Promark Hickory DC51 Wood Tip drumstick
The DC51 is slightly smaller in diameter than the DC50 and features a unique tip that provides maximum articulation. There is a less pronounced “Comfort Flare” than the DC50 to achieve maximum control with the smaller stick.Because of its resilience, responsiveness and durability, hickory is the most commonly used wood for drum sticks. Hickory is the classic drum stick feel. For over 50 years, ProMark has been one of the world’s leading manufacturers of drumsticks, mallets, and percussion accessories. Owned and operated by D’Addario & Co., the Houston, Texas based ProMark produces products used globally by the greatest drummers and percussionists in the world, including Neal Peart, Phil Collins, Simon Phillips, Ringo Starr, and many more. ProMark – Make Your Mark.
Product Features
- Hickory is the most popular wood choice for drumsticks due to its resilience, responsiveness, durability, and classic feel
- Diameter: .680″ Length: 16 3/4″
- Unique reversed triangle tip for extreme articulation
- Short, quick taper for a more forward balance with less rebound
- All Promark drumsticks are designed and manufactured in the USA
If these sticks are good enough for one of the best drum lines to … If these sticks are good enough for one of the best drum lines to ever hit the field and required for use by one of the best instructors in the world, they are good enough for me.I am old DCI drummer and still love to throw down notes. Having a great pair of sticks is just as important to effective application of technique as the drummer is himself. Sticks are the tools we use to make our instruments work.The DC-17 is a slightly less beefy stick then its brother the…
Goodbye wood, Hello Rubber! I must own dozens of pairs of sticks. But I just purchased an electronic drum kit which has black rubber pads instead of normal skins used on a normal acoustic drum. I had noticed while searching for an electronic kit that the black rubber showed a great deal of the effect of the striking of them. It always seemed that these were being caused by your standard wooden sticks. Enter rubber-tipped! I started using them yesterday and they have definitely impressed me with the lack of scuff…
High Quality Sticks (opinion from a VicFirth fan) First off I’d like to mention that I’ve been using VicFirth Float and Hardimon sticks (Tom Float was my instructor) for over 11 years. This is my first ProMark product, and I have to say I’m very impressed. The feel, responsiveness, and articulation are excellent. The sticks are also very well matched/pitched. All in all its just a fun pair to play with, and adds variety to the standard wood or nylon tip.The only reason I took 1 star off is because the sticks I received are…