Millenium 7A Carbon Drumstick

Extremely durable

They are a little "metallic" on the cymbals, but that's normal for carbosticks. Beware if they break they are like tiles, very sharp, but the great thing about them is they last a looooong loooong time without breaking.

Great value introduction to the world of carbon sticks

I normally play 5B sticks, but given carbon sticks are heavier, it necessitates the use of lighter gauge sticks. These are really great value for money, as they last a hell of a lot longer than wood sticks. With acoustic drums you have to adjust your play style a bit because they're harder than cymbals, but I find the advantages of stick durability to be worth it. These are really great value and thus an excellent way to see if carbon is for you or not.

Lack of Endurance

Just used them on rehearsal... not playing to hard on the cymbals and one of the sticks just broke in half...

Not recomended

This is my third pair of carbon sticks from different manufacturers and I must say that this Millenium series was a total dissapointement.

The stick was vibrating a lot which was very noticable while playing on heavy ride cymbal. A piece of stick broke of after a 5 minute rehersal, no other marks of usage were visible. But durring a live performance of a first song the stick broke - actually it was totaly crushed! Probably due to the fact that the stick is hollow and not made from one whole piece of carbon (as the sticks I used from other companies).

I decided you use carbon sticks beacuse of their durability but this product was a waste of money. :-(

No as good as before

These don't seem as good as the old ones which were very similar to "CarboSticks" which i would give 5 stars. These feel like the carbo/nylon sticks you can get. I'm not sure that I would want to use them live as the sound they make is not as good either.

I'm going to add to this. I just used a pair of these at a gig, they didn't get through the gig. They splinter and crack very easily and I'm a medium hitter. Dreadful.