How long tid it take to find your favorite stick?

[MagnZ]

I been searching forever to find the best stick for my hands. When I am pleased with a stick I still have in mind that there might be a better stick out there . But there is always a new model out so how did you end with your chosen pair?

[rendezvous_drummer]

After 2 and a half years of playing intolerable sticks, I FINALLY stumbled upon the Stewart Copeland Signature sticks from Vater. Amazing sticks with a great feel and as durable as metal.

[drummerchick435]

It took me about 2 years. I played a standard 5A but I was messing around with sticks at my local drum shop and I was very pleased with Mike Portnoy Pro-Mark sticks so I bought a pair to try them out on a kit and they worked very well too.

[X22]

If you haven't tried every stick on the market, how do you know what stick is your favorite?

Basically, you've found a stick you like better than the last stick.

[MagnZ]

If you haven't tried every stick on the market, how do you know what stick is your favorite?

Basically, you've found a stick you like better than the last stick.

That's just it. You never know I guess, and few people have the time or the money to try every stick on the marked so do we ever stop searching?

[Drumms]

About two years. After lots of cheap noname sticks and a very disappointing pair by Zildjian (Anti-vibes), I bought a Vic Firth American Sound (round tip) 5a pair. And never needed anything else ever since.

[Mediocrefunkybeat]

4 1/2 years and counting.

[osamasgoat5467]

If you haven't tried every stick on the market, how do you know what stick is your favorite?

Basically, you've found a stick you like better than the last stick.

Yeah, I don't think I'll ever find the perfect stick, because there are so many models/companies out there. Recently I've been using the Danny Carey Sig's most of the time, but I still like my Ahead's.

[ROCKET RON]

I USED 5A FOR YEARS . THEN SOMEONE GAVE ME A VATER STEWART COPELAND MODEL. LOVED IT ,BUT WAS A HAIR TOO THIN. AFTER RESEARCHING SIZES : LENGTH vs WIDTH I CAME UP WITH THE VATER FUSION. PERFECT STICK FOR MY PLAYING STYLE.LENGTH AND WIDTH PLAY A BIG ROLE IN HOW THE STICK FEELS IN MY HAND AND ON THE DRUM

[Class A Drummer]

First year or two i just used a random pair of sticks that were light because i was small at age 7. I soon found the Pro Mark 747 Rock sticks with nylon tips. Absolutley amazing and versitle sticks, considering they are meant for rock.

[drummerchick435]

OUCH! MY EARS! STOP YELLING!

[ermghoti]

JUST DO LIKE I DO AND SKIP THE POSTS IN ALLCAPSS!!!11onelolz!!

[d.c.drummer]

I still havnt found the right stick and ive been playing for awhile. Sometimes i get usewd to a stick and then i want more reach. I get more reach then i get more witdth.. i get more width and .. well you get the point. Plus i play so many different styles of music. I cant wait to get big so i can have my own custom sticks.

[sloppyn9ne]

after 2 and a half years i found the vater fatback 3a's with nylon tips and they last a long time! way longer then vic virth. and im a pretty heavy hitter too. but for like a symphonic concert band like the sd1 generals from vic firth.

[Wegadrummer]

4 years.. I used vic 5bs first, then switched to sd2bolero.. Now I use pro mark ian paices sign..

[ns3476]

I used Regal Tip for 2 years and then wanted to try something different. I picked up a pair of Pro Mark 5B American hickory and haven't played on anything else since then except for the Neil Peart sticks that are Japan Oak from Pro Mark.

[Zildjian 242]

I finally found my stick. VF HD9

Took me about 3 yrs to find

[T.Underhill]

A couple years at the most. I started to play Pro Mark 747s and at the time didn't know Peart had played them forever. Years later I found his sig stick made out of oak and never went back. I sometimes/rarely use thicker sticks and if I do I use 'Naturals'.

[Skitch]

For a long time, I never really had a favorite stick. Then when I got seriouss again, I tried several different brands and models. I found that the Promark 747, 808 and the like were heavier for my playing style as were the 3A models from Vic Firth and Zildjian (I'm remembering the process now). I also tried the 5A but found it too heavy. I was working with the Vic Firth 7As but felt I wanted a 16" stick as I wanted more reach and that is how I ended up with the Vic Firth 8D jazz as my favorite stick which is what I am using 16 years later.


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[haz_91]

it didnt take as long as i thought it would take me took me about 4 months to find my best sticks, for just plain playing around the kit i use vic firth american hickory 5Bs but for gigs i use the ahead lars urlich signarure model sticks with some grip tape

[MagnZ]

I still havnt found the right stick and ive been playing for awhile. Sometimes i get usewd to a stick and then i want more reach. I get more reach then i get more witdth.. i get more width and .. well you get the point. Plus i play so many different styles of music. I cant wait to get big so i can have my own custom sticks.

That is just what i am doing also.. I play with VF 5BX right now, but the tips don't produce the cymbal sound I want and they are a bit thick. So I want a different tip and a thinner stick. So I am thinking og Vater Fusion right now.

[ChristZero]

Can´t say that I have. At the moment I really enjoy the promark Benny Greb signature model. Nice balance, it´s based on a 5B. Feels powerful, but it is actually a very light stick.

[bighaibigdrums]

25 years and still looking.

[k3ng]

I just found mine... after 9 years

Gadd signatures...

[fusssion]

After 2 and a half years of playing intolerable sticks, I FINALLY stumbled upon the Stewart Copeland Signature sticks from Vater. Amazing sticks with a great feel and as durable as metal.

I've wanted to try them. I usually use Vater Fusion wood tips ...love those, but the last 2 pair I bought kind of disinegrated....but I'm going to chauk that up to the fact that I had my snare up too high and I was wacking the rim!!! DUH!!!! anyhow....

Stew's stick is like the fusion, but a tad smaller than the 5A...I may have my guy at GC order me a pair!!

[Mapex589]

I think this evolves with our playing over time. I have "found" my favorite stick many times. I guess right now I am very happy with my Pro Mark 5A's and 5B's. I keep many sticks around for different playing like 7A's, Gadd's, Weckl's and what not but I mainly use the PM's.

[GarrettEvans]

Good question and some interesting answers...seems to be a Vator favor round here!

For me it came down to finish...my skin-oil type matches the finish of Regal Tips perfectly. And their Jazz stick and now the BG are the longest sticks available for the gauge.

[Red Hawk]

i never really tried to find a "favorite" until i started playing jazz in high school, that's when i realized that the "$2 a pair" sticks out of the pail on the floor of the music store might not be the best sticks to have in the bag.

After that, it took me probably 3-4 years to convince myself that I shouldn't immediately overlook sticks with colored finishes, which led me to grabbing a set of weckl's signatures. I've been playing them for like 7 years now, but I think my next band might require something a little beefier near the tip... so i have to start all over again.

[DWfan20005]

I recently bought Vater Extreme Series sticks and I think they're perfrect.

[furbeedog@gmail.com]

Vic Firth 5A/55A/AH5A

The 5A as my main stick, the 55A for heavier songs, and the AH5A for either fast or light songs.

[Ozzy Biz]

6 years and counting....

I started on 5As. Went to 5Bs for durability. Back to 5As (vic firth). Changed to Vater 3A Fatback nylons, thought i'd found my stick, bought a brick of sticks. a year later changed to vater new orleans, seriously liking these..... then back to Vater 5A, better balance. now vater 5A nudes.

Also random pairs in between each major stint on a stick. Really happy with 5A nudes though.