Why You Can't Afford Drumsticks Anymore (4 Reasons)

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[@brettclurdrums]

What sticks are you using?

[@giladsgroove275]

I use different sticks depends both on the situation and genre I'm playing, could be 2b 5b or 7a. Anyway my go-to are Vic Firth Peter Erskine Signature- they feel incredibly natural in my hands and have the best articulation. For the pricing problem I used to buy bundle of 6 pairs which reduce the cost to around 13$ which is pretty good i think

[@do8671]

Los Cabos! 👌🏻

[@kotopec4978]

Agner bebop and casual 7an. My sticks live around 3-4 years and never actually break, only the tips are getting less firm. Agner have a weird weight (2 pares of the same model can have a ridiculous difference in grams), but balance is on another level, it's a pleasure just to hold them in hands. And xylo mallets are also great😁

[@gergelyszula5171]

My new favorite is Balbex 5a ✌️

[@crusnikkoeberg9559]

What ever I can afford at this point. I'm in SA as well.

[@ShawnBohrer]

1. Use nylon tips to keep the tips from chipping 2. Move the bottom hi-hat tilt screw closest to you so that the bottom cymbal tilts away from you. This prevents the bottom cymbal edge from sticking out and chewing up your sticks when you play with the shoulder on the edge of the hi-hat. 3. Use good technique and let the stick rebound. On rimshots hit more head and less rim. Most of the sound comes from the drum and even a little bit of rim gives the rimshot sound.

[@kevindohn6776]

for sure man, that bottom hi hat cymbal is the stick murderer !

[@hanbo123]

My favorite drumsticks are oven-baked with a little garlic. Mmmm, so good!

[@brettclurdrums]

Well there's no beating that.

[@andreasbreitwieser1449]

Here in Germany we have at least two great alternatives with i use very often, it is Rohema Sticks and Tebbs drumsticks from Austria. I can recommend both brands for being absolutely high quality and perfect made.

[@neilpateldpt]

Man I LOADED up on stick back in 2018 when they were still 9.99 for my pro mark Japanese oak sticks and haven't hd to step foot in a guitar center since. Thats an insane increase.

[@jhp4689]

So true. I also started using cheaper brands but they were surprisingly good to play.

[@brettclurdrums]

I think it's also due to the quality of the bigger brands dipping a bit. Heard a lot of drummers say so!

[@do8671]

You have to try Los Cabos drumstick! In red hickory!

[@Jrenglehorn]

Love LC

[@sterlingpratt4901]

Love 🖤

[@kevindohn6776]

My local music store just a little west of Montreal, Canada ( although the frenchies think Quebec is a country ) had an upside down floortom being used like a big bucket, was full of drumsticks, apparently they were factory seconds, i couldn't see anything wrong with them, and they were $4.00 ( Canadian $ ) a pair, they had 5A & 5B, hickory & red hickory. I bought a dozen pairs right then ! I prefer bigger sticks, but for that price I'll make due !

[@pal4597]

Try Los Cabos from Canada 5B Red Hickory

[@DRUMM3RX7]

My opinion is that with my technique changing over the years and stick prices going up I seem to break them less. However with the price going up on Vic firths I’ve found that strangely the quality has gone down. Now when I’ve played them and they have something stupid break and it’s been a couple days. They will send you new ones. But you have to contact customer support. Vater and Meinl make awesome drumsticks too! And they seem to be more durable. I think if we all switch to the brands that are higher quality rather than more prestige we will see a decrease in Vic firth and other big stick brands prices. But even though here in the US the sticks are still 12-15 dollars it’s quite annoying. But 27 is crazy. Thanks for the great content man. Keep it up!

[@brettclurdrums]

You're not the first person I've heard saying Vic's quality is dipping! Quite sad, really. I always knew them as the best stick brand and always planned on using them for life. Times change quickly haha

[@the_rummer]

you're the only person i know that says the competition rises the prices. if this is right then why governments encourage competition to prevent monopoly?

