Not sure if I regret it, as I captured it into my Mooer Preamp Live before selling it, but I scored a ADA MP-1 at a garage sale last year for $20. It needed a step down transformer and I had to swap out the dead battery, but I sold it soon after for $400. Probably should have kept it just because it's a classic unit. Don't see myself buying one again though.
Quite the impressive roster of players that use this. Thom Yorke, Stephen malkmus, Thurston Moore, Nels cline, Adrian utely. Swervedriver etc. This is by far the best demo of this pedal. Insane sustain and girth. Thanks for this!
Wow, great to see this pedal being featured. It seems like a bit of a hidden gem - don’t hear too much about it, and doesn’t seem to have ever really been cloned unlike all the TS /Klon’s etc. I went through so many overdrive and distortion pedals that never really satisfied before playing through a Hot Cake, and it’s been on my board ever since. I think it absolutely shines as a clean boost, and a just breaking up low gain overdrive. Great video again Leon!
Came for the pedal, stayed for the power chords! I think I'm going to start rethinking all my musical choices now. I got the Hot Cake years ago after checking out what Neil Finn was using on his rig. Love it. Great definition. And the drive set to 100% is killer.
I bought the new one a few weeks ago, same look and form factor. Has the extra modes as switches on top now , with the Blues mode now called "cream". A real stand out pedal amongst my other overdrives. One setting I didn't see you try is full drive with the guitar volume down low to tame it a bit, makes it more playable with darker pickup in the drive area. I like also how the last third of the drive range does a sort of wah like tonal sweep that covers a lot of tonal ground.
Classic bit of kit - great to see it featured! I (and pretty well all guitarists in NZ) had one of these in our rig. One got 'borrowed' so Paul gave me one hot off the press - unpainted - which lasted me till I came to HK in 82. Recently reconnected with Paul and bought a Double Hotcake ('triple' really) and happy to have it in the studio - a hidden Kiwi gem :) Re: your question - when I left NZ I left behind a Sho-Bud Volume Pedal & DeArmond Wah that I used live all thru the 70's . . . that was a mistake!
I personally run this with my Fender Tele and Vox AC15 in my garage rock/garage punk band. In my opinion, it’s the holy grail of overdriven sounds. Lucky to live in NZ where we have these everywhere, definitely recommend them if you can get your hands on one! 😊
I will always have a Hotcake in my rig. They just sound right, it's the most touch sensitive OD I have found, and even having it in the chain but turned off does something to the sounds.
12 years of constant abuse & my Hot Cake developed a power problem. I emailed Paul and posted it back to him in NZ. He fixed it free of charge. Legend! Pedal is now 17+ years old & still my fav. Top demo Leon! Don't ever sell the Hot Cake.
This video made me want to buy another hot cake just cuz. I currently use one all the time and am always finding new sounds with it. Now I want to try it in normal mode as I’ve been using it in bb mode for a while now. Thanks for the very thorough demo!
they may end soon as Paul wife is finishing up doing the soldering, so not sure how many more Paul and his wife will make up and send out,. best to get one now to be safe, Both are retirees and want to spend time with their grandkids,
Paul's definitely earned a sweet retirement. It would be interesting to see him license the design to a company like MXR in a similar way the Timmy or Duke of Tone are. Classic drive!
@@LeonTodd hes had offers of people taking over bur hes worried corners would be cut, maybe his son in law might be persuaded, eventually but he's working as an audio engineer himself .
That's definitely a concern. These pedals are known to some of the most famous guitarists out there, but are really not well known, so they may not continue being made much longer. I'm glad I own a Double Hotcake. I'll never sell it. It was sold to me by the guy who originally asked Paul to make a double version.
The Hot Cake is definitely one of those underrated gems!!! One pedal for me is the MXR CAE Boost/Overdrive. I didn't know how good it was until it was gone. ✌🏻
I wanted this pedal for ages, but that was at a time when I simply couldn’t afford one. And I when I finally got a lot healthier financially I bought a couple of great pedals and I never really thought about it anymore. All of a sudden I didn’t know why I found them to be so attractive. But now the UA-cam algorithm decided it was time to give this pedal another chance by listening to this video. And I am glad I did. What a glorious sound!!! Whaaaaaaa….., now I need one again. What a sound!!! 🧡🧡🧡
The Hot Cake has been around for what seems like an eternity. It’s a classic I’ve never tried myself, but now gets overlooked like the SD-1…just because it ain’t the latest and greatest. As for what have I regretted selling? Generally no regrets but I should have kept my US made Peavy Classic 212…I just didn’t love the reverb on it and killer verb pedals were non-existent at the time. Also, I had a Sherlock Tremit and it was a very nice trem pedal…I think they’re long out of production. Just remembered, I had an Allen Old Flame 210 combo (like a BF 40W) which I sold but I definitely should have kept it and just changed the speakers which the original stock speakers weren’t a great match…novice mistake.
it’s an amazing pedal, I’ve been using them for donkey’s years. Nothing drives other pedals as well as a Hot Cake. I’ve got one on every board and I’ll never sell one.
