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Vic Firth, Pro-Mark, Regal Tip, and Vater are some of the more prominent stick manufacturers whose products you'll find in music stores, and which are used by professional percussionists!.

Here's a great article to help with choosing the best sticks "for you":

Learn The Different Types Drumsticks

With all the different varieties and brands of drum sticks on the market today, you really need to make sure you are selecting the most appropriate stick for your style!. Would a heavy metal band want a drummer to use jazz sticks!? Maybe your sticks are breaking too often, or you can’t seem to get the right sound out of your cymbals!. Before you get down on yourself, check and see if the stick you are using is right for you!.

Start With The Drumstick Wood

To really find the best stick for yourself you should start with the core; the wood!. There are 3 main types of wood used to make sticks!. There is Maple, which is a lighter weight wood that has excellent flexibility!. Maple is great for energy absorption, meaning you will fell less of the hit in your hands!. There is Hickory, which is the most common wood with decent energy absorption and flex!. Hickory is a well rounded wood!. Lastly, there is Oak, which is the densest of wood!. Oak sticks will not break as much, but you will feel the vibrations a lot more due to poor energy absorption!. If the stick doesn’t state what wood it is, back away!. This usually means it is a blended wood and is not made up to standard!.

Choose a Tip

Now that you’ve selected the right wood, its time to chose the right tip!. There are 2 types of tips to choose from; Nylon and Wood!. Most common is the wood tip!. This is a solid choice for most applications!. The only real downside to wood tips is the fact that they may chip after extensive use!. Nylon tips are great for bringing out your cymbals and getting better rebound from your stick!. They are great for studio work when you want to really make your cymbals shine!. The problem with nylon tips is they sometimes fall off your stick, which can be a real problem in the middle of a show! If you are playing on an electric drum set, you want to use nylon tips!. Wood tips can splinter and severely damage your drum pads! There is alot to know about which tips work best for certain applications, so for further instruction, check out this article on drum stick tips!

Choose Your Size

Once you have an idea on you wood and tip, you need to find the right size stick for you!. Different manufacturers will code their sticks a bit differently, so you may see a slight difference in a Vic Firth 5a compared to a Zildjian 5a!. However, they are all very similar, and follow a general pattern!. There are three main stick categories!.

-7a!. This is a thinner, lighter feeling stick meant for a softer sound on you drums!. These work great for jazz drumming, or younger drummers!.

-5a!. This is the most common stick!. Medium thickness allows for both loud and softer play!. Great for rock drumming!

-2b/5b!. These are thicker than average!. They allow for louder sounding drums, and are ideal for heavy rock!.

*More info in the link below!.


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for me!.!.!. I've only used Pro Mark Japanese OAK size 5B sticks for over 15 years!. They are only $9 a pair!. I love them because I can't break them!. I'm a hard hitting drummer so I need sticks that won't break on me!. They come in all different sizes from light to heavy weight sticks too!.

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you can buy them at your local music store or on these sites

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hope this helps and keep on drumming!Www@QuestionHome@Com

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One of the best sticks are Vic firth but they are roughly around $9 a pair!. But they are worth it and they are well balanced!.

This is what my drummer uses at the studio and he never broke a stick yet!.

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