1980s Electronic Drum Sticks.

[@pettycinnamon]

The INSTANT snap of the sticks absolutely killed me

[@LeeDee5]

The silence after that

[@pettycinnamon]

​@@LeeDee5 complete utter shock

[@antiseth3964]

Maaan I just *exploded* with laughter. I don’t know what he expected, but I don’t think he expected them to suck *that* much.

[@ForsakenFenix]

I just got to that part, and I laughed harder than I should at it.

[@offscreen6578]

I replayed that part like 4 times just because of how perfect that moment was. So much buildup and it breaks in one hit.

[@Magnere]

Seeing those sticks snap almost instantly upon use, and just his face of total disbelief of how absolutely cheap they were, and the laughter afterwards, totally made my day ten times danker. Keep it up.

[@charlieabe]

Its old and cheap plastic, that thing is weaker than a twig!

[@minmogrovingstrongandhealthy]

Nevermind that I am surprised this didn't break right when he took it out of the box. It's 30+ year plastic and plastic don't last that long.

[@SporkSlayer]

It did say to handle them gently and carefully. 3:56

[@zembryoz]

The sticks are made for children and younger adults in 1985. The plastic has become brittle. They are cheap but they were not that cheap. I owned these in the 80s and they lasted longer than the amp did.

[@EnheTook50Benadryl]

​@@zembryozand what sound did they make😊

[@Awesomelessboy]

Watching Wade absolutely burst out laughing at how cheap the sticks were is the best thing I've seen all day.

[@Kingo2688]

I just love it when he laughs at poorly made things in general 😂

[@thatpersonsmusic]

I had incredibly low expectations for them, but they still disappointed me

[@PhoggHawk]

I was already laughing just like that before he even began laughing 😂😂😂

[@Kalvinjj]

*With the delay, after the confused/impressed/disappointed face

[@likemidis]

Yes

[@techbaffle]

If you play the drums fast enough, you get the sweet sounds of an untuned FM radio 😂

[@galactic-hamster7043]

Ah yes, amen breaks

[@Roadent1241]

I was thinking an 8-bit bit of Contra kit XD

[@chevron-vw5rn]

Or the sound of a steam train going really fast

[@Derpytaco-iy8ok]

or that vietnam war meme

[@patricklauer4452]

Lmao

[@fangorn23]

@6:50 "you WORE TWO WATCHES FOR THIS?!!?" the outrage. *chefs kiss*

[@tbnrtate6129]

You know when your drumsticks are good when they sound like a cheap machine gun when you use them

[@Silver_wind_1987_]

Bruh it sounds like a person blowing into a microphone

[@RedFeatherG]

Radio Shack sticks go BRRR

[@claytonno2571]

back in nam' simulator

[@anthonynelson2005]

Nothing is more classic then him saying “can you believe no one bought this?”

[@Jfraire99]

We need a shirt saying this

[@Ozzy_Dude]

Almost as good as how he talks about having a drum thing which is his drum thing🤣

[@ZiggyVB]

I've personally added it to my own vocabulary when I find something absolutely rubbish.

[@CLEImmortal]

It’s a surprise that Radio Shack went out of business with products like this.

[@Oh_Low]

can you believe it? they sold such good products am i right?

[@LordofDiamondsMetal]

and then came back in the form of an embarrasing shitposting twitter account peddling crypto

[@sporemaster97]

@@Oh_Low Some stuff was actually good Zip Zaps were dope, and they were also one of the few physical locations that sold things like resistors and capacitors off the shelf. They did make some garbage like this though lmao

[@JLsoft]

'Da memez', but these were from a toy company called Nasta and just rebranded for Radio Shack like most of their other electronics.

[@NeogreenPeaches]

@Chillie being able to just run to a store and buy shit like capacitors and whatnot for building circuits is something we are missing now days. The only thing radio shack was good for :(

[@abhijithnarayan1370]

my favourite moment was at 6:42, when the sticks provided percussion to your murderous rage and to their own impending doom.

[@thepyro7845]

I just BROKE DOWN laughing when the drumsticks hit. The anticipation, then they snapped, in less than 2 hits. Great content.

