These two seem fairly similar. Both try for two sounds, both have blends, both have decent tone controls. I'm wondering what you would choose if you were deciding between these two and why you would choose it. My personal observation is that the P&P has a deeper overall tone but the Hot Wax seems to have a little more edge and liveliness.
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I settled on the Hot Wax. The Pork side was too subtle in the mix for me and I already have a nice fuzz. I use the hot tubes side for a slight edge then bring in the crayon for a more "tube-screamer" distortion.
The bass knob at 2o'clock seems like unity to me. It's nothing like the AO. The AO did fantastic distortion, I didn't care for it's mild overdrive. The Hot Wax is more touch sensitive IMO.
If you want the option to stack them, you should go with the Hot Wax. Pork & Pickle can only do one sound at a time.
Exactly what I was going to suggest.
They really should have called it the Pork OR Pickle.
Now, if we want similar pedals from both companies, maybe the Hot Wax vs. the Camel Toe?
thanks Mac. No, really I only want the option of two sounds. I don't need to stack. But I definitely hear what you're sayin though.
Here's an offering from Way Huge, that can run either separately or in series. But, there's no blend.
Thanks. I've read this before. I believe you, but it seems strange that would happen given that it has a blend. You'd think the solid bottom would still be there. I wonder what is happening frequency wise that makes the lows cancel out? I'd probably not really stack them anyhow, since I am mainly impressed with how each one sounds individually. That's why the P&P is in the running....I don't really wish to stack, but rather have two sounds in one pedal.
Welp, Crystalman85 has been saying recently that he was able to counter the low-end loss so who knows, maybe I just tried a wonky one =0) And like I said, the two sides of the HW do sound great individually.
I am absolutely and totally enamored with my Hot Wax. Right now I have that, A Green Russian Big Muff, and an Ampeg Scrambler on my board. All the different dirt flavors I could ever want!
I would personally describe it as the poor man's vintage deluxe. I've purchased one recently and It's actually a great sounding overdrive pedal. the bass retention is pretty good. the blend control and the 2-band eq helps sculpt up a killer bass overdrive sound. personally I favor the crayon side for it's warm and heavy sounds. the hot tubes side is pretty good too. it's just that it's a little bright for my taste. other than that, it's a great overdrive pedal for the price.
I haven't experience any low-end losses with this pedal. plus I've been using the crayon side a lot. some people say there's low-end losses when using the hot tubes and the crayon. well that's kinda true, but setting the blend control to 9 'o clock should be able to bring back some lows. other than that, engaging the hot tubes and the crayon is quite useful for bass solos. personally, I've been using the hot wax as a stand alone overdrive pedal. if I wanted a heavy distortion, I would get the source audio after shock or the ofd for that. my other choice would be a darkglass alpha omnicron.