Makes your cymbals sound better, too.I’ve been drumming with Promark 5A select balance rebound wt hickory for the last year or so and really like them. Consistent from pair to pair and durable , in my experience ,and they just feel good to me.
I play mostly jazz and funk, and always use Pro-mark American Hickory 7As. When I play rock I use Vic Firth American Classics. They are also 7A, but are much thicker with larger tips.Hello all!
My favorite drum stick is the Vic Firth 2B in Hickory. I hit HARD so I need hickory sticks so that my sticks last longer. I tried SD1 generals, but I shattered them within a few hits on an acoustic kit.
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I used to play the Fusions, still have some but I found I can't get enough power out of them on my heavy crashes. I love them otherwise.
That seems surprising, but I play pretty thin cymbals and have to watch my volume with the people I play with.I used to play the Fusions, still have some but I found I can't get enough power out of them on my heavy crashes. I love them otherwise.
Just a guess here, but have you ever considered Promark?I used to play the Fusions, still have some but I found I can't get enough power out of them on my heavy crashes. I love them otherwise.
Just a guess here, but have you ever considered Promark?
Maybe a pair of Forward Balance Select sticks?
They're a little skinnier (.565"), but the weight of the stick is biased towards the tip, so it might give you the extra power you need for those heavy crashes.
That seems surprising, but I play pretty thin cymbals and have to watch my volume with the people I play with.
I'm not a fan, I've had too many problems with Promark's tips, wood and nylon, break in a short period of time. A pair of Vater's last longer for me than a brick of Promark's. Mike Mangini's Wicked Piston has the forward weight like the Promark's but are too thin for my ogre hands and don't have a nylon tip option.
They're great for everything but my heavy crashes and heavy china's. If I was playing with lighter crashes and chinas, I'd definitely would use them.
which one do you use?My favorite drum sticks are BOSO bamboo sticks, they have all the basic shapes, they come in three different weights ... light, medium & heavy and they are very durable