[@Sonofholhorse]

I had these as a kid; while they never made for a great "drumming" experience, I always had a blast with them. They survived long enough to be passed on to someone else's kids!

[@jdub48]

I've still got mine! The tips are both broken off though. 😂

[@sopwithhannah2401]

I guess they were never hit on a real drum 😂

[@Sonofholhorse]

@@sopwithhannah2401 No, I'm pretty sure that the instructions explicitly stated NOT to strike them on anything solid.

[@floyd9572]

I had them as a kid too. So stupid, but they were a blast.

[@Dorelaxen]

I had some too. I loved the hell out of them. My mom...not so much.

[@OrangeDied]

i love watching an australian man waffle VERY enthusiastically about assorted drum related topics

[@CookieJarOfficial]

i do that every morning when i wake up

[@treiz01]

I mean, he is a professional drummer with a music degree.

[@DerMBen]

​@@treiz01 Yeah, and it's fun to listen to someone who's passionate about what he does.

[@conaldeugenepeterson2147]

I also love an enthusiastic waffle

[@mariexlupin]

Oh. My god. You have solved a MYSTERY for me. My dad had these very ridiculous electronic drum sticks, and I used to mess around with them as a kid when I visited my grandparents. They disappeared at some point during my childhood and I could NEVER remember the name to find them again. I am hunting one down, that is ultimate nostalgia right there.

[@Transformers_nerd_stop_motions]

lol

[@limeflashlight4101]

Haha epic

[@SleepscapeSerenity]

"Disappeared" meaning your grand parents chucked them

[@mariexlupin]

@@SleepscapeSerenity haha that is definitely what my grandma thought my grandpa did! He never admitted it, but my grandma was far too sentimental to throw out any of my dad’s stuff 😂

[@autothepilot6513]

9:43 his laugh is so contagious. When he laughs I laugh too.

[@catherineboland6751]

Absolutely howling laughing at this but then nearly cried with how adorable Frank was when she popped her lil head out the box.

[@winebird8952]

I’ve never seen a one hit wonder drumstick before. Very impressive.

[@petershillito]

Genuinely crying with laughter when the stick broke after one hit. You did well to hold in the laughter for as long as you did

[@nickwallette6201]

I think that was a moment of actual shock and dismay. :-D

[@ChazBuns]

iPod sticks: not motion activated, could work “fine” on the drums RadioShack sticks: plays own sound, gets self-conscious when it sees a drum that could make a better sound than it, and therefore crushes under the pressure and embarrassment Also hey look mom I’m in the livestream chat on a dankpods episode :D :fronk:

[@MisterFribble]

@ChazBuns do you recall which stream it was?

[@rainbowkittycat627]

My parents just went through my room and threw out all of my stuff after I failed school because I haven’t had access to my adhd medicine, (first because of the national shortage and then because a random psychiatrist we don’t go to somehow got my doctor to stop getting them for me without telling me) and now i’m depressed in a way I haven’t been in 5 years, so thank you for always being here to shine light on my darkest times.

[@losandroscoast]

Wow

[@loficampingguy9664]

Hey there mate I hope you're doing better these days and that you're able to keep finding things that bring you joy Stay safe ^-^

[@itsjustakari]

7:29 "Combo x999"

[@creeperx3sssboom347]

"Die one thousand deaths!"

[@dave_jeep]

my college course actually required me to buy that book and identify wood species. it was quite interesting learning how different they are

[@клаустрофилдбормоглотов]

Its good!always good to know woods to work with!wich is go where.😆

[@TheSektorz]

9:27LOL I love how Dankyboy needed a loooong time to process what just happened, before he laughed also his hair is getting bigger than Fronk's snoody boopa

[@CobraDBlade]

Dank you're forgetting, these are 80s SYNTH drums. They're built specifically for your next Vanilla Ice drum gig!

[@evanmatthew2930]

I had these as a kid. They were rad and there WAS a way to get more sounds out of them. I remember getting little laser sounds out of them. Problem was they sucked the energy out of a 9v so quickly I rarely played with the synthesizer on.

