Promark Hickory TXDC50W Wood Tip Marching DrumstickS
The DC50 is a hefty hickory stick that has been designed for maximum control. With the thick diameter and large round bead, the DC50 is easy to control between diverse musical passages producing a full, rich sound and consistent rim shots at any dynamic.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: .720″ Length: 16 7/8″
- Large round wood tip provides a dark yet articulate sound on marching snare drums
- Reversed butt end taper for a beefy feel in your hand
- All Promark drumsticks are designed and manufactured in the USA
High Quality Sticks (opinion from a VicFirth fan) 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…
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…
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…