How to build a leg attachment for stomp box pedal?

Brinton Payne · Post by **Brinton Payne** » 25 Nov 2007 6:19 pm

Does anyone know how i can build a leg attachment for a single stomp box reverb pedal of mine? It's a Line 6 Echo park and I would love to attach it so I can have access to the parameters on it. I've thought about PVC pipe but am not sure of the size and how to attach it to the pedal. Thanks in advance.
BP

Lee Baucum · Post by **Lee Baucum** » 25 Nov 2007 6:46 pm

You can re-invent the wheel, or order one of these:

CLICK HERE

Once you go to the site, move the mouse-pointer over the picture and you can see the product in use.

Lee, from South Texas

Paddy Long · Post by **Paddy Long** » 26 Nov 2007 4:24 pm

And here's a link to the leg clamps George L have available...just attach to your stomper and then to the leg !!
http://www.georgelsstore.com/steelacc.html

Andy Sandoval · Post by **Andy Sandoval** » 26 Nov 2007 5:27 pm

Paddy, is there another part to this? how do you attache a stomp box to it?

Dennis Wallis · Post by **Dennis Wallis** » 26 Nov 2007 7:08 pm

Check out these.Appear to be about the same as above only a lot cheaper.

http://www.americanmusical.com/item--i-RAX-ACMS.html

Lee Baucum · Post by **Lee Baucum** » 26 Nov 2007 7:48 pm

Very interesting, Dennis. I wonder if the clamp is large enough to fit on the larger part of a mic stand, which is the same size as a steel guitar leg. It's hard to tell, from the picture, how the clamp operates.

Dennis Wallis · Post by **Dennis Wallis** » 26 Nov 2007 8:01 pm

I use one on a mike stand. I "believe" it will fit on a leg but I've never tried it. I can check this weekend and let you know.It's not available right now.If it does it would be ready to use as is.The version I have is a little larger.Used for a music stand,etc. It's even big enought for pods.They have two sizes. The small one would probably hold 2 pedals.

Paddy Long · Post by **Paddy Long** » 26 Nov 2007 8:09 pm

Andy you would probably have to remove the bottom cover of the stomp box and drill a couple of holes in order to attach the leg clamp ... I have a AB box that I attach to the leg in this manner. You would have to make sure you had enough clearance on the inside so that the screws/bolts did not contact any electrical components on the inside of the stomp
good luck

Marc Jenkins · Post by **Marc Jenkins** » 26 Nov 2007 8:21 pm

Dennis,

How sturdy is that mic stand attachment you have? I'm thinking of getting something like that for a loop pedal. Do you think it would stand up to smacking a pedal quite a bit?

Thanks!

Dennis Wallis · Post by **Dennis Wallis** » 26 Nov 2007 9:57 pm

It's pretty sturdy.Of course it depends on how hard you whack it.

It holds a 3 ring binder well. I think it would work very well for a lot of applications.Also,it wouldn't require any drilling into the effects unit.The holder has a lip at the bottom that would hold the pedal and the angle can be adjusted some.The larger one would probably hold up to 3 or 4 pedals.

Danny Naccarato · Post by **Danny Naccarato** » 27 Nov 2007 6:37 am

Marc,

Take the spring out from the battery compartment since you wouldn't be "stomping" it with your foot. Fingertip control that way

Roger Kelly · Post by **Roger Kelly** » 27 Nov 2007 8:54 am

Reply deleted..........

Marc Jenkins · Post by **Marc Jenkins** » 27 Nov 2007 10:24 am

Danny,

Thanks, but I'm getting an Electro-Harmonix Stereo Memory Man with Hazarai so it's going to get smacked around!

Danny Naccarato · Post by **Danny Naccarato** » 27 Nov 2007 10:29 am

Gotcha

Chris Walke · Post by **Chris Walke** » 28 Nov 2007 8:21 am

Lee Baucum wrote:Very interesting, Dennis. I wonder if the clamp is large enough to fit on the larger part of a mic stand, which is the same size as a steel guitar leg. It's hard to tell, from the picture, how the clamp operates.

I have one of those clamp-on music stands. Definitely not made for steel guitar. Fits mic stand, not steel guitar legs.

Dennis Wallis · Post by **Dennis Wallis** » 28 Nov 2007 7:39 pm

I have an idea for one.If it works out I'll do a post.

Jerry Hayes · Post by **Jerry Hayes** » 29 Nov 2007 11:13 am

Brinton, you can go to your local hardware store and get one of those metal clips that you put on the wall to hang a broom on. Just take the back off of your stompbox and drill a hole in it and screw the thing on. Then you can just clip the effect right on the leg of your steel or on a mike stand....JH in Va.

Steve Norman · Post by **Steve Norman** » 29 Nov 2007 2:55 pm

Mark let me know how that Mem man is..God in his infinite wisdom decided to take my deluxe MM away from me so I need a replacement.

Jon Light · Post by **Jon Light** » 29 Nov 2007 3:13 pm

As per Jerry's post, I did this a few years ago. Worked great until I accumulated too much junk to do it this way.
The only problem was that some of the back-plate screws are not long enough after adding the thickness of the 'broom clamp' and a washer. My parts bin had what I needed but it wasn't easy finding the right length and thread size.
As long as you get the right size clamp, this will work just as well on the steel leg as it does on my rig.

Steve Norman · Post by **Steve Norman** » 29 Nov 2007 3:20 pm

Jon could you just go straight onto the leg with those?
oh I just saw the other post,,please delete this

Dennis Wallis · Post by **Dennis Wallis** » 29 Nov 2007 6:24 pm

The brroom clip is what I had in mind. I got some "Plasti Dip" to coat them so they won't scratch the leg.

Marc Jenkins · Post by **Marc Jenkins** » 29 Nov 2007 6:38 pm

Steve,

I will let you know how I like it once mine arrives in a week or so. Until then:

Part 1:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKbtNvXJtfE
Part 2:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BOzomoc ... re=related

Tom Keller · Post by **Tom Keller** » 29 Nov 2007 9:30 pm

Well I dont know how to build one but I do know that Roger Kelly makes a really great one and they are reasonably priced.

David Mason · Post by **David Mason** » 30 Nov 2007 6:04 am

You can also glue little pieces of leather or plastic inside the broom clips to prevent scratching.

Dave Stagner · Post by **Dave Stagner** » 30 Nov 2007 9:27 am

Something else I was thinking of is a drumset L-bracket, designed to fit on cymbal stands. It'd probably fit steel legs better than something designed for a mic stand, and it should be a LOT sturdier, considering it was designed to be beaten by caveme... er, drummers. And you can get a nice swiveling ball joint and a small trap table that can hold nearly anything.