Vic Firth 5AN American Classic Hickory

best sticks ever

my go to drum sticks for the past 7 years. nylon tips on TOP!

Broke after a few uses

Broke after maybe 10 hours of use on mesh head E-drums.

One of my favorite pairs of drumsticks

I use theese sticks on my Millenium 750x kit, and mainly play deathcore and other metal subgenres.

Its my second pair now, after the first one broke after around 4 months of daily use, which is pretty good tbh.

I definetly recommend theese drum sticks.

Classic feel with a great articulation

Vic Firth as usual provides a great quality stick. The 5A size is a proven classic that has been used for decades. Having tried almost every stick on the market I tend to come back to this one.

I switch between a wooden tip 5a and a nylon tip 5a. Nylon is great in a jazz context where I need a very articulate ride cymbal sound. This stick can help to achieve that with thinner cymbals for example.

Another benefit of nylon is that the stick will last literally forever because tip usually breaks first reducing the stick sound.

Balanced sticks

Can't go wrong with these. Good quality, quite cheap, it look like they will last for some time and the nylon head is safer for e-drums.

not a real drummer

I am not an every day drummer so for me these sticks last for the year. I bought 1 pair when the pandemic started and managed to break those a year later :)

Personal favourite

I've played on them for 10+ years now and can't think of changing them any time soon. I like the feel of wood but the nylon tip means the tip will last and works with my electronic drum pad well enough. Quality is pretty solid and they last relatively long, at least compared to other sticks I've used.

Great feel and sound

I have used these sticks for the past MANY years - primarily used in playing metal, where they have a nice attack due to the nylon tip. They especially make the ride sound good for metal music.

They are nicely balanced and durable. No reason not to buy them, unless you go for a more "soft" sound.

Best value for money

Classic 5a stick works for virtually all musical situations, legendary quality, sticks are indeed matched and perfectly straight. It's my second time buying this pack and I'm very satisfied

I was quite surprised to find out that one stick is 1 gram less in weight than the other: 54.2 vs 55.2 grams (while the packaging states that they're weight-matched). If that means they're matched with 1gr tolerance, then they're right. But I wasn't expecting this from Vic Firth. I also have a 5AF pair from TAMA, and the difference is only 0.1gr. I use a 0.1gr precision electronic scale for measuring.