0gravity Percussion Mars Series: The Best Affordable Mallets?

[@AdamTanPercussion]

Thank you to 0gravity Percussion for sending me the Mars mallets! Definitely a step up from the first-gen Jupiters I received last year - you can get them from: www.0gravitypercussion.com/shop/ P.S. I'm heading to Florida this week for MALLETLAB! If you're going to be there let me know in the comments below :) #TheStudioFamily

[@graysonparks6696]

I know this reply is LATE, but I found your channel a few months back. I'm a high school percussionist who loves marimba more than any other instrument and I love your videos. I just have one request for future mallet review videos: when you do your all ranges sound tests, I think it would be better to do all of the mallets at a higher dynamic, then all at a lower dynamic, then all mallets rolling. Example: Mars 5 loud, followed by Mars 4 loud, then Mars 3 loud, Mars 2 loud, and Mars 1 loud, then Mars 5 soft, Mars 4 soft, Mars 3 soft, Mars 2 soft, Mars 1 soft, followed by Mars 5 rolls, Mars 4 rolls, Mars 3 rolls, and so on. I say this because I think it would be easier to tell the difference in the sound between each mallet, rather than the differences in sound a specific mallet can make. Doing it this way, you can still make a sort of list of what mallet(s) sound best at whatever volume in whatever range. Thanks for the videos and the interest to go into mallet percussion that you've brought into my life.

[@dark_legenda605]

Where can I get these mallets? I can't seem to find them anywhere.

[@ElectricHamSteak]

Missed opportunity to play Mars by Holst in my opinion

[@AdamTanPercussion]

Relent Damn you’re right! 😞

[@SaltineCracker]

I can tell you after a few (10) months of use with Mars, they have lasted like a beast. They have had a serious beating d of me to them and they still look clean!

[@AdamTanPercussion]

Shawn Olson That’s good to know! They look pretty robust to me haha

[@austinch3]

I like how these mallets are articulate without being too harsh on either end of the spectrum. I also like how the soft mallets don’t sound that bad up high and vice versa with the hard.

[@AdamTanPercussion]

Austin Choi Yes they are more versatile to me than the Jupiters!

[@DBLCreations]

I personally liked 4 and 1 the most. But of course, i was not in the room so idk for sure, but in this video, i was really impressed by those. I really love your video's, i own a Marimba and soon a marching xylophone myself so it's nice to see other percussionists :-) I also immediately subscribed to your channel, really love it!

[@AdamTanPercussion]

Laurent de backer I really like the 4 too! Clear but soft enough to tackle most of the range of the marimba. Thank you for watching, it means a lot to me!!

[@mathijseverts6328]

Would you put these Mars mallets in your Galaxy stickback ;) 6:32

[@davidg1564]

You know what would be awesome, if you could do a short comparison between the Jupiter and Mars series

[@AdamTanPercussion]

david garcia Mmmm that’d be interesting! Definitely I think the weight is almost the same, but the sound of the jupiter overall is more muffled because of the looser wrap and big heads. I don’t have the new design ones either so maybe it wouldn’t be fair ahaha

[@masondeitsch3934]

Hey Adam, where do you purchase these from? I can’t find their website.

[@Ac_Amora]

I think the company fell through. I was also looking to buy some but sounds like the guy didn’t make enough money and has spent the past few years saving up to refund people who never got mallets. Such a shame tho cuz these mallets look sick!

[@filibertolandaverde7003]

The mars series 🤤

[@eduardoortega7538]

See ya at MalletLab, Adam!

[@AdamTanPercussion]

Eduardo Ortega See you there man!! Excited to meet you 😀

[@AdamTanPercussion]

YEAHHHHHH can't wait!!!

[@masonlivingood5452]

Is there anywhere I can buy them now

[@panda.officialmusic]

ordered mine in december of 2017 and still haven’t gotten them 6 months later in june

[@davidg1564]

Kyle Leopando same here dude

[@lucadingman2857]

Yep, terrible customer service here as well, can never by from 0gravity again.