@@LeonTodd No Sir, I purchased my Hot Cake through a music store in Farmingdale, New York USA. I did not know how to buy it directly from Crowther and could not locate any at a legitimate price except from the Music Zoo
They are very high quality pedals. Paul is a genius. He designed this when overdrive pedals were not really a thing, and op amp distortions were only just coming on the market. It's a completely original design that hasn't been copied because it's not well known.
Im at lunch was just thinking I regret selling my mesa boogie 50/50 classic power amp and ada mp-1. To get a newer amp. A head. You’d either laugh or cringe if you knew which one. And then this video came on. I regret selling. The price of those things now I’ll never re unite. But Glad you found one those pedals bet it’s a good feeling. None like the hot cake. I borrow my buddys on occasion and I’ve had it for a few months this round. Hopefully you got a good deal on it.
Had no idea you used a 335 on "Self Censored". Still probably my favorite Ragdoll song (but then there's so many, right? lol). Love the sound of that pedal. Super useful and tasty sounding. Regrets selling and buying again...ADA MP-1 (and then recently sold it again lol). Regrets selling...but didn't buy again (yet)...Triaxis and Lee Jackson GP-1000. But hey, they both financed buying other guitars. 😀
The same thing happened to me with the MXR Custom BadAss Modified Overdrive ! Auwsome overdrive will never again part with it ! Like the NRA says , " From My Cold Hands " !!!!! Peace ! 😎👍✌
I was considering selling mine tomorrow. Nope. Changed my mind. Also, as a Kiwi if Paul found out he'd probably get our PM to revoke my citizenship.... 😂
@@LeonTodd funny story, Paul built it for Noel Crombie of Split Enz (drums percussion) but Noel complained it sounded too "Hi-Fi" so it ended up with Neil Finn. Lool! Hi-fi? Ehhhh not so much. Transparent at times, for sure.
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What piece of gear did you sell only to regret it and buy it again?
Boss GE-7, the swiss army knife of EQ
Mr Black Eterna - Sold it to a friend, bought it back two years later
dd20
Not sure if I regret it, as I captured it into my Mooer Preamp Live before selling it, but I scored a ADA MP-1 at a garage sale last year for $20. It needed a step down transformer and I had to swap out the dead battery, but I sold it soon after for $400.
Probably should have kept it just because it's a classic unit. Don't see myself buying one again though.
My first good strat, and the bastard refuses to sell it back to me 🥲
Quite the impressive roster of players that use this. Thom Yorke, Stephen malkmus, Thurston Moore, Nels cline, Adrian utely. Swervedriver etc.
This is by far the best demo of this pedal. Insane sustain and girth. Thanks for this!
Wow, great to see this pedal being featured. It seems like a bit of a hidden gem - don’t hear too much about it, and doesn’t seem to have ever really been cloned unlike all the TS /Klon’s etc. I went through so many overdrive and distortion pedals that never really satisfied before playing through a Hot Cake, and it’s been on my board ever since. I think it absolutely shines as a clean boost, and a just breaking up low gain overdrive. Great video again Leon!
Yeah it's one of those "those who know about it LOVE it" pedals.
Some clones available on ebay
Seems almost essential doesn't it 😅
I build you one🙂
@@Joejoe-nt3gca bluesberry hot cake clone 🍰🎂 ? How much. Where you located?
Came for the pedal, stayed for the power chords! I think I'm going to start rethinking all my musical choices now.
I got the Hot Cake years ago after checking out what Neil Finn was using on his rig. Love it. Great definition. And the drive set to 100% is killer.
I’ve had my hot cake for only about a year, and every time I use it I hear new sounds, textures and tones. I love it! Great vid mate!
Wow, with the distortion off that pedal sounds absolutely gorgeous. Almost feels like some subtle amp simulation going on in that thing.
great pedal, it emerges with the original tone like it was part of the amp, thx for show casing it
I bought the new one a few weeks ago, same look and form factor. Has the extra modes as switches on top now , with the Blues mode now called "cream".
A real stand out pedal amongst my other overdrives.
One setting I didn't see you try is full drive with the guitar volume down low to tame it a bit, makes it more playable with darker pickup in the drive area.
I like also how the last third of the drive range does a sort of wah like tonal sweep that covers a lot of tonal ground.
Ken Fischer from Trainwreck Amplifiers turned me on to the Hot Cake back around 1988. I like the version with the "Mid Lift" switch.
