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  1. #26

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    Quote Originally Posted by longgun View Post
    I love nylon tips...........really like a bright "ping" on my ride.............wood tips just don't hold up as well IMO
    +1..............nylon tips are made for the ride cymbal.
    Nothing sounds better.
    And if you are lucky enough to have a great ride cymbal anyway, then it is a "WOW" factor.
    Gretsch USA & Zildjian
    (What Else Would I Ever Need ?)


  2. #27

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    Vic Firth 5A wood. I would use nylon outdoors, though.


    I play:

    Drums & Hardware: DW.

    Cymbals: Paiste.

    Heads: Evans.

    Sticks: Vic Firth and Pro Mark 5A, 7A.

  3. #28

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    I hover around 2B's and 5B's really liking 5B's though
    RDM/Damage Poets
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  4. #29

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    I like the Vic Firth 7A. I don't need to beat on my drums like a gov't mule.
    (Although they're one of my favorite bands...)
    Kevin
    DW Performance series - Gun Metal Metallic Lacquer
    24/12/16 6.5x14
    Sabian AA/AAX hi-hats & crashes
    Sabian HHX Evolution ride

    Drummers can be very tempomental.....

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    For years, I would never use anything other than a 7A sized stick with a nylon tip. I liked the feel and the tip, like others have noted, sounds great on the ride. A couple of years ago, I switched to a HHX 21" Dry Ride and have found that I like the sound just as much with wood tips.

    I joined a new band a 2-3 years ago and found I was going through sticks like they were made of glass - 2-3 sets per gig! This seemed rather odd given I'd never go through that quatity in the past. As such, I started to look at alternatives the VF 7A nylons I was running. I thought that moving up a size would help. So, I got a few 5A nylons and whilst they held up a little better I was finding that when I broke one it would completely snap for some reason but I liked the feel of the 5A. As I had found that the ride sounded good (to my ears) with a wood tip, I thought I'd try the 5A's with wood tips instead. Bingo! I think the added longevity is to do with the slightly thicker shoulder on the wood tips compared to the nylon which has to taper to a thinner diameter to accommodate the nylon tips.

    Overall, factors for choosing a stick are comfort, feel, sound and durability in that order.
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    ^yeah switching from Nylon to wood tip I've found better longevity for sure.

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