Crowther Audio Hot Cake & Reeves Electro Hot Take [Effector Du Jour]
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- Опубліковано 18 бер 2024
- One of Dan’s fave ODs ever… and a modern take on the same. Sort of…
Welcome to the show and welcome to Effector Du Jour. Short videos, and as to-the-point as That Pedal Show is ever likely to get.
Crowther Audio’s Hot Cake is one of Dan’s fave OD pedals ever. He’s used this one on and off for, ooooh, since before he was born.
Markus Reeves, our good chum from the UK, has had is head in solder fumes again and come up with the Hot Take - see what he did there?!
Enjoy!
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Pedals & stuff in this show
• Crowther Audio Hot Cake
www.crowtheraudio.net/
• Reeves Electro Hot Take
reeveselectro.co.uk/
• TheGigRig QMX2
www.thegigrig.com/quartermaster
Guitar
• Fender Custom Shop ’63 Telecaster - Dan’s video here: • That Pedal Show - Our ...
• 1962 Gibson Les Paul (SG) Standard - no video yet
Amps used in today’s show
• Fender ’65 Deluxe Reverb
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Red and the vox, I have missed this :)
I have an old Hotcake I picked up in a trade and Paul helped me fix some issues with it. It is my favourite pedal to use with my old Bluesbreaker.
Support Paul.
The Hot Cake is one of my favorite ODs and I rarely see it on anybody’s board! Such a classic.
Hmmmm guess you've not seen my board of the past 5 or so years It's always been on there!
😊
So good to hear the old Vox again!
Loving these quick takes
My go to OD/dirty boost for 25 years! Love the hotcake!
I was waiting for the stack :)
Both sound good.
The HotCake is simply fantastic. It’s perfect with any guitar or amp, but especially with a bright single coil guitar or bright amp. I love the new version with the cut filter and Cream toggle as well.
I’ve used the Hot Cake for 20 odd years. Stellar drive sounds but it drives other pedals superbly well too.
My all time favorite dirt pedal. I love the sound of it with my Fender DRRI.
Oh but you're not allowed to like it with anything not Vox (fav OD ever into a '79 Deluxe Reverb) :)
With a Fender Jag btw...........
Sounds like a hell of a rig. For a long time my main rig was a Jagstang, Hotcake and a DRRI. Funnily enough I don't like the sound of Vox amps at all.@@timhouston1638
You playing is so much melodic good for you Dan! 🤟👍
My holy grail rig has always consisted of my Tele, my 2020 Hotcake (XLF and +CREAM switches on the front of the pedal) into my trusty Vox AC15. The best thing to come out of New Zealand since number 8 wire.
Excellent indeed…and that amp on its own 😮
I got a Hot Cake from Deluxe in Melbourne many moons ago...I was after an overdrive, the guy there asked "do you want to become an honorary Kiwi?" A great OD. Paul is still making them, and Deluxe still sells them, $269 AUD...don't pay thru the nose!
Just got my first Hot Cake last week and I’m trying it out at band practice for the first time tonight!
Great demo, Dan. Awesome riffing, brother ! 👍🎸
I was fortunate to have a 1978 Hotcake as my main drive for years! Sounded quite different to later versions. Amazing into a Vox.
Funnily enough I was going to offer to send it to Dan, but it ended up at Roundhead Studios with a certain Mr Finn as a touring backup around the time he was playing with Fleetwood Mac. Sorry, Dan.
Loving the Effect du Jour as an additional format. Long form is the best, but these are fantastic ways of covering more ground. Love the Hotcake too ;p
Thanks, Dan. I certainly love my Hotcake. Into Morgan AC20, so it figures.
It’s good to see a review on this pedal. I’ve always paired a hot cake with a blues driver. Both great pedals in their own right. I remember unscrewing the back-plate to change the dip switch. Such a kiwi pedal.
The Hot Cake has to be one of the most underrated pedals ever. I don't get why it's not on like every second board.
It's the *perfect* match for any Vox or Vox Style amp
It is in Nz .
Great video, I have a dual Hot Cake on my pedal board into an AC 15. Almost never see them in pedal videos and no one talks about them. Fantastic playing Dan!
I used to have one of these. Great sounding overdrive, but I remember wishing it had a tone control as well.
Even though I sold my Vox AC15C1 I kept my Hotcake. It works into other amps, especially EL84 power-amp based ones eg: Blues Junior, Laney VC30. Stick a Treble Booster in front of the HC is awesome!
Bought a hotcake 10 years ago. Never left the board. Works great with an AC30, but also with every other amp.
When Dan flicked the Hot Take's switch at 3:54 the sound that then came out made my ears smile
from mouth to mouth ? lol
One of the best pedals I’ve ever owned was a Double Hotcake. Bluesberry one side and Normal on the other but both stacked gave an amazing fuzzy tone.
I have the newest version of the Hot Cake, and I love it. Seems to work great with both Marshall style and Vox style amps equally as well.
The Hotcake was my first drive pedal. It's so versatile.
