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Virg with NDR Bigband and Panzerballett

Nice! I really like that...

killer. thanks for sharing!

You’re welcome. Here’s a new banger:

I got a pair of Virgil's new 5B signature sticks from Techra. (he also has a pair of 2B signature sticks with them)

Any other carbon fiber sticks I've ever played, have felt completely off. Forget Ahead sticks.

While the aesthetics are far from my taste, I was really surprised at how much they feel like wooden sticks.
These 5Bs, at least on a practice pad, play very close to how I remember the Vinnie Zildjian sticks.

They feel a tiny bit heavier than the diameter would've made me guess, but the balance is crazy good.
I still don't like that you can see where they're spliced/joined, but you can't feel it when you're playing.

I look forward to trying them on a drumkit, and particularly cymbals, soon.

A bit behind the scenes of the NDR Bigband/Panzer Ballet collab

At the Spud...

Thursday Night, February 29, 2024
Friday Night, March 1, 2024
@ 8pm & 10pm PST.

VIRGIL DONATI GROUP

VIRGIL DONATI …SUPER DRUMS
ANDRE NIERI …GUITAR
JUNIOR BRAGUINHA …BASS
CHRIS CLARK …KEYS

Virgil is joining Geoff Downes, John Mitchell, and Harry Whitley in ASIA (the band) for the 21-date US/Canada tour, 'The Heat of The Moment':

22 years old, with Peter Cupples: