Stick Quest

[Morgenthaler]

I Hate maple sticks. They buzz in my hands and they are way too light to make
some of the work. Vater Power House is a great pair of sticks.

[DSOP]

Vater Power House is a great pair of sticks.

Yes! Those are great! I tried a bunch a year ago and loved them, but at the time, they seemed a bit long. I'll have to give them another try! Thanks for the reminder.

[YamahaPlayer]

Maple is less dense then Hickory.

Out of curiosity DSOP, what kind of ride? Maybe it's the angle of attack? I know it's a very personal thing, particularly with rides. Though harsher angles with the acorn tip could definitely cause some funny wear.

[DSOP]

Out of curiosity DSOP, what kind of ride? Maybe it's the angle of attack?

It's a medium-thin Sabian Legacy Heavy 22". The cymbal itself is probaly sitting somewhere around 45 degrees and the stick is probably hitting it very close to the same plane. I could be playing harder than I think though, 'cause I've got headphones on and I'm recording. The recording workstation I'm using doesn't allow for much control headphone-wise, so I probably end up hitting harder. That must be it.

[YamahaPlayer]

I was just thinking maybe the rides surface is particularly rough, heavy lathing, etc... combined with a bit of angle would be like sand paper to wood if you even had a slight amount of slide in the contact.

[funkydrummer]

I also can't say enough about Todd's sig. stick. For me, it's pretty much perfect. 5B in size, with that acorn tip and made of maple. I swear by them, and I always try to have a whole slew of 'em in the bag. I tried them on a whim. He did a clinic at a drum shop about 15 minutes from my house (of which I didn't know about. Silly me for not researching that one, I've been kicking myself ever since), and they started to stock them.

An amazing stick indeed.

[chris perra]

Probably just a bad batch of sticks.. Maybe a batch that got dried out a bit..
I find humidity in sticks really effect weight, vibration and durability.. Did you get them all at the same store?

Might be why the Promarks last longer...

[DSOP]

Did you get them all at the same store?

Might be why the Promarks last longer...

You may be right. I'll definitely try another batch eventually from somewhere else.

[deseipel]

I just received a pair of poorly mismatched sticks (via an internet order):

[YamahaPlayer]

Wow. Though that might be cosmetic. I'm not sure about Vater's process but that may be part of how they weighed them... maybe?