Works Very well with my JMI AC15….not all OD pedals do, but this one does. Superbly!
I like to run mine with knobs all around 2 o'clock as kind of a high-gain but very articulate and controllable distortion. Just loads of harmonics.
Best overdrive ever.
The ‘Hot Take’ certainly seems to have more aargh! I like it:)
Could you please demo your old Carlsbro amp !! Love both the Hot Cake and the Hot Take. ! 😊
I cannot hear enough of a difference that it matters to me however I would say that Dan gets deeper into his groove when plays standing. More live gig like. Cool!
yes yes ! its simple and low kost pedal for building DIY, oasom sounds on marshall JTM od B Brejker kombo :) for my best on singel coils :)
Pedal-a-Day calendar, nice
I think the Hot Cake really suits twangy, jangly guitars. My jag loved my old one.
A Telle through a Hotcake, in to an AC-30. Ok, rig sorted. Thanks!
Hello Dan ! Great stuff
I was thinking it would be a great idea if you made a video on Red . Do you have it shielded? Pickup types and height ? How do you set up your guitar ?
Id love to see a KoT / Browne Carbon X effector du jour.
I have the Montreal Assembly Too Positive which is a fun take on the Hot Cake, and in stereo too!
+1 for the Too Positive. Love mine!
@@chromedomejunior such a great pedal, have mine running into a Broadcast dual, sounds killer
I bought my Hot Cake by mail from Paul in the early 2000s. Still use it with my Orange TH30 and it's still my favorite OD sound. When Dan showed his settings at the beginning of this video, I went to have a look at mine... what do you know? Exactly the same.
The output difference between that Tele and the SG is nuts. That Tele is a beast.
Red is such a workhorse!!!
Crowther unit has a nicer onset of clipping but the size and string separation or headroom out of the hot take is a nice difference.. both kind of make me think of OCD.
Montreal Assembly also made a Hot Cake that sounds great! Though mine has a foot switch relay that seems to have gone funny
Oh my goodness. That AC30!!! I thought I was a clean Fender guy…
hot cake is also GREAT on bass.
Kiwi made goodness! I believe they have sold like hotcakes too
Ultimate sonic bliss: Hotcake into Rat into Supatrem into AC30.
Haven't pulled out my hotcake in many many yrs. May be time.
They both sound great Dan...but the Reeves has a floor noise that is very Klon like ..an retains any loose low end a little better that's my two cents...the overall sound was a little more pleasant when using guitars vol. When cleaning up the signal an left the note an string attack in a more open sounding transient way...like a real warmed up amp set to the edge of breakup ...I would go with the Reeves if had the choice but would be ok with the hot cake...
Hi guys,
Greets from Canada!
Question for Dan (sorry Mick) and for anyone that can relate.
I have a Morgan Dual 20 and I am wondering how it differs from the old AC30 Normal 12AX7 channel. Would also like to have your opinion about the Normal EF86 channel, and about great drives and fuzzes for each. I actually use a Broadcast as a clean boost, a modded SD-1 as an OD and an OC-44 TB as a fuzz. Should I look for better boxes and if so, what type?
All best!
What order of pedals do you prefer or would you suggest me?
I've got an Lightspeed, Hot lake and an klone. The Bad Cat Cub is at a light breakup . I've like to hear your order
I owned a new one and they aren't quite the same as the old ones. Sound more filtered or something?
Dan I really want you to get your hands on a Dr Z Z80. I think it will be a pivotal moment for you and the show
I’m keen
@@ThatPedalShow I’m considering selling my Two Rock TS1 to run a second z80 as a pair 😍
Idk, but for me right position of the new pedal is having one part of the top end spectrum slightly lower then the original thing. Like someone took out just one small part of the top range and lowered it down a bit. A bit to much for my personal taste. All of the rest of the spectrum is there and it is not like it is not a great pedal, but real thing is just more open and sounds really really good. Once you put the switch to the left and presence knob to the left difference is way smaller. Then that band of the top end is back in as well. Both pedals have really interesting and very natural and live sounding middle range. Awesome pedal that original.
All that said about this comparation, I have to say that Reeves Electro is making pure art. His pedals are simply amazing. If you have the chance, just take a look inside of his pedals. Pure madness. Like I have said work of art inside and outside and in the sound they can make. So this is not me dissing his products I am actually a great fan. This is just what I hear here.
I do have really good sound card and studio monitors and despite the UA-cam compression and such, I get OK presentation of the sound, especially because TPS knows how to capture real "in the room" sound.
Where's your Prunes & Custard video?
Dan, what pickups are you using in Red? Would love to know as a fellow Tele player.
Dan! Always love you guys playing through a Hot Cake! Never could quite afford one, so I got a Blues Driver (non-Waza/Keeley) and a Soul Food. Both outstanding pedals!
The Keeley Phat Mod, is the BD with the Kelley Mod.
loving the Effect Du Jour series!! even had to look up what du jour meant haha
That's going to sell like....glorious! (less "pedal like" than the OG).
"I wonder what the settings [on the ac 30] are?"
