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 Clock The Wolf on May 6, 2012 at 4:27pm: Those look like Nerf shoes... fun sound though!

I think clogs would be alright if they were those Dutch wooden ones...

Comment by Mike Bingham on May 6, 2012 at 3:13pm: LMAO! I gotta be more careful about my wardrobe. I fell and busted my big arse the other day on some wet grass wearing these things. Said a bad word in front of my mother...

Time will tell on the speaker. The pedal isn't hitting it very hard at all so it might be OK. In fact I had to keep feathering back with my foot to keep from drowning out the guitar. I might get back on the net an research the homemade subkicks some more and see if I can rig up a permanent version. Thanks for the kind words my friend!

Comment by Uncle John on May 6, 2012 at 2:28pm: Blues men DON"T wear clogs. However-, since that was so powerfully, boomingly cool, I will give you the benefit of the doubt and assume your Mrs. dressed you today.

Good stuff in that junk pile, Mike. But won't that wreck the speaker?