Nice 5B sticks with a good feel, well made I used Vic Firth 5A sticks when I was starting out on my Yamaha electronic drum kit (thought I’d mention they aren’t standard kit in case that makes a difference to some out there) and was very struck by how different these 5B sticks feel in the hand. Nice heft. I will say they cause a little more fatigue if you use a wrist- and finger-based strike, which might mean I’ve been holding my sticks wrong! As is probably clear by now, I’m a true “forever amateur” at drumming. I do it to…
Solid stick, even for a big rock guy like me! Love these sticks. I am a big basher on the drums. It took me years to learn to play with my wrists and fingers instead of shoulders and elbows. That being said, I went thru a lot of cymbals, and forests of sticks. I picked up the notion somewhere that smaller sticks would be less damaging to cymbals and heads, and gave 7A’s a shot. I’m not gonna say I never broke one… they do break. But these ones, when they do, its more of a gradual splintery death as opposed to a sliced off tip and a…
Can’t go wrong with a classic: Promark 5A Wood Tip Can’t go wrong with Promarks. They feel good in my hands, and feel straight and balanced. I have a lot of Vic Firth 5A’s too, and it’s almost a toss-up, but I think the Promarks are just a little bit lighter or less dense and have a more natural wood finish that feels right on the hands. I play nylon tips almost exclusively because I like the crisper sound on the cymbals, and they last longer when playing on cymbals, but I bought these wood-tips for practicing on the practice pads. A more…
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Nice 5B sticks with a good feel, well made I used Vic Firth 5A sticks when I was starting out on my Yamaha electronic drum kit (thought I’d mention they aren’t standard kit in case that makes a difference to some out there) and was very struck by how different these 5B sticks feel in the hand. Nice heft. I will say they cause a little more fatigue if you use a wrist- and finger-based strike, which might mean I’ve been holding my sticks wrong! As is probably clear by now, I’m a true “forever amateur” at drumming. I do it to…
Solid stick, even for a big rock guy like me! Love these sticks. I am a big basher on the drums. It took me years to learn to play with my wrists and fingers instead of shoulders and elbows. That being said, I went thru a lot of cymbals, and forests of sticks. I picked up the notion somewhere that smaller sticks would be less damaging to cymbals and heads, and gave 7A’s a shot. I’m not gonna say I never broke one… they do break. But these ones, when they do, its more of a gradual splintery death as opposed to a sliced off tip and a…
Can’t go wrong with a classic: Promark 5A Wood Tip Can’t go wrong with Promarks. They feel good in my hands, and feel straight and balanced. I have a lot of Vic Firth 5A’s too, and it’s almost a toss-up, but I think the Promarks are just a little bit lighter or less dense and have a more natural wood finish that feels right on the hands. I play nylon tips almost exclusively because I like the crisper sound on the cymbals, and they last longer when playing on cymbals, but I bought these wood-tips for practicing on the practice pads. A more…