[@MrMetalpunx]

What universe are you from?

[@MrMetalpunx]

@Forthakine I did some looking he must of had hit “stix” 2 but this wasn’t made by radio Shack just sold by

[@realhuman5688]

8:24 the sudden cut to him screaming at frank, frank being frank and then disconnecting then danky screaming fraaaank... it was perfect lmaoo

[@KenzertYT]

“YOU WORE TWO WATCHES FOR THIS!?!?” May have killed me

[@aqua-bery]

I love the neon aesthetic. It's so cool to me idk. Anyway, wade, you're amazing. I love you.

[@RealNeonPlayz]

same lol

[@RivLoveshine]

Memphis design is truly great!

[@Crows_Den]

Finally a machine to take Gmod collision noises with me on the go! Fantastic product.

[@VicodinGH]

7:23, the satisfying taps of the sticks to just the TV static of the 'sticks' made me crack up,

[@pipo8561]

9:30 even the guy in the iPod is looking over in disbelief.

[@afeathereddinosaur]

These Hit Stix sounds like what you hear in a rhythm game when you activate the hit noise and play anything beyond medium difficulty.

[@hikikomorihachiko]

they go so hard, unironically an amazing sound

[@dcurry7287]

Amen, brother. I'm gonna sample em.

[@cleanycloth]

think they just went raking through the bins trying to find literally any kind of chip that makes a noise lol

[@skinwalker69420]

​@@cleanycloth It sounds like the white noise generation on an NES, I wouldn't be surprised if it was literally white noise.

[@dcurry7287]

Dank pls go through the guts for us nerds and tell us if it's just a sad transistor cranked to the gills.

[@iguana51]

Listen to the intro of the song Poison by Bell Biv DeVoe, I swear it's the same sample

[@Legofan2676]

This makes me wonder how sticks made of a really hard wood like lignum vitae would work. And yes thats an actual wood name.

[@kirianeo]

Oh hey that’s our national flower

[@Jules-69lol]

LOL LIGMA WOOD

[@DaniGleenberg]

man I'm gonna need a 10 hour loop of you drumming on the table to fall asleep to that sounded so nice

[@Emzy89]

My older brother had a pair of these, I seem to remember theres a revised version that had switches on the sticks to change the sound. It's funny you're doing this as I thought about these like a day or two ago. ❤️ From a fellow Audio nerd and muso from Vic.

[@LordHonkInc]

Very few videos manage a captivating introduction, gripping second act, and then finish with an absolutely exemplary climax. This really is peak entertainment content!

[@MikeStavola]

Back in the day, I wanted a cheap electronic drum synth, and I got these as a gift. I regretted even asking for anything.

[@husseinhasan8296]

5:33 honestly, that would work better as a machine-gun sound affect 😂

[@Roadent1241]

Glad I wasn't the only one thinking that!

[@fishyc43sar]

a machine gun audio clip straight out of a SoundBlaster 16 and CGA Graphics, with some old lady speaking on a Nokia 3315 nearby causing some static noises on the speakers, yes.

[@Frank_Pods]

Thank you for covering Pepsi Man one last time. I know it's a pain in the ass to play cause it just keeps going, but I loved every minute of it everytime you covered it.

[@tastyfruitsamurai]

There are so many running gags going on filled with so much wierd fun stuff in between. Love it!

[@Handington]

9:27 You should've hit the cymbol, that's the perfect "Ba-dum tss!" moment!

[@Cos3527]

My day has been crap, that stick breaking single handedly made it, I watch all of your channels, you only make bangers, keep it up!

[@DJDekgit]

7:07: drum sounds? Nah, my grandpa's old disel truck upon ye.

[@jonw12]

Lol. Great upload as always. You're hilarious and your videos are great because watching them feels like hanging out with an old friend. From down under.

[@TheDawnofVanlife]

Made my day seeing Wade’s full body laugh. Like his whole body just really leans into it. So infectious.

