Favourite kind of stick...

UBP · Posted: Sun Nov 12, 2006 10:35 am Post subject: Favourite kind of stick...

what do you like? medium size light weight? small lightweight? big heavyweight?

My personnal favourite is a large stick which is light as possible. I actually like maple sticks.
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__Lewis__ · Posted: Sat Dec 09, 2006 3:25 am Post subject:

I have, personally, come to really like the Pro-Mark Japanese Oak sticks. The 5B in particular. I'm going to go see my local music shop to see if they might have a longer version.

earthquake · Posted: Sat Dec 09, 2006 9:54 am Post subject:

My new favorite is the Vater 5A extreme. It's a little longer than a regular 5A, and just plays really nicely. I also fell in love with the Dave Weckl Sig. stick. It's got an awesome feel, light yet still quite balanced.
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bytor · Admin Joined: 12 Aug 2003 Posts: 5248 Location: Kansas

I've tried maple sticks that I like, as well. The maple Vic Firths feel pretty good to me.

scrubs · Little Hamster Joined: 24 Nov 2005 Posts: 77

The VF SD4 Combo maple are my current faves. Light, and sound great on cymbals. Not for those who break sticks frequently, though. The maple is very soft.

__Lewis__ · Posted: Wed Dec 13, 2006 4:00 pm Post subject:

Are the Danny Carey signatures made of Maple? I'm not sure, because they chip easily.

bytor · Admin Joined: 12 Aug 2003 Posts: 5248 Location: Kansas

The Danny Carey sticks are hickory. Maple tends to dent more than chip, owing to it's slightly softer density.

phantompong · Posted: Fri Dec 15, 2006 9:35 am Post subject:

Over time I've developed a taste for a particular kind of stick - fairly long, at least 16" - usually longer, barrel tip or round tip (I tend not to like oval tips - I like a focused drum sound), slightly under .6" in diameter, and with a certain type of shoulder - if I were to put the sticks down on a flat surface and look at the angle between the top of the surface and the shoulder, generally, the smaller the better. I'm not as concerned with the length of the taper as with that angle. To me those sticks feel most comfortable, the best cross between being solid and having a good response. 3As for me, though I'm also looking at Vater Power 5Bs.
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__Lewis__ · Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2007 7:52 pm Post subject:

I've come to like Vater 5B's a helluva lot. Nice feel, pretty durable and good grip.

pentagram_man · Posted: Mon Jan 15, 2007 2:54 am Post subject:

i use zildjian hickory 6A's or vic firth hickory 8d's

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metal head · Posted: Mon May 14, 2007 2:56 pm Post subject:

the neil peart signature millinium 2's are what i use. the most perfect balance of weight i have ever felt in a stick, and it has just the perfect amount of bounce. so far i havent broken one, but that's not saying much. i've only been playing drums for a week and a half.
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yournamehere · Sea Monkey Joined: 01 Oct 2004 Posts: 12

True story:

I was walking out of a pizza place one night and I see this crazy homeless lady with headphones on, face paint and some brand new drums sticks. She asked me if I had any change so I offered to buy the drumsticks off her. We did a little negotiating and $1.53 later we had a deal. They are Vic Firth 8d hickory and have since been my stick of choice.

sbowman128675 · Lion Joined: 16 Dec 2006 Posts: 940

Vic Firth American hickory 2B nylon sticks FTW!
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