Seasick Steve's Stomp Box

[Morgs]

Hey all, does anyone know anything about seasick steve's stomp box or what its made up of? I purchased one off ebay some time ago but the volume is really low, I have seen some on youtube that use speakers as a microphone, another idea I heard that some guys use is simply a microphone wrapped in a towel and the placed inside the box.

Cheers

Morgs

[davey]

Hey all, does anyone know anything about seasick steve's stomp box or what its made up of? I purchased one off ebay some time ago but the volume is really low, I have seen some on youtube that use speakers as a microphone, another idea I heard that some guys use is simply a microphone wrapped in a towel and the placed inside the box.

Cheers

Morgs

Wotcha! No magic, the MDM its a plywood box with a numberplate on the front, carpet on the top, a drum mic and some foam inside (I believe the mic is an AKG d12).

[rik peel]

i always wondered what mike steve used under his box....
i tried it with a cheap mike once and caused massive feedback the audiance looked like this -
never used it again... i sometimes use the mike stand as a footstomp! but with a drummer its hardley needed..

[RidingWestAndFree]

Hey all, does anyone know anything about seasick steve's stomp box or what its made up of? I purchased one off ebay some time ago but the volume is really low, I have seen some on youtube that use speakers as a microphone, another idea I heard that some guys use is simply a microphone wrapped in a towel and the placed inside the box.

Cheers

Morgs

Maybe you need to run it through a microphone pre-amp??? Is there a mic in it?

[jumpingjames69]

davey you always impress me with your knowledge
jim

[davey]

davey you always impress me with your knowledge
jim

old davey tries to remember as much of this stuff as possible - but I'd never remember details like the exact type of mic used in the MDM! That was mentioned in a 'Guitarist' magazine a year or so ago, and then quoted on Hobo-Low - an excellent resource for such details.

Cheers, davey.

[Bluesman]

davey you always impress me with your knowledge
jim

old davey tries to remember as much of this stuff as possible - but I'd never remember details like the exact type of mic used in the MDM! That was mentioned in a 'Guitarist' magazine a year or so ago, and then quoted on Hobo-Low - an excellent resource for such details.

Cheers, davey.

Was that a PLUG?

[davey]

davey you always impress me with your knowledge
jim

old davey tries to remember as much of this stuff as possible - but I'd never remember details like the exact type of mic used in the MDM! That was mentioned in a 'Guitarist' magazine a year or so ago, and then quoted on Hobo-Low - an excellent resource for such details.

Cheers, davey.

Was that a PLUG?

Oh yess!

Alright, its fair to say that most of us aren't going to want to be posting the same stuff on two forums, and most of the hobo-lowers are now here too. But, there is some great stuff over there!

[Bluesman]

Oh yess!

Alright, its fair to say that most of us aren't going to want to be posting the same stuff on two forums, and most of the hobo-lowers are now here too. But, there is some great stuff over there![/quote]
I agree totally Davey and would recommend it even just fo the casual reading of topics

[rik peel]

yeh saw a few of interesting things on hobo-low when the other official forum went down...

not least a cracking photo from the 70's!

[Morgs]

Thanks very much for the replies guys, I dont think my stopm box has a mic preamp think it just has a piezo in there,
this is the oe I have:

http://www.jupitercreekmusic.com/stomper.html

Cheers

Morgs

[RidingWestAndFree]

Hmmm, might be worth sticking a cheap pre-amp on it to see if that helps any. Are you just plugging directly into your guitar amp currently? There might be an issue with impedance if you are, so a line transformer could help out as well maybe.

[Sugarhead]

I use a stomp box called a Logarhythm, volume is also low so I use a seperate amp on full bass and cranked right up.

Works alright, but I have just bought a Florida number plate to start building my own. Lounge carpet next...

[Morgs]

Hmmm, might be worth sticking a cheap pre-amp on it to see if that helps any. Are you just plugging directly into your guitar amp currently? There might be an issue with impedance if you are, so a line transformer could help out as well maybe.

Sounds expensive trying all that, I have a Shure SM58 sitting there doing nothing, and since I can't sing I might just hunt down a suitable box and a Mississippi numberplate

Morgs