Die Bellville Blues Boks

FatBoy

So since watching Seasick Steve videos on Youtube I fell in love with his Mississippi Drum Machine, the foot stomp box thing he uses.

I decided to try build one myself. This is the first proof of concept, I actually just built the very rough cut box during lunchtime to see if the size and height of it works for my gigantic feet.

Then I wrapped an old mic I had lying around in a fleece beanie, EQ'd the highs and mids all the way down, and the bass all the way up.

It actually works quite well! Makes a lekker "thump" sound when you tap your foot. Having a lot of fun playing slide guitar and stomping away.

I found loads of commercially available ones, but it seems that making one can't be all that difficult, so I'm going to give it a bash

I'll build a slightly more decent one at a later stage, hopefully find a mic that I can build in there with a guitar jack plug that I can just plug a lead into, but will need someone with more electronics skills to help out.

Riaan

Lekker Fritz! Would like to see you in action with this thing.

Ray

Very nice Fritz. I have got a pickup thing that I want to try do the same sort of thing with. One of the things that clip onto a headstock.

Skywalker

Wicked dude!!!

You gotsta bring that aswell as the harp end of August.

Rock N Roll 8)

Renesongs

That's awesome Fritz who needs a band when you can sommer do the whole thing yourself. Die Bellville Blues Boks would also be an amazing name for a band wish I'd thought of it. 8)