
- Comprehensive adaptation of the popular “Super Fuzz /Hyper Fuzz” circuit
- Four-way rotary control, offering three fuzz modes and a boost mode
- Footswitchable upper-octave, essentially doubling the number of fuzz tone options
- Powerful Two-band High and Low active EQ controls
Both pedals feature Gigahearts’ signature hand-made construction, with high quality dual-layer PCBs, all through hole parts and hand soldering/wiring throughout. The pedals utilize 9-volt DC from an external power supply using standard 2.1mm tip negative (no battery compartment) and feature true bypass mechanical switching.
Mashed Voltaire Deluxe fuzz is priced at $239 USD / £175 GBP and Hyper Soup is $213 USD / £155 GBP available directly from www.gigaheartsfx.com, shipping worldwide, with free UK shipping and DDP duties paid to the USA.
