Gear Video – Sticks & Beaters
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Some talking on stick choices, how to choose a stick and how certain attributes affect the sound & feel on the drums/cymbals. I also talk a little about bass drum beaters, plus I go over the heads I’m using and a new cymbal and snare!
Sticks featured are (all Promark):
Carter Mclean model
Claus Hessler model
Marco Minnemann model
Bass drum beater is the ‘Flex beater’ by Dynamic Beaters.
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Hi Louie, I am interested in the Flex-Beater and I currently use the DW 9000 Double Pedal. I also feel my single doubles need work and if this pedal can help my single pedal playing I want one (lol)…Do you think the Flex Beater would work well on a DW 9000 using 2 of course?? Thx, James
Sure, yes. It’s all personal taste but I would recommend trying!
Thanks for the insight into the sticks Louie. I’ve just committed to switching to the Marco M stick after using a pair on a pad for a while and a couple of practice sessions. Their not cheap though! But I think (and hope) they’ll last twice as long the VF NE1’s I have been using. Same AB thickness but a shorter taper and touch heavier which was the the biggest thing to get used. NE1’s came in at about 49grams, Marco’s stick comes in at 56g. Just took a little time to adjust my playing to let the stick do a bit more work.
I think the 16 1/2 inch would be too long for me but would be interesting to see how they compare to the 16. Is the extra length at the Butt end or is the taper a touch longer? Cheers, Matt.
These are 16 1/4…and just longer at the butt end…taper is exactly the same. The tip sounds perfect on cymbals but I don’t love the feel on drums.