Vater American Hickory Los Angeles 5A Drum Sticks

The sticks of current and future drumming stars.

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 hickorythe 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 Vaters 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.