Me too :)
dan has said before he likes the normal channel on the ac30 as a pedal platform so. the settings are: on (and volume to taste)
How do you record your signal guitar? it sound so clean and I am not listen any noise coming from the amp, are you using noise gates or something like that? my amps make a lot of noise. :/. Thank You.
No noise gates! Mick here.
The amps do hum like crazy. But you don’t hear it under the sound of the guitar. Then when you stop playing, turn the guitar to zero and turn the gain pedals off. Noise should be absolutely minimal. Clean signal path, clean power, minimal noise! Cheers!
Used a Zvex Super Duper 2 in 1 into a ‘61 Tremolux, for four different gain stages. Straight through, boost, second channel, second channel with boost. It was a bright boost, that worked great with the Brownface Tone from the Tremolux.
Ended up selling both after my band broke apart 😢 might have to pickup another Zvex for my 5e3?
I’ve had the pleasure of meeting Paul before and he is such a rad guy and he is a great drummer aswell’ for those who know him we call him by another name’ if u know u know’ and if u are reading this comment Paul or should I say E&@$n then I hope all is well’ NZ legend and the first drummer for split enz ✌️🤫
I have a question - and I assure you if I had the money I wouldn't be asking it here* - about hum coming from my amp which is reduced when I touch the metal casing of the FX pedals. What is happening here?
*If I had the money TPS would be the first place I would turn to, just on the off chance that Sting turned up.
It means you probably need your look at the ground connection on your guitar. You should get the sketching touching the strings on your guitar
@@ThatPedalShow Thanks for the answer. It is second day and now I am full of issues. I swapped out guitars, cables and power supplies. Still hum. Then I swapped the amp. No hum. I'm going to take up triangle in future.
Are you into the top boost channel? Or normal for the base box sound?
Hot cake is amazing 😮
In case Dan doesn’t see this..This is a 61 AC30 with a modified TB channel. He uses both, but from memory I think today we used the Normal channel. There’s a bit of tape on the volume knob that, from between 10 and 2pm says ‘clean’ and ‘crunch’! Doesn’t sound like any reissue I’ve ever heard. It’s a MAD thing. Mick here. :0)
Thanks a lot 😊
Do you think a treble booster would stack well with a Hotcake into an AC15? I have an AC15 and a Hotcake and I am considering getting a treble booster. I was thinking the stack of AC15, Hotcake, and a treble booster might help me really dial in some late 60s/early 70s tones (Cream era Clapton, Blackmore, Iommi) but maybe I’m wrong
Totally! Treble booster first. Awesome!
noise floor much higher on the Reeves
Both sound good, but quite different to my ears.
If you have a vox you need a hotcake, mine never leaves the ac15s board
Somebody at Reeves Electro is wondering why their website is getting pounded with no details for this pedal on it (yet?)
oh im aware =]
Dan - not to make your tone journey any more difficult but Benjamin Gibbard (rhythm guitarist and lead singer of American Indie band Death Cab for Cutie) uses a Hot Cake into his Supro Coronado on tour. His seems to be the newest version though - he's got two switches either side of the presence knob, one that I can't quite read but from research is apparently an 'XLF' switch and the other says 'cream'. I would love you to plug the Supro that you guys have in and give your thoughts!
Sounds like one of the Bluesberry models Paul made that puts diodes in the gain path.
I use a an ibanez ts808 narrow box 1st year 1979 for my hot cake.does that count.??🤣🤣🤣🤣👍👍👍👍👍👍🎸🌹🎸🌹🎸🌹🎸🌹🎸i love you show guys.🌹👍
My Hot Cake is a muddy muffled mess with my LP and AC15. Go figure? Every other Vox standard recommneded pedal sounds great with it - Rat, Timmy, OCD.
Doesn’t sound right!? Turn the presence up and the gain down…..
Reeves version sounded darker in the demo - could be just youtube compression?
Well, UA-cam would be compressing the other pedal the same amount. I wouldn’t worry too much about what YT is doing, cos it’s doing the same to everything. It’s actually not that bad. Audio actually fares much better than video!
No mention of that on the Reeves Electro website at all.
I heard Reeves mention he was working on it in a live I believe. That was months ago. This was the first I’ve heard about it since then.
its a prototype at the moment ... its coming!!
@@reeveselectro take my money, I have to have one!! Xx
Ooops. Should we not have done this!?
@@ThatPedalShow you’ve increased my desire for a Hot Take by about 320,000, so I’d say it’s a great thing!! Xx
gee, i wonder what the settings are...?
just got my ac 15 back after 10 yrs on loan. trying to dial in a bedroom sound. weirdly, t.b. bass 3pm treb9am, normal: tone cut 3pm to 5pm. strat, dot, yammy tele hum pups
Standing up?! Great, that's how guitar should be played
Hot Take seems a bit more mid-rangey.
So Reeves copies yet someone else’s designs, I haven’t seen inside one but I’m guessing the build quality is as poor as the rest of the stuff he does.
Buy the original not this rip off.
It’s a shame TPS keep promoting this shyster.