Seven.Oh.Three.
244 posts
Nov 09, 2013
9:36 AM
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I'm looking to make a suitcase foot drum mostly just as a side project, I'll probably end up giving it to a guitar player as a gift. I've started looking up suitable suitcases on ebay and a foot pedal. My question is this, whats the best drum to use in the suitcase? Has anybody built one of these things? I've attached a video where you can see Shakey's drum and it looks like it's a snare drum..... is that right? If so any insight as to how it's mounted?
Thanks guys!
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SteamrollinStan
85 posts
Nov 10, 2013
2:55 AM
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Some time ago i watched a couple with nothing but a mike in the guitar box, and foot tapping it to add rythm, was good with no fancy b3llshit, so why bother with the technic thing when this is all thats required to give a good vibe/feel/sound?...tapping along with the song....nuff sed.
Last Edited by SteamrollinStan on Nov 10, 2013 2:55 AM
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nacoran
7318 posts
Nov 10, 2013
9:25 AM
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edit: Looking for info
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Hobostubs Ashlock
2085 posts
Nov 10, 2013
5:28 PM
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Here one i built I started with a bass pedal hitting the suitcase (samsonite type of material most people recomend)I latter cut a hole in it the diameter of a tamberine a hair smaller,than monted a tamberine in it,I also cut of 4 inch diameter round hole in the front,It works pretty good,but does have jangels from the tamberine,some people might like some not,Ive sence took off the marocos egg rattles on the arm of the pedal,I use them with a more portable setup where i tie them on my boot with a foot tamberine and stomp on the stompbox,Foot drums to me are allways changing trying to get the sound im looking for,But i have seen some kits set up for drummers,the had a tom and the high hat and pedal in the box,pretty cool
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Hobostubs Ashlock
2086 posts
Nov 10, 2013
5:40 PM
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I have a plate about 4X6" screwd in the bottom of the suitcase so I can tighten down the base pedal,I put a weight lifting plate in the box to help keep it from moving forward and have two rubber bumpers underneath it,carpet might work also,
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Last Edited by Hobostubs Ashlock on Nov 11, 2013 11:33 AM
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Seven.Oh.Three.
245 posts
Nov 11, 2013
11:05 AM
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Thanks for the insight Hobostubs! I'll be documenting my little project as I go along.
Stan- " why bother with the technical thing when this is all thats required to give a good vibe/feel/sound?"-- You're absolutely right.... I could easily just stomp on a box to add rhythm..... But where's the fun in making that? Also, I'll probably be giving this to a guitar playing buddy of mine and it makes for a cooler gift if it's a little more elaborate than just a mic mounted in a box.
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Hobostubs Ashlock
2088 posts
Nov 11, 2013
11:41 AM
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nacoran
7323 posts
Nov 11, 2013
1:18 PM
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My friend and I have been working on stomp boxes. He came up with a clever trick for the pedal. He used a rubber superball instead of a spring for the foot pedal. (racquetball sized)
Seems to work okay, and gives it a nice sort of DIY look. :)
Oh, and Hobo, thanks for answering the Bat Signal!
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Hobostubs Ashlock
2089 posts
Nov 11, 2013
1:21 PM
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;-) no problem Nate
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Rubes
774 posts
Nov 12, 2013
1:12 AM
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sorry to bog the page up with my big ugly foot.....!~ but i've been working' on this a while , and my current rig involves a larger standard size retro type suitcase which is just the thing!!! I LOVE using it!!!! (note cheap Meinl Foot tambo sits atop the case....).
http://s1295.photobucket.com/user/Paul_Rubie/media/IMG_0327_zps138c80e4.jpg.html
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let's try this.......http://s1295.photobucket.com/user/Paul_Rubie/media/IMG_0327_zps138c80e4.jpg.html
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Seven.Oh.Three.
246 posts
Nov 13, 2013
1:42 PM
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one problem with the suitcase drum set is they tend to leave the suitcase 100% intact. I love the idea of putting some kind of drum in it. Obviously it isn't necessary but it's pretty much a "must have" in my book!
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Hobostubs Ashlock
2097 posts
Nov 13, 2013
2:37 PM
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Rubes i got a foot tamberine like yours the other day,I like them,Ive been working on a simpler setup,I like this strapped on my boot and mic and line out to PA,Better than the suitcase drum,
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arnenym
230 posts
Nov 13, 2013
2:52 PM
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Where can i find a DIY description how to build a stomp box?
I want a box i can connect to a PA or a amp.
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Hobostubs Ashlock
2098 posts
Nov 13, 2013
7:11 PM
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Its easy just wire a piozo pickup into a good box and itS done ,Cigarbboxnation got me started,and gitty's got me the suplies ,its basic wiring and not much to it,if you need some help i gladely help.I like the stompbox into a PA because it gives a good solid bass thump compared to micing the suitcase, thump is good;-)
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nacoran
7332 posts
Nov 13, 2013
9:33 PM
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I was stupid when I went to get a tambourine. I didn't realize there was such a thing as a foot tambourine, so I just bought a regular D shaped one, for about $40, which isn't nearly as easy to use, and the foot tambourine would have only been about $10!
Right now, I'm using a little wooden canvas frame like a painter would use and putting a mic underneath it. I got at a crafts store. That's the right foot, and the tambourine is the left. I've got some egg shakers too, but by the time I remember the notes I want to play and sing, and the words, and operate both feet, my brain is stretched to the breaking point. I haven't figured out what to do yet when I have to switch a foot pedal on on a beat either.
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Hobostubs Ashlock
2099 posts
Nov 14, 2013
4:23 AM
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Yea i can understand that Nate,I sometimes practice with,both but find i get a tighter groove,with the eggs tied on the same foot as the tamberine thats also hitting the stompbox.I can usually hit the loop pedal(rp155) on beat with the other foot,but have trouble working the Mini hi/hat with the suitcase drum and pedal,so I thinned it down.I still have problems keping a beat,once the rythem is looped,and im trying some guitar lead,which the rythem is looped so it would seem to be easier,but i notice alot of times im not tapping;-)something im trying to get better at,Yea i didnt know about foot tamberines untill i saw one On musicians friend the other day.I like them
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Hobostubs Ashlock
2100 posts
Nov 14, 2013
4:33 AM
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arnenym Thers all kinds of videos on utube,I was going to post one,But theres also a couple different ways,theres the piozo buzzer glued in to a 1/4 jack mounted,which is what i use and,then theres a way to build them using a magnet like speaker thats wired reverse (i think i havent built one of those)Ive built 4 stomp boxes befor getting one i really like,Thunp wise but there fun and each had its own sound.but you tube has many ways to build them
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chromaticblues
1512 posts
Nov 14, 2013
7:46 AM
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@Seven of Three
I have a very nice one I built using a tweed cuits case from the 40's that I would be willing to sell.
I spent over three years messing with different style stomp boxes and once I built something very useable (musical), now I'm having SI joint problems in my lower back which prevents me from using it.
I also built a small box like a cigar box, but slightly thinner with a snare on the inside of the top. It actually sounds like a snare drum.
If Iplay them for more than 10 minutes my lower back and knees hurt for a few days! So I'd like to sell them for what It cost me to make them.
If any one is interested contact me at: sbaker60@cox.net I can Email pics.
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