Did you get the regular hickory ones or the sugar maples?
After exclusively playing VicFirth SD4 Combos for over a decade I bought 5 different pairs of Vater sugar maple sticks the other day ranging from the super jazz, 7A, sweet ride and a couple others.
So far I've only really played the 7A's but I'm definitely liking the longer sticks. The 7A's are an 1/8" longer than the SD4's, which is actually making a big difference for me. I'm surprised about the tone between the two as well. I bet the VF's are a whole step lower in pitch on the rides compared to the 7A's.
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