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#149311 - 08/09/07 10:41 PM Least favorite sticks/mallets
snare777 blanks Registered: 05/16/07 Loc: Ft.Mitchell KY	I've heard favorites, but what sticks do you guys dislike? _________________________ Dixie Heights Marching Colonels 8th grader - Top bass (first year) 9th grader - Snare (second year) Steve Vai - “Besides being a guitar player, I'm a big fan of the guitar. I love that damn instrument.”
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#149312 - 08/10/07 02:02 AM Re: Least favorite sticks/mallets [Re: snare777]
hiredgoonthug Registered: 05/15/07 Loc: Ontario, California	i really hate every vic firth stick that isnt a marching model (im a promark guy when it comes to set) i really hate tenor mallets. like the sound but i just hate the way they feel, i prefer sticks. (thats why i use vegas when i gotta play tenors) and i really hate it when i get hollow/dead/over-light ralphies. which happens a lot for my tastes. _________________________ Lasciate Ogni Speranza Voi Ch'Entrate www.myspace.com/esalv_ftw
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#149313 - 08/10/07 03:48 AM Re: Least favorite sticks/mallets [Re: hiredgoonthug]
insanejin Registered: 08/02/05 Loc: irvine, ca	vaters...
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#149314 - 08/13/07 12:20 AM Re: Least favorite sticks/mallets [Re: insanejin]
flammed5on5 Registered: 08/05/07 Loc: AZ (Academy Rocks)	i dont like most promark. the tenor sticks similer to the vegas are amazing, but i like vic other than that. vater i have never seriously used, but snugglebunny of very respected set players use them, i have never heard of anyone legit useing their marching line though. from my experience with tenor mallets i dont like them, but our line is using some this year so i will see how vic mallets are. i hate aheads. while they last a really long time, they sound way too heavy for my tastes and dont feel good at all.and the sizes are too similer and big. big sticks are meant for the field. 5b is the biggest i use on set now. _________________________ 06-07 Red Mountain HS-Tenor Winter- Vibes, Percussion 07-08 Red Mountain HS-Tenor squad leader Winter- Unlikely to happen....:( My Drums- Dynasty Six Pack: 6,8,10,12,13,14,
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#149315 - 08/13/07 09:26 PM Re: Least favorite sticks/mallets [Re: snare777]
LySferra Registered: 11/13/05 Loc: Milford Ohio	Ralph Hardimons. Promark. Hate them _________________________ That's funny; last time I was in France, all the bread was stale. 04-05 Clarinet/Pit 05-06 Snare/Pit 06-07 Snare
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#149316 - 08/13/07 11:52 PM Re: Least favorite sticks/mallets [Re: LySferra]
FatMatt Registered: 05/29/07 Loc: RTP, North Carolina	I went to a Cavaliers camp and they gave me a pair of IP Jim Casella's. IP really screwd the pooch on this particular pair of sticks; it's so low pitched, and feels so terrible... the tone quality is up to par with playing with the handle of a Vic dreadlock. I went back to the place where the sticks had been issued to see if I could get a different pair, and everything had vanished, like they hadn't been there in the first place. I generally don't like Innovative Percussion, but I was hoping to get at least a decent pair of sticks. I'm also not a fan of Ralph Hardimons... everyone loves them and they seem great until you feel the power and might of the Scott Johnson snare stick. I'd have to say my least favourite stick, forever and all time, is the Innovative Percussion FS-1 -- I hate it. _________________________ My Homepage Cary High School Marching Band and Winter Drumline :: 2002- 2007 NC State Marching Band :: 2007- 2008 ConsTitution :: 2008
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#149317 - 08/14/07 12:17 AM Re: Least favorite sticks/mallets [Re: FatMatt]
sagesdrum09 Registered: 08/03/07 Loc: monticello, IL	thom hannums. i tried my friends pair and i absolutely hatted them. the dennis delucia i sorta hate as well. but if they were longer i would be pleased with them _________________________ 06-present snare - drum captain monticello 05-06 cymbals monticello high school 03-05 snare bement high school
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#149318 - 08/14/07 12:41 AM Re: Least favorite sticks/mallets [Re: sagesdrum09]
chstenors09 Registered: 05/13/06 Loc: Cabot, Arkansas	Vic Firth MT-1's... Can't stand mallets in general, but aluminum mallets just don't work for me.
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#149319 - 08/14/07 11:32 PM Re: Least favorite sticks/mallets [Re: chstenors09]
drumsrock36 Registered: 10/19/06 Loc: michigan	promark _________________________ E.D.H.S.Drumline 06-07 5th Bass 07-08 Snare
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#149320 - 08/17/07 12:02 PM Re: Least favorite sticks/mallets [Re: chstenors09]
SkyDog Registered: 12/29/05	Quote: Vic Firth MT-1's... Can't stand mallets in general, but aluminum mallets just don't work for me. MT1's were Sta-Pac wooden mallets (as shown HERE). The MT-1A is aluminum. My personal anti-favorites: Snare: Pro-Mark DC10 Rob Carson Nothing against Pro-Mark's sticks in general, but these logs are simply a throwback (more like "throw away") from a different era. Tenor: Pro-Mark ATA-1 Tenor Mallets. I might've given Pro-Mark a mulligan for the snare sticks, but there's no excuse for this one. These mallets are so end-heavy, it feels like you're playing with hammers.
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