Heavier sticks?

[FockerTheLopper]

What are good sticks for playing rock? I used to use erskines for jamming and they were fine. I went to a studio yesterday and I had to turn them backwards to get volume.

I used to gig with 5a's but they're similar to erskines and I was mic'd heavily.

I'm pretty comfortable with the Gadd's but rim shots kill them faster then other sticks. Just post some pretty big sticks or what gives sticks the traits that give you more volume.

[crazyguy832]

More volume? Sticks won't do that, necessarily. I use the same sticks for playing in church (ghost notes, AWAY!) as I do for playing metal.

But...

Pro-Mark 5B Jap Oak

Same size as other 5Bs, but they're heavier. Survive rimshots like you wouldn't believe.

[Talos]

Thomas Lang Signatures, look good, feel good, play good.

/thread

[Chrysler]

I got bought some Zildjian Absolute Rock sticks a few years back. They are a bit weird, but very heavy.

[TTTSNB]

Try the Vic Firth Rock; nice heavy stick with a little extra reach.

[FockerTheLopper]

More volume? Sticks won't do that, necessarily. I use the same sticks for playing in church (ghost notes, AWAY!) as I do for playing metal.

But...

Pro-Mark 5B Jap Oak

Same size as other 5Bs, but they're heavier. Survive rimshots like you wouldn't believe.
Okay, I'll try 5B's but bigger sticks do give more volume. I don't want to get into the physics of it(mostly because I know nothing of physics) but heavier sticks=louder. Thats why the butt of my sticks was louder then my tip

[Hammerheart]

I like the vic firth sd1 generals for a bigger stick.

[Drummer Freak 911]

a pair of 5Bs
and my sticks are made out of hickory :cool:
but ther from some company called Back Bay :confused:

[Bonham#1!]

More volume? Sticks won't do that, necessarily. I use the same sticks for playing in church (ghost notes, AWAY!) as I do for playing metal.

But...

Pro-Mark 5B Jap Oak

Same size as other 5Bs, but they're heavier. Survive rimshots like you wouldn't believe.

I'll try those Jap Oaks because I just broke a 5B yesterday at bandpractise and I don't even hit em' hard.

[HeLLmO]

i'd definatly look at the jap oaks, because they are great, and they last, i had the peart sigs which are like 747's, i had them for a year, they just broke yesturday, also look at vic firths tom lang sigs and the danny carey sigs, i love the DC sigs

[drummerdude9574]

i woulndt get sticks for the volume, just hit harder, or mic your drums

[Double Bass Jim]

Remember always choose a stick based on comfort

Don't worry about size, how heavy the stick is ect ect... Find one that fits in your hand properly. A lot of people make excuses and say a heavier stick will rebound a lot better... Same idea as a tight head thats simply not true at all. Develop your technique and you'll be able to play the same on a 16" floor and a snare drum alike.

Find a stick thats comfortable and stay with it, there are exceptions hot rods, brushes mallets all of that. But it's really important to find a stick that suits your hand, it may take awhile to find one too.

[sLarkin20]

vic firths rock stick
heavier and longer

[Talos]

Remember always choose a stick based on comfort

Don't worry about size, how heavy the stick is ect ect... Find one that fits in your hand properly. A lot of people make excuses and say a heavier stick will rebound a lot better... Same idea as a tight head thats simply not true at all. Develop your technique and you'll be able to play the same on a 16" floor and a snare drum alike.

Find a stick thats comfortable and stay with it, there are exceptions hot rods, brushes mallets all of that. But it's really important to find a stick that suits your hand, it may take awhile to find one too.

Most definitely right.

I really like the feel of my VF 7ANs, really thin and fit in my hand so well, theyre really comfy.

Anyway, my Lang sigs. are very very thick and dont fit too well into my hands, however, my hands will adjust or get bigger. As im a teen :D

[PandaDrummer]

I use to use 7a's alot, but then I tryed other sticks and now im stuck on the Vic Firth 2Bn's

[Drummer Freak 911]

after hitting the ride cymbal and the hi-hat for a long time heavier sticks tend to hurt my wrists. 5As and 2Bs are most comfortable 4 me

[-Funky monk-]

The vic firth with the red tips those are the good onces for rock, just dont use A heads they will kill. as all of you probibly know

[FockerTheLopper]

Remember always choose a stick based on comfort

Don't worry about size, how heavy the stick is ect ect... Find one that fits in your hand properly. A lot of people make excuses and say a heavier stick will rebound a lot better... Same idea as a tight head thats simply not true at all. Develop your technique and you'll be able to play the same on a 16" floor and a snare drum alike.

Find a stick thats comfortable and stay with it, there are exceptions hot rods, brushes mallets all of that. But it's really important to find a stick that suits your hand, it may take awhile to find one too.
I like a couple, erskines and Gadds are the first too that come to mind, but I like most sticks I pick up.

Different sticks don't really hold me back.

Explain how I can get more volume out of the same sticks. I hit pretty hard/high strokes.

[FullMoon]

musicianfriend sticks are pretty good and cheap

[Murd_666]

Dynamics are ur friend

[Drummer Freak 911]

all the sticks i owned were made from hickory and they lasted a real long time

how come no1 uses hickory?

[Murd_666]

I use Hickory!

[Drummer Freak 911]

I use Hickory!
yay i finally found sum1 who uses hickory..almost every1 here uses oak or "japanese oak" :thumb:

[FullMoon]

i think my sticks are hickory but i dont know

[Double Bass Jim]

Dynamics are ur friend
Haha I used to say that on there all the time

[FockerTheLopper]

Dynamics are ur friend
I know that very well, but FFF is also a dynamic and I need to be able to play that loud.

[rohbit]

I'm a big proponet of Pro-mark 5B's... perfect weight and strength for rock.

[ThugsRook]

jap oak is much heavier then hickory.

(i use the 747, which is a slightly longer 5A)

[some jive turkey]

The Vic Firth Erskines are a nice choice. I like those sticks-one of my favorites. They have a very unique feel, and somehow just feel funky (in a good way)

Just experiment, get lots of different sticks. I think it's silly to always use the same kind of stick. That's like painting with the same tube of color all the time.

[SkaRabbit]

I think what josiah said in another thread applies. Different sticks are just as good if you practise.

[crazyguy832]

You know what? I think I just realized something...

Focker, in another thread, I'm pretty sure you told me you tune to practically zip... like all your toms at pretty much nothing.

That might actually be your problem, man... tune them up.

I might be thinking of someone else, I dunno...

[Talos]

Any sticks are good actually. As long as theyre plain Oak, Hickory, Maple whatever you should be fine.

I use Sigs, 5As, 5Bs, 7As etc. and ive been comfy with them all and none have been too heavy, they wouldnt sell them if they were like bricks.