I heart my new Danmar red wood beaters:)

[Legacyrik]

So I had the issue with the IC beaters (they suck because the tips fall off) and really they seemed a tad light to me. My Eliminator beater felt a bit too heavy so I went looking for wood beaters. Most looked to big, but not the Danmar so I got them.

WOW, I like them. Honest they feel weight wise right in between the IC and the Elim, I had the weight collar on the ICs all the way by the beater BTW. They have a real good feel to me and I'm diggin the sound. So unless they explode on me during use anytime soon these seem to be really nice beaters.

[Mendozart]

I've been wanting to pick some of those up. Danmar makes a good product.

[joeysnare]

i see ya took my advice,even though i was mistaken.they werent gibraltar that i had but the red danmar ones,great arent they?

[fourstringdrums]

Just make sure that you use a bass drum impact pad of some sort because with the wood beaters you'll wear through the head quicker.

[Mendozart]

Would these be considered harder than the 2-sided DW mallets? I use the hard plastic side of the DW. Anyone know what the difference would be between the Danmars and the DW's?

[Legacyrik]

To me plastic seems to have a bit more slappy of a sound, or something....

[Mendozart]

To me plastic seems to have a bit more slappy of a sound, or something....
So what is the sound, or feel, you are getting from these? Also, what drum, and head are you using these on? What kind of music do you play?

[fijjibo]

I second the impact pad notion....

[Legacyrik]

So what is the sound, or feel, you are getting from these? Also, what drum, and head are you using these on? What kind of music do you play?

I have a Gretsch Renown 22x20 kicks with the emad on it. I don't have anything in the bass. Oh and I have the emad impact pads on... Can't afford new heads everyother week:)

Basically I was using the flatter plastic side of the eliminator quad beater before these. Perhaps the flat part is the greater reason for increased click not that plastic, I don't know.

anyway, the sound is more smooth to me but still punchy. I lean to more rock or hardcore kind of stuff.