Drumsticks & Mallets · Models

23 models

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  Vic Firth American Classic 5A

  Drumstick · United States

  If a drummer does not specify, this is the stick: hickory, 16" long, .565" in diameter, with a teardrop wood tip. It is almost certainly the best-selling drumstick in the world.

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  Los Cabos Red Hickory 5A

  Drumstick · Canada

  Los Cabos cuts its Red Hickory sticks from the tree's darker heartwood, which is denser than the white sapwood most sticks are made from, and leaves them unlacquered.

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  Ahead 5A

  Drumstick · United States

  An Ahead stick is an aluminium alloy core inside a polyurethane sleeve, with a replaceable tip. They last far longer than wood, transmit less shock, and feel unmistakably different — which is why drummers either use them exclusively or not at all.

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  Promark Classic Forward 747

  Drumstick · United States

  The 747 in Japanese white oak is the stick Promark built its reputation on: denser and harder than hickory, brighter on cymbals, and unforgiving of bad technique.

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  Regal Tip 5A Nylon

  Drumstick · United States

  Joe Calato patented the nylon drumstick tip, and Regal Tip's 5A is the direct descendant: a brighter, more consistent cymbal sound that does not wear away as wood does.

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  Mike Balter Pro Vibe

  Drumstick · United States

  Balter's Pro Vibe mallets are cord-wound and numbered by hardness, and the numbering has become a common way for composers to specify a mallet without naming a brand.

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  Innovative Percussion Keyboard Mallets

  Drumstick · United States

  Innovative Percussion's keyboard mallets are graded by hardness across marimba, vibraphone, and xylophone, and the series numbers are common shorthand in percussion parts and teaching.

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  Vater Power 5A

  Drumstick · United States

  The Power 5A keeps the 5A's diameter and adds length, which moves the balance point and gives more reach without more weight in the hand.

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  Vic Firth Corpsmaster

  Drumstick · United States

  The Corpsmaster range covers field snare sticks, tenor mallets, and marching bass mallets, specified by weight and taper for the extreme head tensions marching percussion uses.

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  Vic Firth SD1 General

  Drumstick · United States

  The SD1 General is a maple concert snare stick with a large round tip, standard in orchestral and wind band playing and in most percussion methods.

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  Promark Hot Rods

  Drumstick · United States

  Hot Rods are a bundle of thin dowels bound with an adjustable band, giving perhaps a third of a stick's volume with a broader, softer attack. They created the category and the name is now used generically.

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  Vic Firth American Classic 5B

  Drumstick · United States

  A 5B is thicker and heavier than a 5A at the same length, and is the usual choice for rock playing where a 5A feels insubstantial.

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  Promark Rebound 5A

  Drumstick · United States

  Promark's Rebound balance family moves weight toward the grip so the stick returns more readily, as against the Forward family, which puts weight toward the tip for power.

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  Vic Firth American Classic 7A

  Drumstick · United States

  The 7A is thinner and lighter than a 5A, favoured for jazz, brush-adjacent playing, and any situation where the drums are quieter than the room.

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  Vic Firth Heritage Brush

  Drumstick · United States

  The Heritage brush pairs a wood handle with retractable steel wires, and is one of the two or three brushes that turn up on most jazz recordings.

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  Regal Tip Classic Brush

  Drumstick · United States

  Regal Tip's retractable wire brushes are a standard in jazz drumming, with the wire gauge and spread chosen so a sweep produces an even sound rather than a scratch.

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  Regal Tip Blasticks

  Drumstick · United States

  Blasticks bundle stiff nylon bristles rather than wooden dowels, which gives more volume than a brush and more spread than a rod.

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  Innovative Percussion Timpani Mallets

  Drumstick · United States

  The timpani range is specified by core material and felt density rather than only by hardness, which is what determines whether a roll speaks or thuds.

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  Mike Balter Unwound Series

  Drumstick · United States

  The unwound mallets cover xylophone, glockenspiel, and bell work, where a yarn or cord head would produce no attack at all.

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  Vic Firth Steve Gadd Signature

  Drumstick · United States

  Gadd's stick is shorter and thicker than a 5A with a barrel tip and no lacquer, and it is one of the few signature models bought as often by people who do not sound like the endorser.

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  Vater Sweet Ride

  Drumstick · United States

  The Sweet Ride's tip and taper are chosen for the ping it produces on a ride rather than for how it feels on a snare, which is an unusual way round to design a stick.

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  Vater Manhattan 7A

  Drumstick · United States

  The Manhattan 7A is thin and long with a small round tip, giving a light, articulate cymbal sound at low volume.

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  Vic Firth T1 General Timpani Mallet

  Drumstick · United States

  The T1 General is the timpani mallet a player reaches for when the part does not specify: a medium felt head on a wood shaft, in the series Firth designed for his own orchestral work.