[@davidg1564]

Lucas Dingman yeah I just wanted my mallets it's been 6 months already I even send emails but no response from 0gravity

[@Henry-uu1rs]

Oh boy, I’ve been looking forward to this. These are so cool, I think I might have to pick my self up a set. P.s. loved the vid Adam. Keep it up

[@davidg1564]

Henry go for it but the wait is going to be intense I ordered mine in mid December.......still don't have them

[@AdamTanPercussion]

Henry Thank you Henry! Hopefully the wait time isn’t too long! I think it’s gotten better haha

[@kaylasmileheart12]

What happened to their website? Each time I click on it it says that it isn't connected to a website :(

[@Boulder_Betta]

I know it's been 4 years since you commented, but here's 0G's post on a bunch of percussion-related subreddits from a couple years ago: Hello. I am Jake, founder of 0gravity percussion. I'll start off by saying I am so sorry for everyone who fell victim to my mistakes. I was a college kid who got way in over his head, panicked, and fled the scene. The shop (my dad's living room) got flooded with orders after that Adam Tan video, and I just couldn't keep up with the demand. While there is no good excuse, I feel like I do owe you some sort of an explanation - "my side" of the story. On top of the difficulties of a rapidly growing small business, going to school full time, working a part time job, and being a full-time fiance, I was struck with competing companies and percussion powerhouses trying to keep 0gravity down. Companies call their suppliers telling them to not sell to me, so I had to find more expensive supplies. The percussion heads at the college I was going to threatened to sue me because I was telling people I had been their student (which is 100% true, don't know why they were doing that), and one competitor even review bombed my Facebook, and trash talked me to everyone they could on their private accounts. This was all at the very beginning, when things were going really well for me any my customers. Despite their efforts, 0gravity mallets sold well - too well. I simply could not keep up. I made the mistake of selling mallets I didn't have - I should have only sold what I had in stock. Then, I made the mistake of trying to handle everything myself instead of getting some professional help. Then, I made the mistake of not doing everything I could to make things right. I reached out to many people and gave refunds when requested, but it wasn't enough. People slipped through the cracks, and it wasn't enough. I am now an elementary school music teacher. It's my first year as a certified teacher. I've spent the past couple years saving thousands of dollars to make sure I could give every single people who slipped through the cracks what they deserve. I am good at making mallets, and I can be good at business when I'm not trying to also get a degree. Malletsmithing is one of my passions. I'm starting the shop back up, but it will not be right to start selling mallets until everyone I wronged is settled. While there were definitely some people just trying to break me down, there are absolutely legitimate grievances for how I hanldled all of this. Please, if you were one of those people who never received their mallets, or were simply unhappy with their purchase, contact me and I will make things right. If you know anyone who had a sour experience with me or my company, please send them my way. The phone number still works. tl;dr: I messed up, and I want to fix it.

[@tealorlee]

Yes!!! Worth the wait!

[@AdamTanPercussion]

Taylor Vosper Thank you Taylor!

[@EAHMusic]

Really good stuff. 👌👌👌 Ive been looking for some harder articulate mallets, and you just might have sold me on these. 😆 Keep it up Adam. 👌

[@AdamTanPercussion]

E. A. H. Ahaha thank you man! Worth a try!

[@shengaoyang]

You should have played a scale in the rhythm of Mars from the Planets

[@dabonthemhaters8013]

I live only a few minutes away from Denton so i think i might buy these mallets.

[@AdamTanPercussion]

Jacob Jershin Wow that is super convenient!

[@waylenbeare1020]

Texas fam for life

[@MultiMinecraftPiggie]

You should review the Innovative Percussion Anders Astrand. His mallets are used by my schools marching band, and a good reason. I have never seen one break, they have a great sound, the shaft is nice and THICC so they're easy to hold and play four mallets with (especially with my huge hands). They're my favorite mallets.

[@that_one_tp_fan7145]

they sound good in all octaves and my van sices are my only pair of mallets that i own that kind of do that and those were $43

[@AdamTanPercussion]

that_one_tøp_fan Pretty ok price for $32 then right! 😁

[@malikmcdonald824]

ADAM I’VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS VIDEO SO I CAN ASK YOU A VERY IMPORTANT QUESTION. What’s that meme of the guy in white and he makes the seal noise? It sounds like OUUUMMF. You put it in a few of your videos and I need it in my life. I Need It

[@AdamTanPercussion]

Malik McDonald ohhh you mean the guy who goes OWHHH and hits the bench? Ahahaha it’s from a skit about bubble tea from a Taiwanese show called TGOP, you can find it on Facebook 😃

[@malikmcdonald824]

Thank you my good sir. A great musician and memelord has my upmost respect. In return I offer you this kzbin.info/www/bejne/hqXHl5-ubseNoLs An oldie but a goodie It’s kinda safe for work if you have a cool boss. There’s a lot of waffle play😉😉. Keep doing the lord’s work.

