Pedals that stack with the Electro-Harmonix Hot Wax

Stack the Klon's transparent midrange push after the Hot Wax's full-bandwidth drive for extra saturation without losing that stacking-friendly clarity.

pushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (high gain → mid-forward)

Stack the ODR-1's thick, transparent midrange push with the Hot Wax's own transparent, coloring drive for two distinct low-gain textures.

gain stackingStacks two gain stages for more saturation than either produces alone. (mid-forward → high gain)

Run mid-forward into Electro-Harmonix Hot Wax for more high gain on top

sits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.

Run Walrus Audio Fundamental Chrous after Electro-Harmonix Hot Wax in the signal chain, clear of Electro-Harmonix Hot Wax's own gain stage

Comes later in the signal chain

shapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain.

The Dyna Comp's transient squash evens out the pick attack before it ever reaches the Hot Wax's own transparent, coloring drive.

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Electro-Harmonix Hot Wax layers high gain onto an already mid-forward signal

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Into a transparent tone, Electro-Harmonix Hot Wax brings a pull toward high gain that's missing

sits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.

The Hammertone's lush, shimmering reverb gives the Hot Wax's transparent, coloring drive somewhere metallic to decay into. — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Comes later in the signal chain

gain stackingStacks two gain stages for more saturation than either produces alone. (mid-forward → high gain)

Run mid-forward into Electro-Harmonix Hot Wax for more high gain on top

sits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor. (high gain → ambient)

Put Strymon BigSky after Electro-Harmonix Hot Wax in the signal chain, clear of Electro-Harmonix Hot Wax's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Comes later in the signal chain

gain stackingStacks two gain stages for more saturation than either produces alone. (mid-forward → high gain)

Run mid-forward into Electro-Harmonix Hot Wax for more high gain on top