foot stompbox, foot percussion, Australian Guitar Magazine

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Acoustic Guitars

STOMP BOX PRESS - Australian Guitar

AUSTRALIAN GUITAR
50th Issue Special 12/05
"Hot Gear" Page 16-17
ausguitar@next.com.au
Ed: Karl Mayerhofer

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"NO. THIS is not a guitar pedal - different type of stomp box. This one's a small wooden structure with a pick up inside, so guitarists can tap their feet to produce a booming percussion sound - like amplifying the sound of your foot tapping on a wooden stage. Built by West Australian luthier Andrew Ellis, these boxes look fantastic and are all handmade to last. Available in a range of attractive woods, and housing a top-quality Schaller guitar pick up, this is a very well-built device. It should be noted that the tonal difference in the woods at this size is negligible, so feel free to let aethetics guide your decision. Different sounds can be produced depending on what part of the box you tap, and different-soled shoes will affect tonal output too, making the Ellis Stompbox a very cool little rhythm companion."

"Hot Gear", page 16-17, Australian Guitar, Vol 50, December, 2005.

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The Ellis Acoustic Stompbox is the original hand crafted amplified acoustic solid timber box which you tap with your foot to provide a rhythm to accompany your stringed instrument playing both in the Studio and in a live situation. Also known as a foot pedal, cajon, stomp board, foot stompbox, percussion box, wood drum djembe, foot stompbox, rhythm box, hand drum, bass drum, foot stompbox, bass drum pedal, hand pedal, beat box, timber stompbox, foot stompbox, percussion instrument, wood drum, wooden drum and many other names around the world. The Ellis stompbox is used for innovative percussion, latin percussion, as a drum trigger, solo guitarist foot rhythm, foot stompbox, hand percussion, indian percussion, folk music percussion, country music percussion, foot stompbox, and is known for it's flexibility, durability, compact size and ease of use.Appearing in Australian Guitar (Aust), Akustik Gitarre (Germany), Guitar Buyer (UK), Blues Art Studio, (Austria) and Guitar One (USA), upcoming in Guitar and Bass (UK), Gitarist (Netherlands) and again in Australian Guitar (Australia).

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