For jangly grainy rhythms that are full of character there’s nothing better and the presence knob makes it work with dam near everything. Welcome to the Heritage family also, greetings from Kalamazoo.
🙌 Bought it years ago, never leaves the board. I use it as a - dare I say it - transparent overdrive. First pedal after my tuner. Works with every amp and every guitar.
Bought it after seeing the PRS short vid on RUclips then saw a few other vids and bought one. This thing is easily a pedal that will never be sold and has a permanent place on my board that will never be de-throned. It’s a heavenly pedal!!!!!
I’ve been using Hot Cakes for about 25 years, there’s always one on my board. Everything at 12 noon. On top of the amazing sounds you can get out of this pedal, it drives all other pedals amazingly well. I’ve got Vemuram & Nordvang pedals that sound even better being pushed by a Hot Cake.
The 'cream' switch toggles between the original and more recent bluesberry circuits. The bluesberry circuit sounding "creamier" than the original. Like the XLF switch for more bottom end (originally for bass guitars), it's quite subtle.
One more thing. The 'Presence' knob is essentially a mid-lift (flat mids at zero). The pedal's gain character results in bass and treble to increase as you turn up the gain. You can mitigate that with the 'Presence' knob to boost your mids as needed. It might be obvious for others, but it took me ages to figure it out and made the pedal indispensable for my setup.
@@pvdw1 I think it's pretty flat as we turn up the gain control, and we just don't perceive highs and lows clipping a lot as nice sounding. It's pleasant at 'low-gain' settings, but we usually want that mid-bump at 'high-gain' settings.
Great to see the Hot Cake getting some love. Fantastic pedal. I run mine into an AC15. Try putting a treble booster in front of it. Good times! Cheers 🍻
I had so much trouble finding a drive that would sound great with my AC30. Someone recommend the Hotcake. Search over. They were made for each other. Check out the double Hotcake. Two differently voiced Hotcakes in one box. Use independently or stack them. It even has a separate master volume for when they are both on. Great & interesting content as always.
Bought it three times, sold it three times. There’s a certain “scratchiness” or “fizziness” on higher gain settings and in the decay of the notes I can’t make peace with.
@@daughtersofdivorce6803 It's clipping an Opamp. The opamp has a higher speed and doesn't go in and out of saturation as gracefully so you get the fizz right at the border of distorted and clean. I've never been able to figure out why it's so unnoticable with edge-of-breakup Vox amps.
Timmy has few different clipping options and a killer eq section, making it a little more versatile. But the Hotcake’s gain range is just massively wide, and this pedal has many uses because of this. Hotcake is more touch sensivite and reacts to your pick attack better than any other overdrive pedal I have tested. I have these both, both amazing and will keep them forever, no need to test any more drive pedals. Also, together they stack superbly well!
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For jangly grainy rhythms that are full of character there’s nothing better and the presence knob makes it work with dam near everything.
Welcome to the Heritage family also, greetings from Kalamazoo.
🙌 Bought it years ago, never leaves the board. I use it as a - dare I say it - transparent overdrive. First pedal after my tuner. Works with every amp and every guitar.
So much love for this pedal
Just got one for Christmas I really love it so far it’s great!
Bought it after seeing the PRS short vid on RUclips then saw a few other vids and bought one. This thing is easily a pedal that will never be sold and has a permanent place on my board that will never be de-throned. It’s a heavenly pedal!!!!!
I’ve been using Hot Cakes for about 25 years, there’s always one on my board. Everything at 12 noon. On top of the amazing sounds you can get out of this pedal, it drives all other pedals amazingly well. I’ve got Vemuram & Nordvang pedals that sound even better being pushed by a Hot Cake.
Love the Hotcake. Lovely chewy texture!
Awesome demo and overview sir. I love how you include CHORDS in your playing demo. Haha. Cheers!
Haha thanks!
