keepitgreen
Senior Member
So I haven't broken a stick in ages... Usually I retire my sticks because they get so chewed up after a few months of heavy use... I honestly don't remember the last time I broke a stick... Until last Tuesday.
I had bought two sets of Vater Sugar Maple 5b sticks two weeks ago (never used them before, so they were new to me), and had used the first set for one rehearsal with my band. 3 hours later, everything was great. I really liked the sticks, they felt good, nice and light but still thick and played well.
The next week, I pulled out the same set of sticks, and I think it was the third song of the practice and SNAP! The first stick breaks mid song... I was pretty shocked, because I never break sticks during practice. Anyway, I reached into my bag and pulled out another one (brand new), and continued playing. Two songs later, SNAP! The second stick breaks (the older one)! I was flabbergasted. REALLY? Wow. So I reach into my bag and grab the second new stick. About five songs later, SNAP! The third stick breaks! I'm absolutely floored by this. Within the space of about 45 minutes, I've broken three sticks, one of them brand new, only used for a few songs.
I'm not a particularly hard hitter, even tho we are a hard rock band. I wasn't doing anything different, but I guess these sugar maple sticks just aren't for my style of music?!?
I've included a pic, so you can see what happened... As you can see, the sticks all broke the exact same way, which leads me to believe this might be a flaw of the wood?
Any advice?
I had bought two sets of Vater Sugar Maple 5b sticks two weeks ago (never used them before, so they were new to me), and had used the first set for one rehearsal with my band. 3 hours later, everything was great. I really liked the sticks, they felt good, nice and light but still thick and played well.
The next week, I pulled out the same set of sticks, and I think it was the third song of the practice and SNAP! The first stick breaks mid song... I was pretty shocked, because I never break sticks during practice. Anyway, I reached into my bag and pulled out another one (brand new), and continued playing. Two songs later, SNAP! The second stick breaks (the older one)! I was flabbergasted. REALLY? Wow. So I reach into my bag and grab the second new stick. About five songs later, SNAP! The third stick breaks! I'm absolutely floored by this. Within the space of about 45 minutes, I've broken three sticks, one of them brand new, only used for a few songs.
I'm not a particularly hard hitter, even tho we are a hard rock band. I wasn't doing anything different, but I guess these sugar maple sticks just aren't for my style of music?!?
I've included a pic, so you can see what happened... As you can see, the sticks all broke the exact same way, which leads me to believe this might be a flaw of the wood?
Any advice?