Build a Percussion Stompbox for $20

Nice. I'm using an old bamboo breadboard. Works fine.

Your stomp box sounds better than most others

That's funny that it's the most simple design and yet it sounds the best. Lots of elaborate builds that look amazing, but they have a weird sound to them.

Excellent work and a simple project. My thanks for sharing your talent.

Fantástico!!!

for a fatter, deeper sound, put on safety shoes. Heavy work shoes work well or hiking shoes. Makes a big difference ... l

Thanks for sharing

This even gives a snare sound! Very good!

Thank you.

Cool man!

Meanwhile they sell stomp boxes for $200-$300 that don’t do anything more than this bit of scrap wood and $20 piezo. If anything, this scrap wood version wins points for being authentic badass.

I never would’ve thought just a solid piece of wood with a pick up on it with sound that good. Ridiculous how much companies are charging for basically the same thing.

Best DIY stompbox recipe I’ve come across so far. Thanks mate, the “build” goes down tomorrow.

Excellent! 👏👏👏👏

Thank you for this

Cool

3 time's the charm sir. Thanks. People are doing a whole lot of electronics in between the pickup and the output jack, but i'd rather not. I won't be gigging anyway, what does it matter? This is great, Thanks. I'm sure the wood thickness and type will also have a bearing on what kind of sound you get.

Nice! I have one of those suction pickups lying around. Never thought of turning it upside down! I also just caught wind of the Wazinator stomp which is just a flat piece of wood with what looks like a large speaker on it. Your solution is best of both! Like you I don't like having one foot significantly raised above the other. Cheers! Going to try some different wood planks I have lying around.

I have one of those guitar pickups around too I will have to try this !!!!
I bought a stomp box for $ 300 from a online music store and sent it back because It didn't sound as good as yours .

Nice job, great to hear a fellow kiwi!

Thank you!

Thanks!!!

Brilliant !

Hmm. Wonder if I still have that bottle cap pick up from my old guitar. I could pretty much make it for free.

Mark 3 man love it

Great Video. Do you find you have to really crank up the gain on your amp/PA to get it to sound loud enough?

Thanks

Nice one ,now I got you

Too bright for me.

Excellent idea!

Love it. Thanks

Thanks for sharing - sounds great!
Question about the electrical box - is the transducer still connected directly to the wood? Or did you mount the box to the wood, attach the transducer to the bottom of the plastic box and then screw the lid to it? Looking for a suitable box, if you happen to have a make/model number to pass on? Thanks!

Love it! So simple

Ok, I am as cheap as anyone, but when I compare your contraption with my Ortega Stop box, totally satisfied with spending $70 more for professional product.

I love it! I'm totally blown away, best one I've seen and you play very well. Well done.

👍🏼👍🏼❤❤️

Great! Thanks for sharing

Very nice. I actually use Cigar Boxes and Piezo Pickups. On my higher end ones, i use 3 piezos and a preamp with a 3 band EQ and volume control

Excellent

Great work, brother!! 👏 Gonna build me one!

Good stuff thx

nice.. thank you.. nice playing too.. ;8)

I wouldn’t glue it. I’d t a piece of wood over it and screw the two ends. 😊 Gonna build me one. Thanks!

It sounds like you have a wood floor and the mk 3 is well coupled int the hollow part of your floor, which of course would have a great low frequency resonance. I'm betting it wouldn't work nearly so well on my concrete floor!

Thank you

Clever and simple. Love that!

Very cool. I'm going make one. THX

Genius! Well done my friend!

Wow...that is great. You must have cut the chord on the transducer?? I'm not quite sure what you did there...hard to see.

I agree with "behindthefirehouse" "Best DIY stompbox recipe I’ve come across so far." THANKS