New Kickdrum in mrbangham's Junk Pile

***Disclaimer: The drum just sounds kinda dull when the video is played on equipment with small speakers or when using headphones. To hear the lows the drum puts out you will need some power and big enough speakers to move some air. The lows can be pretty intense through big stereo speakers with a subwoofer.***
This started out as a project to mic the suitcase kick drum I’ve been fooling with. I put a piezo disk in the suitcase and then a small speaker, but neither worked very well. An Internet search showed how to build something called a subkick, so based on that I hooked this old speaker up to my amp and set it about six inches from the suitcase to act as a microphone. It worked pretty well so I ran it through a Danelectro Fish and Chips EQ and tuned it in even more. Then I decided to try hitting the speaker with the drum pedal. This may be just what I’ve been looking for.

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Comment by Mike Bingham on May 18, 2012 at 12:05am

Thank you John. I appreciate your support!

Comment by Roadkill a.k.a. John Maw on May 15, 2012 at 12:51pm

Hi Mike.

That's the best looking junk pile I have seen in a long while. Very nice playing.

Comment by Mike Bingham on May 7, 2012 at 3:56pm

Sorry Wes - missed you on the last post! Thanks, and I agree about needing another pedal.  I want an OCD awful bad...

Comment by Mike Bingham on May 7, 2012 at 3:09pm

Thanks Slowpaw! Ha! Ain't nothing wrong with that.  That Brickdust sure has a nice haircut.

Thanks Kid!

Thanks Bug! Curious about your setup.  Shoot me some pix if you don't mind.

Thanks James! I sure appreciate your kind words.  Maybe I can sell some blood to raise money for the Orange.  I'm in love with it fer sure.

Comment by James on May 7, 2012 at 12:46am

the drum sounds great !!! but more importantly, yer playing that lap steel better than that music store owner, and i was really getting into that tune then it stopped ! damn-it, and where's the orange amp?

Comment by BUGGY (C) on May 6, 2012 at 10:47pm

Hey looks cool.... I have something similar Mr Beat... Great sound

Comment by The Phrygian Kid on May 6, 2012 at 8:08pm

excellent 5 stars

Comment by Slowpaw Steve T on May 6, 2012 at 7:46pm

sounds great Mike! i was going to make something like this last year and ended up with a....er....drum...

i flunked out and cheated...! (-;

 

here's Brickdust Steve givin' it a good thumpin'...(-:

 

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Comment by Mike Bingham on May 6, 2012 at 4:45pm

I could add a small onboard buffer and preamp to them so they wouldn't feed back. Hmmm....  Back to the basement

Comment by Clock The Wolf on May 6, 2012 at 4:28pm

You could put disk piezos in wooden clogs and stomp about...

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