--- product_id: 19081390 title: "Crowther Audio Hotcake Effect Pedal" brand: "crowther audio" price: "₩16726" currency: KRW in_stock: false reviews_count: 8 url: https://www.desertcart.kr/products/19081390-crowther-audio-hotcake-effect-pedal store_origin: KR region: South Korea --- # High-Quality Components Versatile Overdrive Dynamic Range Control Crowther Audio Hotcake Effect Pedal **Brand:** crowther audio **Price:** ₩16726 **Availability:** ❌ Out of Stock ## Summary > 🎶 Elevate Your Sound Game with Hotcake Magic! ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Crowther Audio Hotcake Effect Pedal by crowther audio - **How much does it cost?** ₩16726 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Currently out of stock - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.kr](https://www.desertcart.kr/products/19081390-crowther-audio-hotcake-effect-pedal) ## Best For - crowther audio enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted crowther audio brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - • **Built to Last:** Crafted with premium components for durability and reliability. - • **Compact Design:** Space-saving footprint perfect for any pedalboard. - • **Tailored Dynamics:** Adjustable gain and tone controls for personalized sound. - • **Unleash Your Sound:** Transform your guitar tone with rich, creamy overdrive. - • **Pro-Level Performance:** Designed for musicians who demand the best in their gear. ## Overview The Crowther Audio Hotcake Effect Pedal is a premium overdrive pedal designed for guitarists seeking a rich, dynamic sound. With adjustable gain and tone controls, it allows for personalized tonal shaping while its compact design makes it a perfect fit for any pedalboard. Built with high-quality components, this pedal promises durability and professional-level performance. ## Description Hand-made in New Zealand by Paul Crowther, the Hotcake is a boost/overdrive pedal designed to leave the undistorted 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 guitars tonality. Easy to use with its three controls 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 is internally presettable for "Normal" or "Bluesberrry" voicings, and also for the extended low frequency option for bass. The "Bluesberry" voicing of the Hotcake has a slightly less buzzy edge at the onset of distortion, and often works well when guitarists have amplifiers with extra extreme treble boost, like some Marshalls for instance. ## Features - Crowther Audio Hotcake Effect Pedal ## Images ![Crowther Audio Hotcake Effect Pedal - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61X+h6iah3L.jpg) ![Crowther Audio Hotcake Effect Pedal - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61SbmyPJtAL.jpg) ![Crowther Audio Hotcake Effect Pedal - Image 3](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41GLOOTL4TL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Classic under-appreciated circuit perfectly suiting Vox amplifiers *by S***1 on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 23, 2016* Don't let the tepid (and sparse) Amazon reviews fool you: the Crowther Hot Cake is a classic overdrive/distortion circuit, yet one I have to fully admit of that I had not heard of until a few months ago, when I came across an article celebrating the Hot Cake's pairing with Vox-style amps. Created in New Zealand in 1976, you could argue that the Hot Cake did "transparent overdrive" before such a thing was cool. Nowadays, boutique pedals like the Timmy and Klon are endlessly celebrated for what the Hot Cake arguably did decades earlier. At the same time, interacting with the Crowther Hot Cake is not always an automatic or intuitive experience, which (along with it's "obscure" country of origin) might explain why it never became as popular as, say, the Ibanez Tubescremer.BUILD QUALITY - Although the Hot Cake is old enough to be considered "vintage", designer Paul Crowther continued to work with the pedal and made some gradual tweaks to the design to keep it in line with modern sensibilities. In term of size and function, the Hot Cake is nearly identical to an MXR stompbox. The bypass switch has a strong mechanical click to it, and the knobs/pots have firm resistance. Everything is built rock solid. The pedal is also noted for its high quality buffer, so much so that some players notice improved tonal presence plugged into the Hot Cake even when it's switched off. The pedal can be run with a 9V battery behind the screw cover, or with a standard center-negative (BOSS-style) adapter. The Hot Cake is built to last.TONES/VERSATILITY - There's a bit of an urban legend that Paul Crowther designed the Hot Cake specifically to match well with Vox AC30 amps (which are known for being finicky with some drive pedals). This apparently was never true, though it remains true that the Hot Cake is a Vox's best friend. The Hot Cake is really several dirtboxes in one, which you would not guess based on a 3-knob pedal where the Presence control can have a somewhat subtle effect. Crowther designed the pedal to be almost completely transparent with the Drive and Presence set to zero and the Level at about 2:00. Turning up the Drive and Presence gradually from that setting offers a nice variety of clean boost and slightly overdriven tones.Another key design idea behind the Hot Cake is that it is designed not to distort/compress the lower frequencies at many settings. This actually results in a more noticeable low end at settings where other overdrive pedals would be cutting low end. On lower gain settings, the Hot Cake also maintains the type of high end brilliance typical of a Vox amp. As the gain knob goes past 12:00, however, it really becomes an entirely different beast - warm, saturated, and even fuzzy. This portion of the gain range is likely to be more "take it or leave it", as it mimics a gated fuzz sound at times. But I was generally impressed with how well this one pedal could do clean boost, chiming clean-ish overdrive, sustained leads, and thick medium-gain distortion...just by working the gain and presence knobs.MOD SWITCHES - In the modern incarnation of this pedal (after around 2007, I believe), the Hot Cake has featured two (internal) DIP switches. One of these goes between guitar and bass, while the other switches between Original and "Bluesberry" mode. I have not tried the Hot Cake with bass guitar. The "Bluesberry" was originally a separate pedal that was a slight variant of the Hot Cake. It was a little smoother and lower gain, and some players preferred it with single coil pickups. While the switches aren't meant to be flipped back and forth often, it's a nice added piece of versatility to help you adjust to your preferences.I ended up with the Hot Cake not because I "needed" another overdrive, but because I was really enjoying my new Vox AC10C1 combo, and really wanted to try pairing it with this classic Vox-friendly pedal. It absolutely has not disappointed. While I imagine it would sound great with a variety of amps, I've heard people make the comparison that the Hot Cake is to the Vox AC as the ProCo RAT is to a Marshall. It's a classic, great-sounding overdrive pedal with a wider range than I expected. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Makes my Strat sound like a Les Paul! *by L***R on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 10, 2022* Love my Klon KTR. This pedal kind of does the same thing but, of course, sounds a bit different. Warmer, IMO, and a bit sweeter or smoother. I like it. Not a heavy metal distortion, which I would have no use for.More of a bluesy overdrive. Not as honky and nasal as a Tube Screamer. I like the Hot Cake much better. Get one. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The most incredible OD sound I’ve ever owned. *by E***I on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 20, 2022* I play stereo into two VOX AC15C1s. I’ve been searching and searching for the “right” overdrive and buddy…. The “Hot Cake” does it perfectly. The frequencies are purified Rock and Roll. Man o Man, what a pedal and what tone!!!!!!!! Absolutely beautiful creation. Thank You!! 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