click track foot tapping pedal

[so1om]

A while back (and I did a couple searches to no avail), a member asked how to go about making one of those pedals where you tap on it with your foot and you hear almost a bass drum thumping along as you play.

of course at the time I thought that was cool, but what would I need it for.. Well now I think I'd like to check that out!

I can't remember what it was called as there are some you can buy, but I think with a piezo I should be able to make something up.

any leads? any experience using one?

Thanks!

 

[Faith Nicole]

stomp box

I have one from Rondo .. never use it. It's ok, I'd probably have to EQ it to get a better sound out of it.

 

[so1om]

Are you selling it?

 

[Faith Nicole]

nah, I plug it in and let the granddaughter beat on it once in a while

 

[so1om]

I just looked them up. I can't make it for what they charge and have it look (and prolly work) that good.

 

[so1om]

John... these are just piezos glued to the wood and it picks up vibration. You don't think the size of the housing matters, do you?

 

[Faith Nicole]

piezo work off vibration, movement of the surface will determine sensitivity and tone since that's what you're tapping. I haven't played with piezos much other than to learn that my experiments failed.

 

[so1om]

I used to repair my Mattel Synsonics drums a lot...

So I looked up a few DIY videos about these. One uses the piezo glued to the box, another uses a 4 ohm speaker wired like a guitar pickup (volume and tone) and a 3rd uses a guitar pickup (and volume and tone) mounted in a box with a metal plate acting as a string.

I'll be experimenting!

 

[Faith Nicole]

I think my sx stomp box is a magnetic pickup with a plate.

 

[so1om]

I got about a 1/2 dz piezos from work. I got a line on some cigar boxes... I'm in business! I'll do a thread of what I come up with.