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I know this seems like a pretty n00bish question, but i reckon this is rediculously important. I've practiced a lot (maybe too much), and i reckon a thinner stick with a ball or barrel head is best for me. For jazz, i really like the Zil 7a, which is .525. I used a Vater Fusion for a while, which was slightly too heavy at .540, and i've just ordered some Vater Studios, which are .530, but knowing me, they're going to be too light for rocky situations, and i'm gonna want something inbetween, lol - .535. Maybe i should get a signature stick made!
But seriously, how thick are the sticks you guys use, and what situations do you change sticks? There's no ideal stick for all situations, i know, but i'd like to think you could come as close as possible to it without seeming overpowering in some situations and weak in others. So whatdyou think?
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for jazz i use the peter erskine ride stick - sounds great on cymbals but is still quite thick and has a nice feel.
at the mo for the rest of my stuff i am using a AS5B - 5B but with small round tip. it is bizarre that all the standard 5A's, 5B,s 2B's etc come with huge oval tips that sound horrible on cymbals??? i would like 5B thickness but a little longer with a nice tip for cymbals.....this stick simply doesnt exist. i like the buddy rich stick alot but it has the stupid paint on it and the broke REAL easy.
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I just started using the Firth AS5A and AS5B. Very Moeller friendly sticks! And I like the sound of the round tips.
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Oh yeah the Erskines are excellent sticks, lighter than a 7A great for low dynamics and cymbals.
Generally I use some sort of ball-tipped 7A for everything these days. My local shop stocks zildjians, vaters, and vic-firth so I just get the best quality sticks I can find at the time because manufacturing quality seems to be an increasingly common problem at the moment. Recently though, I've bought a whole lot of Zildjian Dennis Chambers models. They are excellent sticks! 7A weight, with ball-tip and extra thick shoulder for a cracking rim-shot and cross-stick sound. I use them for acoustic jazz trio gigs and loud mic'd up rock gigs and the function great in all situations. Can't recommend them enough!
<font color="#a62a2a" size="1">[ January 09, 2006 07:37 PM: Message edited by: elpatricio ]</font>
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I use the Vic Firth American Heritage 5Bs which are actually made from MAPLE, not hickory. It's much ligher than the "normal" sticks, but has the thickness and size of the standard 5B, which I like. The only problem with maple is they break pretty easily.
Danny
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I prefer heavy 5Bs, and currently use the Vinnie signature stick. Years ago, Dean Markely (the company that makes guitar strings) used to make great sticks that were nice and heavy. I'm thinking of trying some new sticks since I've been using the Vinnies for a few years now, and I may like something else better.
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http://www.promark-stix.com/products...8-f70cbbf1191c
I've got a bag full of Rick Latham's signature stick. That's what I use in all rock/funk settings.
Jazz is probably the only setting where I like maple. Vic Firth's SD4 combo can be nice for that.
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I pretty much stick (no pun intended) with the Vic Firth American Classic 5A's. Prior to that I used their Shogun's which were Japanese Oak, but they discontinued that line. Oh well, if I can borrow a line from Clint Eastwood's character in "Pale Rider": "Nothin' like a good piece of hickory".
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VF/Vater 5A or VF AS55A; if I'm feeling particularly loud, I might move up to a 5B, but as I get older, the sticks get smaller.....
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I use RegalTip 8a.
They have a nice feel and fit my hand well.
I'd love it if they made the same stick that was 1/2 inch longer.
I use 9a on the more heavy gigs.
I used to use Cappalla Fatbacks and FunkButts, but they are simply too hard to find anymore.
