How to make a cheap stomp box

[vincentzwarthoed]

Get socks :P

[planetery]

"Eeah's one oi made of an ohwl kaygaroo skull, and.."

Nah, just kidding. Good stuff, man! :)

[rorytju]

hi,

i've tried to build a stomp box like yours,

i have a box, with a speaker screwed on to it

and the speaker is soldered straight to the input jack

but it isn't working.

do you know what i have done wrong?

[DanielThomas234]

This sounds really good. Also folks, do a search for STOMP BOX BOOT if you want a really strong stomp sound that is affordable and quick to make...

[cigarbox11]

Thanks mate im gonna make one tomorrow !

[ChemicalMikeUK]

i love the simplicity,nice job!

[Elmac000000000]

i just dont understand. I have taken the speaker from a stereo that had a connection to the inline of the stereo so i just took all the pieces out but i does not work. is it because the female from the stereo is intended for headphones, i.e as an output rather than an input?

[resoslideguitar]

@Elmac000000000 you could be right, just cut the wires and connect an input jack should be good to go then. You dont need to be an expert solderer.

[huckerducker08]

nice

[jamescaptainfarrell]

Yep you got it. The other stomp boxes with the piezo inside the cigar box has a hollow sound. My design, same as yours, has more of a bass drum type of sound. It all depends on what your looking for, but I think the hollow sound of the cigar box versions sounds terrible.

[resoslideguitar]

@jamescaptainfarrell yeah you are right, a stomp box needs to be fairly solid. Hardwood is prob the best

[resoslideguitar]

I couldn't be bothered cutting the wires

[tim0090]

why would you put a tweeter on a stomp box???

[AllOnPaper]

you know he's aussie cause he has no shoes on :)

[cfiore88]

Is it necessary to wire in a pad, so you blow your speaker?

[1xDRCx]

a stompbox is a guitar effect pedal, i have no idea what that thing is, doesn't seem very useful.....

[UnbelieverOz]

@1xDRCx - these are known as 'stompboxes' also, and some acoustic players use them to provide some basic percussive / rhythmic sounds to accompany themselves. You need to broaden your horizons.....

[wadester1969]

Wow! best bass I've heard!

[GuitarMats]

Thanks for sharing this, today I made my own one, just like yours and its working.

Made a small box, put an 8 ohm speaker on it straight to the input en beat it!

[resoslideguitar]

excellent!! you are on your way to becomin a one man band!!

[FIRECRACKER392]

@resoslideguitar ,

So how are you getting sound,, is there a pickup, and what is the other end of the cord pluged into ?

i like the sound it makes, just dont understand how......

[loadi2]

what a nice base drum sound.

[gnrfanatic141414]

and where would you use this?

[CapnTac]

@gnrfanatic141414 I use a similar one when my friend and I do acoustic jams together and we don't have a set idea of what we went drums to sound like, it allows you to lay down a decent rhythm to make it sound fuller and play (in my case) ukulele/guitar at the same time.

[gnrfanatic141414]

@CapnTac sorry that comment was written 8 months ago, and i thought back then a stomp box was a pedal effect. i had never heard of anything like this

[Poxican]

Man, I tried making one of these a few days ago and it doesn't make anywhere near the noise yours seems to make. I guess maybe my speaker isn't good enough. I hadn't seen your video but I made it virtually exactly the same but mine's rubbish....

[pickinpop]

have u thought of a deeper box and mounting the speaker on the inside? i was about to buy a porchboard for 250 dollars til i seen this, thanks so much for sharing this with everyone. take care and keep the mods coming

[Poxican]

I tried making mine the way you've suggested but it doesn't really work for me..

[bluesdog88]

Thanks for the vid, beats buying one for $200+

[HellFret]

You'v got a zoom G2, I got a G1

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Thanks for the vid

[icancervivor]

hey thanks iv'e been stompin amud hole in the floor for over 20 years.... i'm starting to feel it in my knees seings how i'm a cancer survivor would love to reduse the stress on my knee and ankles... thatnk for the tip and i will be checking back in :)

[mzrklj73]

very nice, looks like it was a lot of fun to make.