[@ezyto]

these are actually really interesting, 8-Bit Keys has a great video on a plug-in keyboard version of these for an 80s keyboard

[@swordsmasher200]

well those were pretty decent for the time. i would kill to see dank do something with them

[@lisan3627]

Wade's infectious laughter is even more powerful when his face is on camera

[@jaythatguyyouknow5135]

“This is the most over sold thing I ever handled” That’s saying a lot, especially when you think of all the adventures with Craig…

[@LarxieArveri]

i always enjoy seeing Frank at the end of these vids, what a cute chonker 🥰

[@kjaarda1]

Had these as a kid! Also had a swatch watch(on packaging) as well as a swatch protector.

[@Mechanicoid]

I miss my Swatch watch and protector.

[@paradox_arthur7425]

Crikey that was bloody enjoyable keep up the amazing work mate

[@EdibleGymSock]

Loving that perm-padour thing you got going on, man.

[@FunzieOne]

gotta say, the ipod sticks really set the bar high. I was all settled in ready for a smash session and they just biffed it so hard

[@rolloutthebarrel]

I had these and also a guitar type version. I loved the idea and quickly discovered how terrible they were at anything but sometimes making the noise when you wanted it with no real consistency in muscle memory

[@carlthecamper7059]

I just gotta say, I recently found this channel and fucking love the format and energy. Im here for all future vids, cheers!

[@mikedrop4421]

Omg I remember these. It's a culmination of everything you've trained for!

[@lvbboi9]

Gotta say, I love the visual aesthetic of your drumming room. That shirt and hair color match way too well with everything else. Edit: 9:28 I love the guy in the iPod, he's in just as much disbelief.

[@colinboice]

One thing worth mentioning on the sticks breaking is that age really messes with plastics strength, there were a couple handles on a tool box made of plastic someone gave a coworker of mine at work that was pretty old that you could practically crumble to dust in your hands.

[@De19thKingJulion]

It all turns back into dinosaur particles.

[@sonters]

It also really depends on the type of plastic and the environment they've been kept in. Wouldn't surprise me if these weren't stored in ideal conditions for keeping plastic strong haha

[@chrisbarnard3946]

I feel like there are so many cool things we have been shown in the past that aren't in the Patreon that we never get to see and recently it's been a lot more kids toys and magazines even tho they are fun

[@JSTRonline2]

The sticks breaking immediately actually made me burst out in laughter. That was amazing.

[@fuzzywuggzy506]

Back when I played the drums like ten years ago I pretty much always used nylon tipped hickory sticks (I can't remember the brand, they had US interstate signs on them), though I never used LED ones, I want to get back into playing the drums and should still have a kit in storage, and I feel like my first experience should be with cheap clear jank plastic glowing sticks, and hey, now that I'm a hardware engineer I can mod them to make them even more tacky.

[@thewritingroo]

I just laughed uncontrollably for a good few minutes after the sticks just snapped immediately, beautiful.

[@RetroChickenNugget]

Dank, please please PLEASE do a showcase of all the stuff under the monitor!

[@EXACTLY_FinallySomeoneGetsMe]

I would legit love that so much

[@RetroChickenNugget]

@@brandontechnerd some of us can't afford $1 a month. If I wanted to break mp3 players all the time i would buy them.

[@bailey.5456]

I still refuse to believe DankPods is anything more than hands

[@spacegnome2476]

Just when I finish a Dankpods video Wade comes out and throws me another. Very D A N K

[@dingustube420]

Professional nugget sticks from the 80s, amazing.

[@nathangutierrez3026]

10:31 my favourite part of the entire video

[@ptstrong3]

I had these when they were new. I was seriously let down. 😂😂. Thanks for the memories.

[@raze1669]

The moment the stick broke on the first hit and dankpods just sits there in disbelief is the funniest thing.

[@neruwu]

Omg this is the first time I listened to bits from your drum stream with headphones on instead of the crappy smartphone speaker. It sounds Soo goood❤️

[@LillyP-xs5qe]

The instant snap was so funny. But I remember watching my friend play the drums, there is nothing gentle about that instrument, most of the time you do just smash the heck out of it. That why playing slow and gentle is hard for most drummers

[@Kummahndough]

The snap of the drumstick followed by pure silence could not be more comedic.

