Uploaded May 2016 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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In this video I show how to make a simple electric percussion instrument called a stomp box and how to install a piezoelectric transducer as an audio pickup.
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The electronics I used in this project consist of:
1 Mono Audio Jack (1/4")
1 Piezoelectric Transducer
1 Potentiometer (must use one with a 5 Meg Ohm rating or better)

Other parts and tools required:
Cigar Box (or other wooden box)
Copper Wire
Solder
Soldering Iron
Drill
Wood Glue (and/or hot glue)

You may also want to add some sticky back furniture pads to the bottom corners of the box so it's not sitting directly on the ground. That may or may not matter depending on what surface the box is played on.

This search results link should give you some options for 5 Meg Ohm potentiometers that will work with a piezoelectric pickup (this is an affiliate link): ebay.to/1NPBFck

Here's a link for piezo pickups. You should probably get ones that already have wires soldered onto them (this is an affiliate link): ebay.to/1UsNSVP

Finally, here's a link for mono audio jacks (another affiliate link): ebay.to/1ObvdXK

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