American Hickory Los Angeles 5A Drumsticks Wood

American Hickory dowels have to meet very strict quality characteristics to become a Vater drum stick. Vater only uses dowels that have a specific moisture content, straightness and grain structure, to produce a higher quality drum stick.

These Vater American Hickory Los Angeles 5A drum sticks are formed from hickory��the most popular drumstick material. Hickory is dense and strong so it is resistant to chipping and breaking. Stronger than maple, it also absorbs a lot of shock. As a result, these sticks lessen wrist and hand fatigue while playing.

Vater guarantees their drumsticks to be straighter, more consistent and of higher quality than all other leading drum stick manufacturers. 100% of Vater's drum sticks are manufactured in the U.S.A. All Vater drum sticks are tone and weight matched by computer analysis.

Available with wood or nylon tips.