The 'cream' switch toggles between the original and more recent bluesberry circuits. The bluesberry circuit sounding "creamier" than the original. Like the XLF switch for more bottom end (originally for bass guitars), it's quite subtle.
One more thing. The 'Presence' knob is essentially a mid-lift (flat mids at zero). The pedal's gain character results in bass and treble to increase as you turn up the gain. You can mitigate that with the 'Presence' knob to boost your mids as needed. It might be obvious for others, but it took me ages to figure it out and made the pedal indispensable for my setup.
Thanks! Thats great info
@@pvdw1 I think it's pretty flat as we turn up the gain control, and we just don't perceive highs and lows clipping a lot as nice sounding. It's pleasant at 'low-gain' settings, but we usually want that mid-bump at 'high-gain' settings.
just got one over at GAK in brighton. Did run it through my Sunn Model T and it does not disappoint. Incredible pedal. Best 180£ i‘ve ever spent.
I bet that’s an awesome combination!
ALWAYS on!! Best Clean Boost Ever. Fantastic demo!
It does everything
really well made video, thank you, very useful!
Cheers!
Paul Crowther was the drummer in Kiwi band, Split Enz.
I'd love to see a part 2 with single coils!
Excellent guitar-face at 4:45
I’ve got the Montreal Assembly Too Positive, a stereo, two-sided take on the Hot Cake, never leaving my board
Great to see the Hot Cake getting some love. Fantastic pedal. I run mine into an AC15. Try putting a treble booster in front of it. Good times! Cheers 🍻
I’m gonna have to try that
ima try stacking it with my sd1
I've had a bluesberry version for about 20 years. I run the gain at about 11 o'clock. Very amp like pedal.
I don't know anything about guitars or music but that sound is so unmistakingly aussie pub rock
like to me it sounds like acdc and eddy current suppression ring at the same time
The stank face when you dialed up the Presence was absolutely top tier.
Always on pedal for me. Subtle clean edge of breakup setting. It gives a great mid push to my tone.
I had so much trouble finding a drive that would sound great with my AC30. Someone recommend the Hotcake. Search over. They were made for each other. Check out the double Hotcake. Two differently voiced Hotcakes in one box. Use independently or stack them. It even has a separate master volume for when they are both on. Great & interesting content as always.
The only thing better than one Hot Cake… is two Hot Cakes
@@JacksonBrooksby correct! 😄
The settings you put on the hotcake at the end of the video are more or less the same settings many other hotcake users love, including me lol
I think they’re my favourite settings too
Great job, That sounds Pissa !
Had mine for years, it's typically always on my board with the occasional swap out, only to go back to it.
Sublime with a Vox ac15/30!
One of the best od ever
Awesome job mate. It has to be said :)
Thanks a bunch!
Does this add compression to the sound like some classic overdrives?
Bought it three times, sold it three times. There’s a certain “scratchiness” or “fizziness” on higher gain settings and in the decay of the notes I can’t make peace with.
Definitely part of the hard clipping circuit. In amps that allow you to low pass frequencies in the power stage, this helps immensely.
@@daughtersofdivorce6803 It's clipping an Opamp. The opamp has a higher speed and doesn't go in and out of saturation as gracefully so you get the fizz right at the border of distorted and clean.
I've never been able to figure out why it's so unnoticable with edge-of-breakup Vox amps.
That's what the Cream or Bluesberry modes were meant to address.
MMMMM Cake🍰😎🤙
Seems iv heard these go extra well with Vox amp , have u heard tht .
100%
is it comparable to timmy v3?
I’d say it’s a different thing
Timmy has few different clipping options and a killer eq section, making it a little more versatile. But the Hotcake’s gain range is just massively wide, and this pedal has many uses because of this. Hotcake is more touch sensivite and reacts to your pick attack better than any other overdrive pedal I have tested. I have these both, both amazing and will keep them forever, no need to test any more drive pedals. Also, together they stack superbly well!
Dave Grohl a big user also 🎸
No wonder I love it