stomp box
{{Short description|Percussion instrument}}
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A stomp box (or stompbox) is a percussion instrument consisting of a small 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{{according to whom|date=April 2018}} used in American folk and blues music, but they are also used across the musical spectrum.
There are commercially produced stomp boxes available, such as the Wild Dog stomp box, Roland percussion pad, and Wazinator stomp box, but performers often simply mount a dynamic microphone inside whatever wooden box they have handy. Some homemade stomp boxes include customized features such as a built-in preamp or equalizer.
In 2010s-era use, a simple piezo transducer (or sometimes a microphone) is located inside the box to allow amplification of the stompbox's bass sound through the PA system or bass amplifier. Other stompboxes such as the PorchBoard Bass and the Peterman acoustic use magnetic sensors designed to produce low-end frequencies.
Players
- Tash Sultana uses and endorses Wild Dog stomp boxes during their solo performances.{{Cite web|url=https://www.wilddogstomp.com/artist|title=Wild Dog Stomp Endorsed Artists|website=wilddogstomp.com|access-date=19 February 2025}}
- John Hartford did not employ a stomp box, but used "a variety of props such as plywood squares and boards with sand and gravel on which to stomp, kick, and scrape to create natural and organic background noises" as well as "amplified plywood for tapping his feet" both in the studio and in live performance.
- Seasick Steve uses a self-made stomp box he named the Mississippi Drum Machine.{{Cite news|url=http://www.theguardian.com/music/2008/sep/14/folk|title=Music: Could there be a more unlikely star than Seasick Steve? Sean O'Hagan meets a true American primitive|date=13 September 2008|newspaper=The Guardian|access-date=19 April 2021}}
- Pete Flood{{better source needed|date=June 2019}}
- Nathan Rogers{{better source needed|date=June 2019}}
- Xavier Rudd{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/xavier-rudd-mn0000679749/credits|title=Xavier Rudd | Credits|website=AllMusic|access-date=19 April 2021}}
- John Lee Hooker did not use a stomp box, instead "stomping on a wooden pallet in time with the music."
- Jamie Cullum{{better source needed|date=June 2019}}
- Jeff Lang{{better source needed|date=June 2019}}
- Harry Manx{{better source needed|date=June 2019}}
- Bob Malone{{better source needed|date=June 2019}}
- Ash Grunwald{{Cite web|url=https://www.footdrums.com/project/ash-grunwald/|title=Ash Grunwald|website=Footdrums.com|access-date=19 April 2021}}{{better source needed|date=June 2019}}
- Jon Boden uses "a large wooden box containing a microphone and made to sound like a kick drum—an idea he … borrowed from singer-songwriter Rory McLeod."
- Chris Woods (guitarist) had a stomp box made by Logarhythm, the "Chris Woods Signature Pro-log"{{Cite web|url=https://www.musicradar.com/reviews/guitars/logjam-prolog-568013|title=Logjam Prolog review|first=Dave |last=Burrluck |date=December 3, 2012|website=MusicRadar.com|access-date=3 July 2024}}{{Cite web|url=https://equipboard.com/pros/chris-woods-groove|title=Chris Woods Groove | Equipboard®|website=Equipboard.com|access-date=19 April 2021}}
- John Butler{{Cite web|url=https://www.pratleyguitars.com.au/blogs/news/john-butler-plays-pratley-stomp-boxes|title=John Butler Plays Pratley Stomp Boxes – PRATLEY GUITARS|website=Pratleyguitars.com.au|access-date=19 April 2021}}
Gallery
Image:PorchBoard.jpg|PorchBoard Bass
Image:footonstompbox.jpg|The Ellis stomp box
Image:MHM-MDM-I.jpg|The Mojohound Music Company Stompbox (MDM-I)
Image:Big Foot Stomp3.jpg|Big Foot Stomp by musiXtools
Image:Pocket Stomp3.jpg|Pocket Stomp by musiXtools
Image:TinyTin5.jpg|Tiny Tin Stompbox by musiXtools
Image:Puckn stompa acoustic stompbox.jpg|Puck'n Stompa by Peterman
File:Acoustic stomp.jpg|ToeKicker Acoustic Stompbox