Drum Stick Finishes

[peter c]

I wanted to see if anyone had
ever had problems, with the
lacquer finishes of certain
sticks. Please let me know
what you have found, if any-
thing. I'm looking into this.

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[palmerlouie]

i can't get on with sticks with any sort of coating...

i used to use the evolution stick but as soon as my hands started sweating the stick was no good....

same with the buddy rich stick that i like for a while.....

i love the look of the laquers but dont know how people can use them....how can these drummers not sweat when they are playing?? Thomas sweats alot and he still has a laquered stick???

i know use shedders....great stick.

[Daniel LeClaire]

I've switched back and forth between VF 5A and 5B's ever since I began playing, but I recently switched to the Weckl Evolution stick. I really like it, it feels lighter than a 5A and has better rebound. I haven't had any problems with it becoming too slippery, though I have had with other lacquered sticks. Maybe you just get used to them after awhile?

[quitou]

I tend to get sweaty hands when I play, so I can't use sticks that have a slippery finish on them...I used to use to Weckl Evolutions aswell, but once my hands started sweating, it was impossible to play...

[Mathias Sarsgaard]

I've tried the Steve Gadd signature stick, and my hands didn't glide of the stick. Maybe because I don't sweat. Meny likes the sticks, but the lacquer is a problem for someone.

Now I play with B-Stick (danish brand), and Vic Firth AJ2 and AJ3. These sticks (or other without lacquer!) are on a way easyer to play with.

The Gadd signature is also pretty heavy!!

[palmerlouie]

its amazing...i used use 5A's and 5B's for a while....i used to look at say 2B's and think...man how does anybody play with sticks like that....let alone virgils stick and so on.

now i use shedders which seem to be the biggest stick on the market....well biggest available one anyway. and now i go back and i pick up anything below a 2B and im like....CHOPSTICKS!!

obviously i'll use a lighter stick for softer music....but for genreral playing and technique...the bigger the stick the better!!

[shedder]

shouldn't your hands be stickier when it sweats and slippery when dry?

[mja61]

I agree about the lacquered sticks being too slippery. I bought a dozen pair of the Evolution right when they came out. It's a great design--much better than the VF 5A, or any 5A, for that matter. (I've still got about 5 pair left to use up!)

I wrote to VF via their website and said, "Why don't you offer the same stick in the standard color and wax finish?" Their reply was basically, "We recommend the VF 5A if you prefer the wax finish."

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If the 5A is just as good as the Evolution, I'm sure Dave would be using it...so there must be "some" difference!

I've been on the quest for the perfect stick for a few years, and I just can't find it. I think the two best stick designs are the Evolution and Virgil's Aassault. I wish they would make a stick between a 5A and 5B weight, with exactly the proportions of the Assault.

I've been using the Zildjian Super 5B and occasionally the Vater Smitty Smith and Copeland models lately.

Weckl's old stick is pretty cool, but not crazy about the color and finish. The white coat finishes (Buddy Rich model, Jack DeJohnette model) don't seem to be as bad as the lacquer finish.

[peter c]

I'll tell you the real reason
for posting this. I have cuts
on my index and middle finger
that became infected, when I
used Nu-Skyn. I stopped that
immediately but the cuts will
not heal (over a year).

I was wondering. The smell on
my fingers, after using the VF
OH's is always present after I
use them. I have decided to not
use them for an extended period,
switching to the less desirable
(too light) Vater 'Fusion's',
just to see if they heal.

I will let you know.

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<font color="#a62a2a" size="1">[ June 28, 2004 06:57 PM: Message edited by: peter c ]</font>

[ebbz]

Stick(s) that I use quite often are Regal Tip 9A. I use this stick mostly for light to med. hard playing, which in turn I use the Vinnie Colaiuta sig. sticks for full-out harder playing. I've read in past that players are not into the Regal Tip texture. I've grown to like the feel of the Regal Tip 9A and I haven't had problems with the sticks slipping either! But then again......the Vinnie sig. stick don't slip and feels good too!