But still no nylon tips
I know Step's sound man. He's a local legend in Wichita Kansas.
Ron and his wife are good friends with Doug Adams and his wife.
Is there a difference ( or what is...) between Zildjian and Vic Firth 5A sticks?
Oh my god! The only time I've tried Gorilla snot on my sticks, the friction/stiction was so intense that it resulted in a bad case of open blisters. Is there a trick to applying this stuf that I wasn't aware of?After using hickory sticks for most of my drumming life, I've switched to maple for the foreseeable future.
Over the years I've used 7A, 5A & 5B sizes, all hickory. The size I would use depended on the music I was playing, and which cymbals I used. While the 5B felt great in hand, I didn't like how it affected my cymbal sound. In December I found that the Promark Todd Sucherman sticks are 5B in size and I gave 'em a try. I love 'em enough to put pine tar on them and put all my other sticks away.
Now, if only Promark would coat these sticks with their ActiveGrip. I've asked, but was brushed off.
Edit: Only one stick has broken in 6 weeks of playing.
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Maybe 'cuz I have small callouses on my index fingers from using Promark Active Grip sticks? Or maybe 'cuz I barely hold onto my sticks? I mean, I can't sing, so there's that.
Maybe I put too much on my sticks but the damn stuff was so sicky, I could open my hands palm facing down, fingers fully extended and sticks wouldn't fall down. They were just freaking glued to my fingers...
I used to use Vic Firth Stick Wax with success.I play bare handed and have a tiny bit of calouses at my fulcrum point. It is just a bit of a chore to apply and sticks will attract dust, lints and the wax will become dirty pretty fast.
You could have used surfboard wax on the oars. I use Sex Wax on my stick, mostly in hot weather.
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I've GOT to try those. Why does it seem over the years that I remember Pro-Mark sticks feeling better in my hands..am I being overly eccentric?. This just hit me.After using hickory sticks for most of my drumming life, I've switched to maple for the foreseeable future.
Over the years I've used 7A, 5A & 5B sizes, all hickory. The size I would use depended on the music I was playing, and which cymbals I used. While the 5B felt great in hand, I didn't like how it affected my cymbal sound. In December I found that the Promark Todd Sucherman sticks are 5B in size and I gave 'em a try. I love 'em enough to put pine tar on them and put all my other sticks away.
Now, if only Promark would coat these sticks with their ActiveGrip. I've asked, but was brushed off.
Edit: Only one stick has broken in 6 weeks of playing.
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Maple in standard sizes:
I use the Meinl Stick Wax and it doesn't cause blisters. Works well.
But wait...didn't you just finish a practice space complete with soundproofing (the weird room for the m.i.l.)??
No soundproofing (maybe some day), and it is right on my property line and on the second floor overlooking my neighbor's yard exactly where he has his barbeque set up. As entertaining as my drumming and guitar playing may be to me, I don't want to ruin his dinner.But wait...didn't you just finish a practice space complete with soundproofing (the weird room for the m.i.l.)??