[@marimbaninja4304]

Holy f**** dude they Sound awesome

[@alpharda.7459]

Thanks for reviewing these!! My friend owns some and I'm always annoying her cause I constantly hang onto them since I don't have my own yet XD I enjoy all your videos and your content is amazing :))) keep up the good work~ PS Enjoy Florida :3

[@AdamTanPercussion]

Alphard A. Thanks man! Keep stealing them until you get your own ahahahaha...

[@laszlodemeter9836]

Hi, Adam! Idk if you still use your Galaxy stick bag... I watched your video on it when I was trying to decide between that and Ahead's "Mallet Tower".. now, you may already know about this but if not I just want to say that Ahead actually fixed all of the "mistakes"/"problems" you mentioned on the Humes&Berg bag. and they also have a lower price for it.

[@rafaellouro927]

Can you do a review of the IP Pedro Carneiro series? Congratulations for the great video!

[@marimbaninja4304]

Oh and the claves are bae🌝❤

[@AdamTanPercussion]

Daniel'sTea Ahahaha they’re actually quite good!

[@kjwalker1315]

Okay, but can we talk about his variations on Perfect?

[@AdamTanPercussion]

Kieran Walker Ahahaha they were pretty spontaneous!

[@ryancarlisle7909]

Oh baby it’s here! Oh and first! 😉

[@AdamTanPercussion]

You are first indeed 😄

[@moonmaiden2088]

OMG I need to see this, I want to know of the Mars collection... BTW, do you guys know if 0gravity ships to Mexico? :'(

[@SaltineCracker]

Moon Maiden 0gravity ships worldwide!

[@moonmaiden2088]

Thank you :')

[@moonmaiden2088]

Now I don't know which serie choose hahaha both are so great

[@SaltineCracker]

If you want something with a little extra weight go mars. Jupiter is lighter.

[@moonmaiden2088]

I'm sorry I ask a lot, but... How much is the difference of weight between jupiter and Mars?

[@Boulder_Betta]

UPDATE: It's been 5 years, and everyone's talking about how they're out of business. This video led me down a rabbithole, which ended in a Reddit post a couple years ago from Jake, the founder and sole employee of 0gravity. In a nutshell he's just a sweet, honest college kid trying to make a buck who thought he'd take a stab at making mallets, found out he's really good at it, but right off the bat got threatened by big companies and even his school, kept going anyway and had a bit of success, but from the popularity this video brought him tons of orders but not enough inventory, resulting in him having bit off way more than he could chew and going out of business. If you bought his mallets but never recieved them, he's still refunding upon request.

[@BPease17]

Hey, Adam! When you started at university, how much did you spend on the gear list? I just got the total for mine, and I need a shoulder to cry on. Any tips on which stuff to keep from high school would be cool also!

[@dark_legenda605]

@Adam Tan, where can I get these, I can't seem to find them any where?

[@trigonomosm8637]

the whole company just sort of disappeared a while back

[@cleve741]

@@trigonomosm8637 The guys making them got overwhlemed by demand and was doing it on the side.

[@Ray-ij8ot]

Hey Adam I have a quick question can I trust Steve Weiss music company to put my card info in and nothing happen to my identity thanks

[@AdamTanPercussion]

skinnypenis12 3 Yes you can! Weiss is pretty safe. I mean, I spent $26,000 there on shipping my marimba LOL

[@hudsoncrowe3430]

Plz review promark mallets

[@fadededed]

I love the male symbol on the mallets. I'm a DCI nerd so I instantly think Men Are From Mars Lol

[@AdamTanPercussion]

Faded Ambassador Ahahahaha perfect

[@dryer7649]

Can you review the CB by mike balter ?