[@xxFireFighterxx]

Wow. South Africa! How do you like living there? Im just curious if you don't mind. Also is song master better than the Moises software?

[@brettclurdrums]

I love it here! :) thankfully I work online and earn dollars, so I benefit from the high exchange rate for most things (except buying gear haha). Weather is super nice, and there are some GREAT tourist towns like Cape Town. Song Master seems to offer a lot more than Moises. While Moises is mostly meant to be used as a phone app, Song Master is in-depth software that works best on your computer. Also, it's a once-off payment, which I always prefer to subscription payments.

[@xxFireFighterxx]

@@brettclurdrums one time payoff. Now I like that. I mainly use Moises with my computer but I do have the phone app. But again that one time pay makes me more interested so I can drop Moises. Thanks for the info and you have a good day.

[@krasiomilchev160]

I switched to nylon tips years ago because I was fed up with my wooden tips breaking in half and losing clarity on the cymbals. I use one pair of Vic Firth 5bN until it's completelly chewed up by rim shots and ready to snap and the logo is almost completelly erased.

[@brettclurdrums]

Great idea! It sucks when those nylon tips fly off though

[@krasiomilchev160]

@@brettclurdrums It has never happened to me so far. But even if it did, I'd glue them back :D

[@Davenci_T1st]

Oh man i just went to check prices here in my country (i live in south america), just need my good old 5bs and turns out they're around 20 to 25 american dollars, that's way too much compared to the 8 to 10 dollars it use to cost, i even use to buy sticks on packs on 12 pairs to save even more. This actually will affect the amount i even play on the acustic drums. For the moment i was just practicing on my e-kit trying to extend the lifespan of my sticks

[@brettclurdrums]

Sucks big time! I'd recommend trying out cheaper brands. You may have a few local brands that aren't actually too bad?

[@kushking420]

They cost me about $25 Canadian dollars in Canada of course, I buy an 8 pair pack now from sweetwater, pay the american price shipping and duty fees and they still cost me less then anything I can find in Canada online. I save about $30 in the end. Pretty sad

[@sauzeeee]

Shouldn’t have broken my Firegrain 7As. Nowadays it’s almost twice the price here lol

[@mrlnstrousden]

In the uk it’s definitely gone up to newrly £15 here. Buts thats mad $27 fuckkkkkk

[@brettclurdrums]

Hectic, hey! Don't even get me started on Roland drum kits in South Africa haha

[@mrlnstrousden]

@@brettclurdrums I hate to think bro 😂🤣

[@brettclurdrums]

@@mrlnstrousden They have a few Roland VAD706 kits here, which cost between $8000 and $10 000 in the US. But they're between $13 000 and $14 000 in the SA music stores. So pricey that I don't even know if anyone owns one. A lot of them get hired out for various events.

[@mrlnstrousden]

@@brettclurdrums Jesus Christ, that’s insane. I bet the second hand market for you guys has gone bonkers too.

[@P_Blake]

Innovative percussion percussion has maintained an average price of $9.99.

[@brettclurdrums]

Gotta try those out :)

[@P_Blake]

@@brettclurdrums Might I recommend the 9A model? I really like the Nir Z model too for more heavy hitting songs.

[@brettclurdrums]

@@P_Blake Got you!

[@crusnikkoeberg9559]

Dude, go to cash crusaders. Sanchez sticks are cheep as fuck. R130 for a set of six. They're not the best, buuuuuuuuut it's something.

[@alexgreenling]

Reason #5 you’re not using xcel drumsticks. Seriously though, Vic firth’s quality has severely dropped. I used them for years, stopped playing for a bit, and when I started up again they are so much lighter and break super fast. Xcel reminds me of old stock vf’s and I really hope they’re able to maintain high quality product and such a great price.

[@XeRo333]

Promark all the way!!

[@fredlittle8127]

Are your gigs paying appreciably more than a couple of years ago? I'm guessing not. Truth is musicians' wage is likely where it was 30 years ago. Just sayin'.

[@brettclurdrums]

Good point!