rods are better in guitars, and i'd say better in stompers too im my opinion . they are a step up from piezo discs in all accounts .. plus tone controls dont respond well to piezo discs, if at all .
but rods are trickeier in a stomp, as you gotta kindof have them under pressure .
there is a bottom and the rod is mounted to the bottom , caked in hot glue, along with the braided cord that is also sound sensitive . there is a piece of wood glued to the top lightly touching the rod .. so when ya stomp on it it creates presure .
I don't like the sound of the license plate on mine. A hobo is someone who rode freight trains by hopping into empty boxcars once the train ha been inspected and started moving. They would jump off before the train stopped to keep from gettin caught. This was durin the Great Depression of the 1930's. It's also synonymous with a homeless person. So a hobo tambourine would just be an improvised version using nails and bottle caps
I tried a tambourine on my hi hat stand but it just didn't work. Excuse my transatlantic ignorance, but what's a hobo tambourine?
I wanted to make the British equivalent of a Mississippii stomp box, but all our modern vehicle number plates are plastic, long and thin not the same shape as I believe yours are. I'll see if our local garage has any old ones lying around, along with any old style hub caps to make a hub cap guitar.
Just tried the hot glue. Nobody tOld me that stuff was hot!! Lol. Feedback was a lot better-I still need to scrap the license plate for some mdf- I just don't like the tinny tap tap sound it makes. I want a toof-rattlin' thump!
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rods are better in guitars, and i'd say better in stompers too im my opinion . they are a step up from piezo discs in all accounts .. plus tone controls dont respond well to piezo discs, if at all .
but rods are trickeier in a stomp, as you gotta kindof have them under pressure .
there is a bottom and the rod is mounted to the bottom , caked in hot glue, along with the braided cord that is also sound sensitive . there is a piece of wood glued to the top lightly touching the rod .. so when ya stomp on it it creates presure .
here's my latest with vol / tone and a piezo rod .
no tin ot rattle involved .
I tried a tambourine on my hi hat stand but it just didn't work. Excuse my transatlantic ignorance, but what's a hobo tambourine?
I wanted to make the British equivalent of a Mississippii stomp box, but all our modern vehicle number plates are plastic, long and thin not the same shape as I believe yours are. I'll see if our local garage has any old ones lying around, along with any old style hub caps to make a hub cap guitar.
might wanna try some beer caps in a row on a nail .
i suggest you blob a layer of hot glue down squish the piezo onto that and cover with another bed of hot glue .
works great for killing the unwanted squeels and fback ;-)
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