Vic Firth 5BR Hickory Nova Red Wood Reviews

Nasty

Low quality wood, badly matched and not in any way related to standard Vic Firth sticks in terms of quality, weight or model specification.

The colour leaves nasty marks on the drum skins and feels flimsy.

They are cheap to buy, but it they are also cheaply made and will not last long.

Save a little more and buy yourself a decent pair of reliable sticks.

Poor Quality

The sticks play fine, but the leave lots of red marks on my cymbals and they break very quickly.

Splintered then broke

Sadly these sticks did not last long. The red started to ware off as it splintered more and more and ultimately it split far quicker than other sticks I've used since. I used these sticks a lot when I started drumming as I assumed Vic Firth was one of the best brands but I've since moved away after several occasions where this has happened. I would recommend Wincent for the thicker sticks. I've had no problem with Vic Firth's thinner sticks, but I play metal so I don't use them much.

Low budget/ Hoge kwaliteit

De Vic Firth nova is een goedkope stick met een even goede kwaliteit als de duurdere vic firth sticks, dus waarom 14¤ ofzo betalen voor 1 set als je er 3 paar hebt voor 4¤ meer.

De telsom is rap gemaakt. De rode en gewone sticks geven niet af op de cymbalen, de zwarte doen dit wel een beetje maar dat houd mij als metal drummer niet tegen!

simpelweg hoge kwaliteit tegen een klein prijsje!

These sticks look more cool than expected

I usually order the the black versions of these sticks. They've shown to be a great purchase for anyone who needs sticks as they and feel just as long as the non Nova versions but at a 3rd of the price.

As for looks, these are probably some of the cooler looking sticks I've owned, I expected them to be like there black counterparts and be a solid black colour, but no these have almost a marble effect on them that just works really well with the initial red colour.

Basically these sticks, are just as good as the non nova versions, look awesome and are a 3rd of the price. A good purchase for any drummer.