Vater Gospel Series 5A Hickory Wood Tip Drum Sticks, Pair

(drummer of 27 years) I play drums daily and at church and I ran upon these sticks at a conference and had to find & try them out I did here on Amazon. My review is. -They are well balanced, strong, do not break or chip easy as I thought as I never used Vater before always Vic Firth. The extra 1/2 does balance the sticks out nice. A pair of sticks will last 2 weeks played daily on average. I don't get paid to buy these sticks ..I pay full price and these are the only 5A stick I use now. I been playing drums for 27 yrs and this is my honest review on these sticks.

I was using Vic Firth extreme 5A Nylon for years. I tried these on a whim. I LOVE THEM!!! I have played with them now for three weeks. Barley any nicks or chips. The Vic's would have been replaced twice by now. Great Product Vater!!!!

Love these sticks!

Nice 5a a little bit heavier than i expected

Caution: these sticks are large sized with a very steep taper. If you need sticks which give you a nice ride bounce and subtle snare work, these are not it! Size wise, these sticks are more like a concert snare stick, or a Buddy Rich stick. They call these sticks the Gospel Series 5A, but they are the largest 5a style stick I've ever seen. They are very close to an Ian Paice style and size stick for heavy playing, with lots of front end heft. If you need a beefy stick for high volume in a non mic setting, or outdoor concert setting, these might just do the trick, otherwise, don't waste your money.

Title says it all, really.Bought these to try out because I really like Vater products, but these were the weakest pair of sticks that I've ever received from them. Didn't even last one church service. For hickory sticks, I expected them to last a lot longer than they did, but they felt more like maple sticks and played like them as well.I'll stick to my Pro Rocks or Super 5As from Vater for now.