Eventually, after you break several dozen sticks and find yourself going broke on lumber (the non nylon tipped sticks do make great kindling), you'll realize that the best value are the stick bricks, where you get like 10 pair for $10. I got sooooo tired of paying $3, $4, $5 for a pair of sticks - I tried Vater, I tried Pro-Mark, I tried Vic Firth, 5A's and Rock N's. I tried the nylon/plastic sticks, I tried the metal sticks with the nylon ends... man, I've been through more sticks than I can even imagine - hundreds of dollars worth. Ya know what? Sticks are a means to an end - getting your hands/arms to make a sound on the drum without breaking your hands/fingers by hitting the drum with them. I've found it doesn't really matter the brand... if it fulfills the means to an end, it works. No one is going to be able to tell what kind of stick you hit the drum with. Size IS important... whether it's 5A, 5B, etc. That's where comfort and grip comes in but the make? Don't waste your money... get a stick brick and save the bucks for something more important. That's my opinion and I'm "stick"ing to it.
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