Larry
"Uncle Larry"
I've recently switched sticks to a fairly heavy stick, the VF SD1 Generals. They are about 2B in diameter, maybe a tad thicker. I like their particular combination of the beefy stick and the ball tip on my cymbals, great woody rimclick tone too. I also thought that I would get more gigs from a thicker stick.
But Geez, I snapped like 3 sticks in 2 weeks, one last night during a solo. I don't hit any harder than necessary so it's not like it's my technique. Compare that with maybe one broken stick all of last year, when I was using a thinner 5B. I thought 2 was a little much but when I snapped one last night...well I have to check in with my team here.
Anybody experiencing the snapping of sticks with a thicker stick?
But Geez, I snapped like 3 sticks in 2 weeks, one last night during a solo. I don't hit any harder than necessary so it's not like it's my technique. Compare that with maybe one broken stick all of last year, when I was using a thinner 5B. I thought 2 was a little much but when I snapped one last night...well I have to check in with my team here.
Anybody experiencing the snapping of sticks with a thicker stick?