[@thanoskrallis5641]

Can you please tell me a book that i can buy for marimba ? ( not for advanced)

[@swfan1004]

WAIT WHAT?! THEY’RE FROM DENTON?! I LIVE THEREBHOLY SHOT

[@scottmunsch1234]

Hey just curious if you have ever played/been interested in drum corps?

[@abcrtzyn]

I’m playing a solo where I need some contact sound but also a lot of sound to ring out. Should I get some Mars IVs or something in te Jupiter series?

[@xtulip2888]

Is it just me, or are the Jupiters super light and soft sounding

[@AdamTanPercussion]

Chayse Stegman Yes I think they are quite soft compared to these. I think that was the idea but yeah I like the mars better.

[@marimbaninja4304]

Yaaaasssss finally

[@marcelinhuguet7853]

haha funny i just found brock berrigan one month ago and that was my favourite song :D

[@Infinitlylaconic]

Review Ian groms! and Iain Moyers!

[@JesseGuo]

Would you recommend these mallets for playing Moon?

[@alexcook8880]

Jesse Guo ha. i get it. bc planets.

[@JesseGuo]

Tommy Cook I'm actually curious though haha

[@AdamTanPercussion]

Jesse Guo Actually would be quite good! I can imagine V III III II or something would be ok

[@mistererq1819]

It's a shame that they don't ship these to scandinavia :((

[@AdamTanPercussion]

mistererq 1 Really! Damn 😔 maybe message them and see if they can arrange it!

[@albiesnyder412]

5:13 I think you might want to do your math again

[@jamesburch7022]

DO NOT BUY FROM 0 GRAVITY. It took over 6 months for my mallets to come in, and when they finally did, one was broken because they sent them in an envelope with some bubble wrap. Then, they said "oh yeah we'll send you some new stuff to replace that". That was over a year ago. Not worth the time/money/effort

[@xiaotian4177036]

are they more like medium or hard mallets? I kind of need something like medium or soft, my ideal model needed would be Encore NZ4, if these ones can be similar, I'd get these ones instead! :)

[@AdamTanPercussion]

Tian Sang They are a bit more articulate overall in the lower end than the NZ, but from medium onwards they are similar!

[@xiaotian4177036]

Adam Tan Thanks Adam! By any chance you sell any used medium marimba mallets? I’d love to get some from you as I trust your stuff are good! Honestly I cannot afford to invest on too much new stuff for trail due to budget reason sadly... But if it happens you have any Encore NZ4 I’d love to get some from you, or other brand medium ones? Please? I was at your performance at Melba hall couple of months ago by the way! 🙂

[@morningorangejuice]

Anyone know what happened to them? I wanted to give them my $$$$$.

[@cleve741]

It was apparently a single college student making everyting by hand in his home. Too many people tried ording them, he couldn't physically fill all the orders and it was apparetnly a nightmare trying to refund everyone, so he stopped.

[@morningorangejuice]

@@cleve741 That's too bad. He could have expanded and sold the crap out of them

[@cleve741]

@@morningorangejuice It was probably only that cheap for hte quality because he was so small scale. If he went through a manufacturer that kept the quality, it would liekly be about hte same price point as other mallets.

[@bluemangofrosting]

JUPITER and MARS mallets in a GRAVITY stick bag haha

[@AdamTanPercussion]

The planetary theme runs deep ahahaha

[@brandonamor2629]

Heyy, weird question, but my mallets haven't come yet. I ordered them on April 11th, do they usually take this long?

[@gaberobison680]

Hey Adam, looking to get a couple pairs of 0gravs. I'm a senior in high school looking for some general purpose personal mallets that would also work for Moon :) I'm looking to get 2-4 pairs

[@gaberobison680]

I doubt you are familiar with the brand, but my school uses Smith Mallets and I would be really interested to see you review some of their products

[@isaiahbennette6140]

Ludwig Albert series?

[@davidvladovsky1962]

if they sent u them its already sponsored wtf? Adaaam?

[@AdamTanPercussion]

David Vladovsky Ahaha why does that mean it’s sponsored? I get stuff sent to me all the time, but no one pays me to say anything good about the products so it’s still obligation free. Like if I sent you my piece I wouldn’t expect you to say glowing things about it haha