The version with the mid boost toggle melts faces :)
Classic bit of kit - great to see it featured! I (and pretty well all guitarists in NZ) had one of these in our rig. One got 'borrowed' so Paul gave me one hot off the press - unpainted - which lasted me till I came to HK in 82. Recently reconnected with Paul and bought a Double Hotcake ('triple' really) and happy to have it in the studio - a hidden Kiwi gem :) Re: your question - when I left NZ I left behind a Sho-Bud Volume Pedal & DeArmond Wah that I used live all thru the 70's . . . that was a mistake!
Triple HC - that sounds amazing!
Beautiful lead tone there, cool pedal.
I personally run this with my Fender Tele and Vox AC15 in my garage rock/garage punk band. In my opinion, it’s the holy grail of overdriven sounds. Lucky to live in NZ where we have these everywhere, definitely recommend them if you can get your hands on one! 😊
I will always have a Hotcake in my rig. They just sound right, it's the most touch sensitive OD I have found, and even having it in the chain but turned off does something to the sounds.
🙌
12 years of constant abuse & my Hot Cake developed a power problem. I emailed Paul and posted it back to him in NZ. He fixed it free of charge. Legend! Pedal is now 17+ years old & still my fav. Top demo Leon! Don't ever sell the Hot Cake.
That's truly legendary behavior!
thats a life experience, you just become aware of the value of something when its gone, same with people ..cheers 🎸🎸
Amen to that
Great stuff - you always come up with an ear-catching riff or lick to steal. Cheers man.
Thankyou!
Well, Looks like I'm gonna have to get this pedal! What tone!!
Ive just tried the Fractal version into the channel 1 of the Friedman IRX and it sounds glorious that I may consider getting the pedal
🤣 Certainly brought out the Stank-Face…
This video made me want to buy another hot cake just cuz. I currently use one all the time and am always finding new sounds with it. Now I want to try it in normal mode as I’ve been using it in bb mode for a while now. Thanks for the very thorough demo!
I have one that's never going anywhere. I love it!!!
they may end soon as Paul wife is finishing up doing the soldering, so not sure how many more Paul and his wife will make up and send out,. best to get one now to be safe, Both are retirees and want to spend time with their grandkids,
Paul's definitely earned a sweet retirement. It would be interesting to see him license the design to a company like MXR in a similar way the Timmy or Duke of Tone are. Classic drive!
@@LeonTodd hes had offers of people taking over bur hes worried corners would be cut, maybe his son in law might be persuaded, eventually but he's working as an audio engineer himself .
That's definitely a concern. These pedals are known to some of the most famous guitarists out there, but are really not well known, so they may not continue being made much longer. I'm glad I own a Double Hotcake. I'll never sell it. It was sold to me by the guy who originally asked Paul to make a double version.
The Hot Cake is definitely one of those underrated gems!!!
One pedal for me is the MXR CAE Boost/Overdrive. I didn't know how good it was until it was gone. ✌🏻
Sounds great 🎸 great demo and playing
Much appreciated!
On the lookout for one of these beauties! They’re not so easy to find and are rather pricey nowadays here in the US. Cheers Leon!
Wow very versatile. I love the compression it has.
Yeah it's voiced perfectly for guitar!
I’ve used the prunes and custard pedal from this company and it’s insane
Some Cream/Hendrix tones with the Strat. Very tasty. Sometimes you get almost fuzz-like sounds out of it. I can see why you went back after it.
Still my favourite pedal. This as well as my full tone ocd. 🙏🏻
Very cool!!! I never would have guessed you used a 335 for that solo!!!
Thanks brother! Definitely a special one.
always want one...they´re pretty rare around my corner...thanks to you sir, now i want it even more:)
I wanted this pedal for ages, but that was at a time when I simply couldn’t afford one. And I when I finally got a lot healthier financially I bought a couple of great pedals and I never really thought about it anymore. All of a sudden I didn’t know why I found them to be so attractive. But now the UA-cam algorithm decided it was time to give this pedal another chance by listening to this video. And I am glad I did. What a glorious sound!!!
Whaaaaaaa….., now I need one again. What a sound!!! 🧡🧡🧡
The Hot Cake has been around for what seems like an eternity. It’s a classic I’ve never tried myself, but now gets overlooked like the SD-1…just because it ain’t the latest and greatest.
As for what have I regretted selling? Generally no regrets but I should have kept my US made Peavy Classic 212…I just didn’t love the reverb on it and killer verb pedals were non-existent at the time. Also, I had a Sherlock Tremit and it was a very nice trem pedal…I think they’re long out of production.
