kerplunk182
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Zildjian 7A!
what sticks do you guys use?
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I have used:
Zildjian 5A DIP Sticks: the rubber will tear off after awhile. N then it gave me blisters.
Ahead Joey Jordison sticks: Perfect sticks for me. It looks cool and feels great. Really light too. But i stopped using it caused i wanted to keep it as a collectable.
ProMark Carter Beayford sticks: Perfect sticks for me too. Light and easy to roll. The extra length(compared to Zildjian and Joey's sticks) is comfortable. Most prob i'll be sticking to this.
Zildjian 5A DIP Sticks: the rubber will tear off after awhile. N then it gave me blisters.
Ahead Joey Jordison sticks: Perfect sticks for me. It looks cool and feels great. Really light too. But i stopped using it caused i wanted to keep it as a collectable.
ProMark Carter Beayford sticks: Perfect sticks for me too. Light and easy to roll. The extra length(compared to Zildjian and Joey's sticks) is comfortable. Most prob i'll be sticking to this.
marcdadrummer
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im currently using:
Vater Hickory 5A<--- These sticks easily chips, and only made many chip munks in my room, a warning to all not to buy em... it won't last a heavy hitting drummer!!
Unigrip 5A sticks<--- Pretty okay sticks, good for those who have butterfingers thanks to the rubber grip. Thought they dent easily, but its pretty good.. cheap too!
Steve Gadd Signature Vic firth<---- They are pretty good but they chip pretty easily, so not so good lah... quite ex too at around 16 bucks a piece.. thought are damn light.
im still in search of the perfect sticks that is affordable and does not chip easily. wecklx mentioned about promark jazz new generation Japan oak. but where can i get em??
thanks!
Vater Hickory 5A<--- These sticks easily chips, and only made many chip munks in my room, a warning to all not to buy em... it won't last a heavy hitting drummer!!
Unigrip 5A sticks<--- Pretty okay sticks, good for those who have butterfingers thanks to the rubber grip. Thought they dent easily, but its pretty good
.. cheap too!Steve Gadd Signature Vic firth<---- They are pretty good but they chip pretty easily, so not so good lah... quite ex too at around 16 bucks a piece.. thought are damn light.
im still in search of the perfect sticks that is affordable and does not chip easily. wecklx mentioned about promark jazz new generation Japan oak. but where can i get em??
thanks!
Personally I wouldn't let a pair of Aheads come near to my cymbals or drumset.
Reason?
Ahead Company makes baseball bats and specialises in aircraft grade aluminium. True, there's a plastic sheath covering the ahead stick where it's in contact with your cymbals.
But think of about it this way... it still is metal on metal contact. Wrap a baseball bat in plastic and hit your hand. Hurts? Arm's broken? My point exactly
Regardless of what pro-ahead users may argue, stating reasons such as saving money in the long run, I'm still sticking to wooden sticks.
Btw i recall reading somewhere that the Big 3 cymbal makers HAD a clause in their cymbal warranties that stated something like they'll not by held responsible for any defects caused to the cymbal if the user was using Ahead sticks. I'll try to dig it out somewhere.
p/s: peace to ahead users... i'm just stating my POV..
Next the mike portnoy sticks are not bad, I used them for quite some time and I'm quite a hard hitter who uses a lot of rimshots in my playing. The only thing that I was peeved with was the fact that I probably got a defective pair and the nylon heads flew off within 2 hours of me playing on my kit. But the feel is great and the size is perfect.
Personally I'd prefer to use 5As (got a whole stick bag of em). Probably because I started off learning drums on 5As, and being the myopic drum n00b i was, stuck stubbornly to 5As. So now when I try out different sticks, I always go back to 5As, or Promark 5AS (Studio). The most radically sticks I've used so far would be Promark 5Bs and 5ABs (carter beauford sig)
Reason?
Ahead Company makes baseball bats and specialises in aircraft grade aluminium. True, there's a plastic sheath covering the ahead stick where it's in contact with your cymbals.
But think of about it this way... it still is metal on metal contact. Wrap a baseball bat in plastic and hit your hand. Hurts? Arm's broken? My point exactly
Regardless of what pro-ahead users may argue, stating reasons such as saving money in the long run, I'm still sticking to wooden sticks.
Btw i recall reading somewhere that the Big 3 cymbal makers HAD a clause in their cymbal warranties that stated something like they'll not by held responsible for any defects caused to the cymbal if the user was using Ahead sticks. I'll try to dig it out somewhere.
p/s: peace to ahead users... i'm just stating my POV..
Next the mike portnoy sticks are not bad, I used them for quite some time and I'm quite a hard hitter who uses a lot of rimshots in my playing. The only thing that I was peeved with was the fact that I probably got a defective pair and the nylon heads flew off within 2 hours of me playing on my kit. But the feel is great and the size is perfect.
Personally I'd prefer to use 5As (got a whole stick bag of em
). Probably because I started off learning drums on 5As, and being the myopic drum n00b i was, stuck stubbornly to 5As. So now when I try out different sticks, I always go back to 5As, or Promark 5AS (Studio). The most radically sticks I've used so far would be Promark 5Bs and 5ABs (carter beauford sig)
marcdadrummer
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are those from lazer?? or how much a piece??
marcdadrummer
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u buy in pairs how much ar?? or one piece how much? like that i buy some also haha
alvyn said:Personally I wouldn't let a pair of Aheads come near to my cymbals or drumset.
Reason?
Ahead Company makes baseball bats and specialises in aircraft grade aluminium. True, there's a plastic sheath covering the ahead stick where it's in contact with your cymbals.
But think of about it this way... it still is metal on metal contact. Wrap a baseball bat in plastic and hit your hand. Hurts? Arm's broken? My point exactly
Regardless of what pro-ahead users may argue, stating reasons such as saving money in the long run, I'm still sticking to wooden sticks.
Btw i recall reading somewhere that the Big 3 cymbal makers HAD a clause in their cymbal warranties that stated something like they'll not by held responsible for any defects caused to the cymbal if the user was using Ahead sticks. I'll try to dig it out somewhere.
p/s: peace to ahead users... i'm just stating my POV..
totally agree with you but for those hard hitter rockers like my friend, using a wooden stick will only last him maximum 3 bars... YES! u heard me right. 3 bars. he played REAL hard and by the time he finishes his 2 bars of simple "duk-tak-duk duk- tak", the stick split into half. "what da"...that was MY stick.
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