The new DOWNBEAT FOOT PEDAL is all about options galore.  It will accommodate various LP (Latin Percussion) cowbells, blocks, and bells as well as other name brand instruments from rattles, tambourines, and shakers all specially designed to swap out easily from the pedal. 

The latest STOMP FOOT DRUM (version 3) has an improved design and includes an integrated 2.5" riser, website bass pedal shopping choices, and pre-dampened black sheen drumheads from Aquarian.

The DELUXE FOOT DRUMS 2nd limited production run is officially sold out.  A slightly modified Deluxe (3rd limited production run) will be introduced Nov. 2010.

The Farmer Foot Drum Deluxe model was first conceived while I was listening to John Lee Hooker in my woodshop back in 2003. In some of his songs I could hear his feet tapping wonderful rhythmic beats to accompany his guitar and voice - it sounded as if he had a drummer playing right next to him. Wanting to do the same, but with a more full and rounded drum kit sound, I dreamed up a drum kit that was acoustic, simple for your feet to play, and looked classic.
  
Using portability, great sound, and durability as the guiding principals in design, I eventually constructed a crude contraption out of my envisioned instrument. Despite the original Foot Drum's rather slapdash beginnings, I decided to officially start up my own business in the fall of 2006 after hearing too many folks asking to buy it out from under my feet.

I started the business of manufacturing and innovating foot played percussion because I believe there is a strong and growing market for folks who want to express their inner beat. Many of my customers have expressed to me that they were looking for something that was different and yet classic to spice up their musical routines.

While the old standby of having a drummer haul his or her gear over and setup space in the living room is not going to disappear, I feel there is plenty of room for doing things creatively so that musicians can play what they want, when they want. For me, it has meant that I have much more control over my practice time, changes in tempos, and ability to improvise. Simply put, I have MUCH MORE fun and connection with the music I am playing.

I first learned to play music and keep the tempo with my foot as a trumpet player in elementary school. It wasn't until much later that I saved up enough cash to buy an old classical guitar from a pawn shop and enter into one man band fray. After graduating from the University of Washington a buddy of mine and I saved up enough money to live and travel in a VW bus for year. The time spent poking around the US taking in the sights, sounds, and smells of our vast North American continent was a priceless education that proved to sow the seeds of my musical instrument creations. It allowed me the time to hone into and appreciate more deeply a taste for older, bluesy roots Americana music and take the first steps in trying to play a variation of it on my guitar and a stomping foot.