Just remembered, I had an Allen Old Flame 210 combo (like a BF 40W) which I sold but I definitely should have kept it and just changed the speakers which the original stock speakers weren’t a great match…novice mistake.
it’s an amazing pedal, I’ve been using them for donkey’s years. Nothing drives other pedals as well as a Hot Cake. I’ve got one on every board and I’ll never sell one.
Oh that's gooey.
First time I saw a Hot Cake it was on Chris Cheney's board. Needless to say he made it sound amazing! Toannnn
Chris has the chops, the tone and the swagger!
@@LeonTodd oh yeah! 🔥
dino from fear factory turned us all to the hot cake many moons ago
Wouldn't dare ever sell mine. It's like a creamier RAT with an optional hornby skewes treble booster baked in.
Just received my hot cake today, it was 3 1/2 months which isn’t really that bad considering it’s handmade. I’ll plug it in here and see how it goes
Yeah not bad at all. Did you order it directly?
@@LeonTodd No Sir, I purchased my Hot Cake through a music store in Farmingdale, New York USA.
I did not know how to buy it directly from Crowther and could not locate any at a legitimate price except from the Music Zoo
Really cool ! When you get that thick fuzz tone by cranking the Drive how did it clean up with the strats volume?
No Hot Cake user, never heard of it but you know me… will find/buy one soon enough. Love the Bobo segment at the end haha
hahahaha so glad you enjoyed the ending :p
They are very high quality pedals. Paul is a genius. He designed this when overdrive pedals were not really a thing, and op amp distortions were only just coming on the market. It's a completely original design that hasn't been copied because it's not well known.
Love my Hot Cake!
Im at lunch was just thinking I regret selling my mesa boogie 50/50 classic power amp and ada mp-1. To get a newer amp. A head. You’d either laugh or cringe if you knew which one. And then this video came on. I regret selling. The price of those things now I’ll never re unite. But Glad you found one those pedals bet it’s a good feeling. None like the hot cake. I borrow my buddys on occasion and I’ve had it for a few months this round. Hopefully you got a good deal on it.
Teach me to play that lick, please!
Nice Demo !
Thanks!
That 335 was THE shit! 🙌🤘
Yeah man that thing is a secret weapon in the studio!
Lol hope u liked the delay its actually beastly imo thx for the vid.
Going to do a video with it soon, really surprising! Thanks for reuiniting me with an old mate :)
@@LeonTodd when paul fixed it recently, it had the back missing so he put a new one on with his address and signature on it i think
Is this somewhat similar to a Klon-style OD?
I think the main similarity is goop on the circuit board 😂
Can somebody tell me where i can get a hot cake pedal ??
New Zealand
I wish I never sold mine big mistake
I got a Cake...1 owner ...me must try it out again....lolol
Had no idea you used a 335 on "Self Censored". Still probably my favorite Ragdoll song (but then there's so many, right? lol). Love the sound of that pedal. Super useful and tasty sounding.
Regrets selling and buying again...ADA MP-1 (and then recently sold it again lol). Regrets selling...but didn't buy again (yet)...Triaxis and Lee Jackson GP-1000. But hey, they both financed buying other guitars. 😀
Still chasing a GP1000!
@@LeonTodd Very much a one trick pony. But it does that trick pretty well. :)
This pedal sounds a lot like the EH Hot tubes.
The same thing happened to me with the MXR Custom BadAss Modified Overdrive ! Auwsome overdrive will never again part with it ! Like the NRA says , " From My Cold Hands " !!!!! Peace ! 😎👍✌
Well if you regret selling yours , I’m never selling mine 😮
I was considering selling mine tomorrow.
Nope. Changed my mind. Also, as a Kiwi if Paul found out he'd probably get our PM to revoke my citizenship....
😂
:p
@@LeonTodd funny story, Paul built it for Noel Crombie of Split Enz (drums percussion) but Noel complained it sounded too "Hi-Fi" so it ended up with Neil Finn.
Lool! Hi-fi? Ehhhh not so much.
Transparent at times, for sure.
If I had a dollar for every pedal I regret selling....I think I could afford a new Gibson Les Paul 😂
😂
I'm thinking you have a sh.. ton of gear.
Yeah a few metric shit tons!
Color me curious....
Cliff just said they've finished a model of one :D
@@LeonTodd Looking forward to trying it out....
Sounds a bit too bright and brittle to my ear. Thanks Leon, you just saved me from wasting more money on another pedal I would never use.
Any time! :p
My condolences on making such a dumb ass move...
One not to sell
Especially considering they are handmade and probably won't be made for much longer.
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Definitely NOT impressed!
finally someone who does not only play single notes but nice riffs. they still sell that thing but for $300 which sucks.
if you're in nz you can get one for 200 from music planet
@@spicy_lemon_waves7682200NZD to be clear, which is what 100, 150 US?