[@jackmehoff698]

I actually had some of these in the 80s. Yes they snapped at the orange to yellow transition, but they also go me into playing the drums too.

[@dhoffnun]

I had a set of these. Realized how "good" they were before I'd even gotten home from the mall.

[@doifraticanini]

Every time this person uploads a new video, the excitement I get is amazingly high 😅

[@snoopdoggthecertifiedg6777]

“This person”

[@seesamy3867]

@Snoop Dogg The Certified G are you implying australians aren't people

[@snoopdoggthecertifiedg6777]

@@seesamy3867 I’m implying that they should have said either DankPods or Wade

[@deancarey5098]

The most shocking thing about this video is how nice the new trim is on dank! That is a spicy haircut (In the best way possible)

[@Eden_Laika]

Great, now I'm imagining wearing denim socks. Thanks, Dank.

[@Jezee213]

I'm a drummer too, my uncle is the drummer for April Wine and yes! sticks are so important. They can change the way you play, the weight, density, length, diameter. I personally am a Pro-mark 2B hickory man, I went through a phase where every pair I'd buy was different so I've tried a lot of different sicks haha. The problem with these is you can't hear the accents, very important!

[@turle8645]

I like how it sounds better without the batteries inside

[@kevinwhite6176]

There was another model that had a switch (somewhere - maybe it was on the stick? or on the amplifier?) and it made different sounds. You would have been angrily impressed by the multiple noises.

[@darkgravity237]

I swear when those sticks snapped immediately, I laughed so hard and when Wade started laughing to I just died haha.

[@Addixxtion]

Ah this brought back some memories! I had this exact set/model! It would have been late 80's and I was desperate to be a drummer and since my parents valued their sanity, they got me these instead! I thought they wanted to encourage me, but now I think it was given to me in the hopes it would put me off drumming forever?! 😂 Well I'm 41 now, and although I did drum off and on for a while, I finally got a Pearl kit a couple of years later! I didn't become a drummer, I switched over to guitars in the end. - What a cool story time 🤦😂 Thanks for this vid el Danko, took me right back !

[@OceanGrenade]

That is EXACTLY my same story! I enjoy going for a saxophone and guitar a year later. 😂

[@dingusboi7045]

09:37 lol

[@dannazione653]

9:21 onwards has to be the greatest piece of cinematic comedy i have ever had the pleasure to witness

[@-YELDAH]

i want a full line of merch with "can you believe no-one bought this?" on em wow he really has more watches than those sticks have sounds, i'm impressed

[@munzlp]

Loved the Tires on Fire eurobeat at 12:04, awesome!

[@portmagot1467]

Love the vids man, always makes my day 👍

[@mattjnewham]

Only ever watched this channel and this is the first time I’ve ever seen what you look like. Not what I expected, but not disappointed

[@dunkelklinge]

They snapped like a stick of asparagus.

[@1middy]

I've actually used those light up sticks during one of my classes a while ago(borrowed from the teacher). Cool novelty, not once did it cross my mind to actually buy em tho they just feel _off_ 😭

[@jr_kulik]

I love your content, thank you for keeping our moods tolerable !

[@Sabrintwitt3r]

I've totally forgotten about them! 8-Bit guy had made a video about a keyboard using these ages ago

[@RyanMercer]

I had these and loved them as a kid

[@Mr.Mousey]

I love whenever he shows something from his stream/just his stream studio it's 12 times more chaotic then anything he does in videos

[@Russty_copper]

That haircut is sharp 3:01 🤣🤣🤣

[@jorge119999]

1:17 is perfect, has me in tears

[@Iruparazzo]

finally, I had these as a kid in the 80's lol

[@benjaminleffler9351]

I had a set of these as a kid. At one point the yellow tips broke off and they actually worked better when doing the air drumming. Still sounded terrible but the response had less lag.

[@manhattanskylinesnow]

Sometimes I forget what he looks like and every time I see him, I fall in love with him and his personality. Keep being your awesome self!

[@dylannz0321]

3:45 Rotate the VOLUME!!! control away from OFF!!! To turn on the unit, 😂