Millenium FY-1 Floppy Sticks Reviews

Very good budget rods

Purchased as a heavier alternative to my Promark Cool Rods. They feel good and sound good however after a couple of months of use the upper binder that holds the dowels together started slipping. This is probably a technique issue with my hits, honestly, but I resorted to duct taping the binder back in place and this has worked since.

good

good build quality with a rubber grip.

Good for quiet playing

Decent sticks, rods themselves are durable, however I have found the rubber band around the sticks slides up and down the sticks after a little while playing with them.

Millenium FY-1 Floppy Sticks

In general, everything is fine. Execution quality OK.

But the balance is bad. The handle is heavy.

Not very comfortable to play.

I use it a little (it doesn't have much space in my music) - so it suits me. It is very inexpensive and the material is of high quality - so it will serve me for a very long time.

The sound is good on both drums and cymbals.

Seems good for price

Comfortable grip, nice dampened sound

Good rods

These work great, especially considering the price. The rebound is good, the sound is perhaps a bit too weak, but all in all, a good buy

Excellent rods, well built

Extremely durable rods and a good balance between regulars sticks and the usual rods without the solid handle. The only thing I would prefer would be a smaller diameter on the handle, I usually use a 5a stick but these are a fair bit bigger. You get use to it, but I think the feel and balance would be helped by slimming the handle down to around a 5a/b size. Other than that well worth the purchase.

Fine for some light jazz

Just to try out! Work well, and the length of the flexible end can be adjustment to make the hit lighter or heavier... still prefer stock, to; keeps my playing dynamics sharp!

Sound is a bit flat

Not as a great a range as I would like to have.

excellent for experimental music or more acoustic music

excellent for experimental or acoustic drum setups

excellent sticks

there's a heavy bounce from these so ide say get them if you want a nice bright loud sound, very nice :)

I've treid a lot of differnt rods...

I've tried a lot of different rods over the years, and I guess my main complain for most would be their poor durability. This is a problem I've encountered with premium brands! However I have to say the relatively low cost Millenium product has proven to be superb. They have a full and solid shaft where you hold the stick, which is greatr as it gives the feel of a conventional drum stick, but then the rods must be of a very high quality or durable wood, as they last four times as long as other products I've tried. I also really like the rod adjusted (the black band around the rods) which again is much more substantial and reliable than the typical rubber band you see on other products. Never once have I need to make running repairs with gaffa tape on these rods...

Well built

Good quality

Hot Rods

I personally prefer these to the Vic Firth hot rods, even though there is a high price difference. I have used them both in small jazz ensembles and in a production of Miss Saigon. I had great fun using these on a wood block in 'The American Dream', because they have a great bounce.

They are easily adjustable so there is great versatility in the sound you make. For build quality and general usefulness they are definitely a good buy, I don't know why they are so cheap!

Good for variation.

These give quite interesting sounds compared to sticks or brushes. They are very good for expanding your sound bank but i find them quiet chunky compared to other sticks. Great for slower playing.

A little thick in the hands

I got these mainly so I can practice without making quite as much noise, and they work well. Maybe the shafts are a bit too thick but I have never had another pair so I don't have much top compare them to. They give an interesting different sound on the cymbals.