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Permalink Reply by Ron "Oily" Sprague on August 10, 2014 at 5:31am

You can build a git out of it. People have done even smaller. Some people take those and mount them transverse, withe the long side toward the player.

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Permalink Reply by Seth Kent on August 10, 2014 at 11:54am

That is a cool box! I just did a guitar on a box of similar size. Look in the photos section for ideas. There are many options for you. I would say go for it.

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Permalink Reply by Vince Cyr on August 14, 2014 at 12:10am

Thanks. What about the headphone speaker for a pickup? Will that work?

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Permalink Reply by ReturnToSender on August 14, 2014 at 1:36am

It might, and it won't take much to find out. Plus, it will be a good learning experience. Go for it and let us know what you discover.

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Permalink Reply by Seth Kent on August 14, 2014 at 3:53am

I used a headphone as a mic in a stomp/kick box I made. I used some hot glue to attach it to the back but facing the top. Caulking actually also works very well for this sort of thing. The hardest part of using headphones is getting them soldered to the jack. They work though. You may have to deal a bit with feedback. Worth a try though.

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Permalink Reply by JL on August 15, 2014 at 1:11am

The first rule of CBGs is that there are no rules, if you like it, build it. 

I had an old pair of headphones where the ear cushions had disintegrated.  When I first heard of someone using speakers as pickups in a stomp-box, I grabbed a 1/8" to 1/4" adapter to plug the headphones in to the input jack on my guitar amp and was pleasantly surprised at how well that worked as a microphone. 

My recommendation for mounting: I saw some youtube video's where the builder glued the rim of the cone to the inside surface of the box, trapping the pocket of air under the cone.  if the air can't freely get in and out from under the cone as it moves, it won't work as well.  I'm cutting up some popsicle sticks to shim up the speaker so there will be some air gaps.

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