The Hotcake is designed to leave the un-distorted component of the guitar sound unchanged, while providing a nice fat distortion sound without resorting to a treble cut circuit which will also affect the guitar tonality.
With the Drive and Presence controls set to minimum, and the Level at around 2 o’clock, you should be hard pressed to hear any change in the sound at all when you switch the Hotcake in and out.
You can get a clean volume boost by increasing the Level control. Increasing the Drive will give you a thick distortion sound with a little bit of edge to it, and the Presence control adds some mid-range punch to the sounds. The Hotcake also handles chords superbly, just like an over driven amp. There are two switches, XLF supplies extended low frequency and CREAM supplies a tonal variation providing a slightly smoother sound.
Crowther Audio Hotcakes Overdrive Pedal
This is a New Crowther Audio Hotcakes Overdrive Pedal from Crowther Audio, listed in Overdrive Pedals on Just Pedals. Read More below.
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Brand
Crowther Audio
In the current JustPedals catalogue, Crowther Audio is represented by Overdrive Pedals. Current listings include Crowther Prunes and Custard, Hotcakes Overdrive and Double Hotcake Dual Overdrive. That makes the range relevant to players looking for drive, gain and clipping. Check each model for its exact circuit or processing platform, controls, power requirements and connections, particularly where the catalogue includes both pedals and supporting gear.
Category
Overdrive Pedals
Overdrive uses soft or moderate clipping to add harmonics and compression while retaining more of the original note shape than heavy distortion. Some circuits emphasise the midrange and trim bass before clipping; others remain broad, transparent or amplifier-like. Gain, clipping arrangement, headroom and tone filtering decide whether it supplies a light edge, a saturated drive sound or extra push into another gain stage.
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