PorchBoard Bass

The Ellis stomp box

Big Foot Stomp by musiXtools

Pocket Stomp by musiXtools

A stomp box or stompbox is a simple percussion instrument consisting of a small wooden box placed under the foot, which is tapped or stamped on rhythmically to produce a sound similar to that of a bass drum. A stomp box allows a performer such as a singer or guitar player to create a simple rhythmic self-accompaniment. Stompboxes are most commonly used in American folk and blues music, but are found across the musical spectrum: Natasha Khan, for instance, has a very large (1m²) stompbox which she strikes with a staff to accompany herself. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Effects unit. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Percussion redirects here. ... A bass drum is a large drum that produces a note of low definite or indefinite pitch. ... Folk song redirects here. ... Blues music redirects here. ...

In modern use, a microphone is usually placed inside the box to allow amplification. There are commercially produced stomp boxes available (see photos), but performers often simply put a microphone inside whatever box they have handy. Homemade stomp boxes can also be more sophisticated, and can include features such as a built-in preamp.^[1] Microphones redirects here. ...

Manufacturers

• Stompin'Bass by Shadow Shadow Electronics, Germany.
• Ellis Stompbox by Ellis Guitars.
• PorchBoard Bass by EnRoute Music www.porchboard.com, PorchBoard Floor Bass
• Wolftone stompbox from Byron Bay.
• Pocket Stomp & Big Foot Stomp by www.musiXtools.com

Ellis Guitars is a company based in Perth, Western Australia producing handmade acoustic guitars and acoustic stompboxes . ... Cape Byron Lighthouse Tallow Beach looking south from the lighthouse Byron Bay (, ) is a town in the state of New South Wales on the eastern most point of the mainland of Australia. ...

Players

• Andrew Winton
• Xavier Rudd
• John Butler
• John Lee Hooker
• Jamie Cullum
• Luka Bloom
• Jeff Lang
• Tony Joe White
• Harry Manx
• Ash Grunwald
• Tommy Emmanuel
• James Michael Thompson
• Jon Boden
• Seasick Steve
• Chris Whitley

Andrew Winton (born, approx. ... Xavier Rudd was born in 1978 and is a multi-instrumentalist musician and surfer from Australia. ... John Butler (born 1 April 1975 in Torrance, California) is an Australian musician having moved to Australia on 26 January 1986 with his Australian father and American mother. ... John Lee Hooker (August 22, 1917 – June 21, 2001) was an influential American post-war blues singer, guitarist, and songwriter born in Coahoma County near Clarksdale, Mississippi. ... Jamie Cullum (born August 20, 1979) is an English jazz/pop pianist and singer-songwriter. ... Luka Bloom, born Barry Moore, is an accomplished Irish folk-rock singer-songwriter. ... Jeff Lang is an Australian guitarist. ... Tony Joe White (born July 23, 1943 in Goodwill, Louisiana) is a singer and songwriter best known for his 1969 hit Polk Salad Annie, and for Rainy Night in Georgia which he wrote, but which was first made popular by Brook Benton. ... Harry Manx is a musician who blends blues, folk music, and Hindustani classical music. ... Categories: Possible copyright violations ... Tommy Emmanuel, CGP (born May 31, 1955) is an Australian guitarist, best known for his fingerpicking style. ... James Michael Thompson is the co designer and sole player of the world first Ellis 8 string baritone tricone resonator guitar. ... Steve Wold, more commonly known as Seasick Steve, is an American bluesman. ... Chris Whitley Christopher Becker Whitley (August 31, 1960 – November 20, 2005) was a singer songwriter who recorded albums on various labels. ...

References

See also

• Effects unit
• Guitar effects
• Ellis Guitars