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Make A Talkbox

Step 6Final Assembly

so attach your short leads to the speaker, attach your pod, pull the wires through, connect them to the horn driver, pull some hose through the top of the end cap, attach it to the driver, and cap that sh!t.

YOU ARE DONE!!

Last Thoughts

Soft plastic absorbs and changes the sound of your guitar. The shorter length of hose you use the better. I recently cut 4 feet off of mine and it sounds a lot fuller and less nasally.

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7 comments

Apr 18, 2008. 6:58 AMSailing Barry says:

By using a 1/4" output jack, instead of disecting into the the side of the amp... do you bypass the controls of the amp/pre-amp? Perhaps it's model dependent, but if not, it might make sense to make it just a plugable stand alone unit. Or if the idea is to make it so there is no sound coming from the main amp at all, then perhaps this project could be coupled with the Altoids Amp project (which I saw as a sidebar project).

Oct 13, 2010. 12:55 PMCBinns says:

so how would u make it a plugable stand alone unit?

Jan 31, 2010. 11:45 AMddr says:

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Jan 31, 2009. 8:23 PMBradlez92 says:

dude what about the tube to fit in your mouth? im sorry, but i dont see how this is a talkbox at all. im a little confused :-\

Feb 23, 2009. 6:57 PMpedrowsky says:

the sound goes into your mouth and it is modified because of the shape. A good modification would be to put a microfone in the tube, then connect it to the speaker, just like peter frampton

Feb 23, 2009. 10:58 PM

James Haskin (author) says:

actually Frampton just has the tube mounted on a mic stand NEXT to his mic so his mouth it right next to a mic when the sound going into it and comes back.

Feb 24, 2009. 7:28 AMpedrowsky says:

sorry, i was referring to that... it would be NEXT to the mic...

Feb 23, 2009. 7:13 PMBradlez92 says:

oh, THAT'S how they do it? cuz im like, if it goes in your mouth, how does it go through the amp? but that frampton trick answered my question. thanks bro.

Jan 31, 2009. 11:09 PM

James Haskin (author) says:

Read the instructable from start to finish and click on all the links. I give you plenty of information.

Feb 1, 2009. 11:59 AMBradlez92 says:

cool thx :D

Oct 18, 2008. 10:42 AMhighvoltage says:

Awesome, I built this one on my starter amp and it works great!

Oct 19, 2008. 12:36 PM

James Haskin (author) says:

Awesome! Glad to hear it. Any chance you could post some pics or a video?

Oct 19, 2008. 1:08 PMhighvoltage says:

Yeah, I'll be sure to do that as soon as I'm completely finished with it.. it's just functional right now