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Wednesday, Oct 8
Style: Standard
Size: -inch
Color: Maple Wood
Features
- Beefed up neck diameter for power and durability
- Acorn style tip for broad, full sounds
- Very responsive stick
- Wood Tip
- L 16" D . 605"
Description
The Vater brand was officially established in November of 1991, but the Vater family history with drumsticks started decades earlier, in the basement of boston's legendary Jack's drum Shop. There, Alan and Ron's grandfather jack Adams, hand turned drumsticks for the drummers like Buddy rich as early as 1956. In the early to mid 1980's, the Vater Brothers began producing private- label drumsticks alongside sticks for Vic Firth and Zildjian. A few years of this LED to the brothers deciding to move their business to a new factory in Holbrook mA. Over the past decade, the Vater family and product line has expanded greatly, introducing innovative products such as the splash stick and acoustic, and welcoming renowned drummers like Chad Smith, Stewart Copeland, and Josh freeze. At Vater, our goal is simple. . . To produce the very best drumsticks and percussion accessories in the world.
Item Weight: 4 ounces
Product Dimensions: 15.75 x 1 x 1.6 inches
Country of Origin: USA
Item model number: VSM5BW
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer: No
Date First Available: November 10, 2005
Body Material: Wood
Color Name: Maple Wood
Material Type: Maple
Size: -inch
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Top Amazon Reviews
Style: Power
Size: -inch
Color: Maple Wood
Ok... giving a little background: I have always been using 5B's. I tried the Vic Firth AH5B which is Maple... cause Hickory was too heavy for my taste, and they tend to chip the tip... which I hate... and my hads did not felt that fast for me. Quite good for Rock and such, but when I needed to play something a little bit more versatile I couldn't make it. Specially Jazz or something lighter. That's why I tried Maple 5B's... but the thing is that I haven't enough weight to play a more straight Rock 'nroll situation (only jazz, or soft fusion). I looked for Vater, interested in the 3a's... because I wanted the fat and full broad taper with short neck on the stick... but with less weight... But Did not like the way the tip sounded on cymbals. So then, I found this Sugar Maple Power 5B's... and Oh man... All in my musical and drumming Life is finally in it's right place! First of All: The Tip It is a mix between a very sofisticated rounded Barrel and a ball... something I can't describe that good, except for the sound. It sounds crispy, and high def pitch... articulated and brings a lot of reflex. The Taper is not fat, and the neck is kinda Short, in relation with the lenght of the stick. The Lenght. I needed more reach because I wanted to play holding in the butt/base of the stick, but in tradicional 5B's had problems with Hickory (way heavy) and Maple (way loose and light). With this drumstick I can hold 1/8 before and grip just a little bit above the Vater Logo, and have perfect (BUT I MEAN, REALLY PERFECTION!) balance and reflex... I feel heavy enough to make staccato fills... and light enough to make soft strokes. The Tip gives a great Jazz Cymbal Sound... and the thin taper right at the end of the short neck gives great Hi hat crisp chunky sound. I highly recommend this! If you have big Hands... and wanna play between the spectrum of Heavy Rock, Punk, through Pop, Balad, Classic Rock... To Jazz and latin afro cuban music... this is for you my man! A Long Stick, with PERFECT balance... and Beefy grip with simultaneously light reflex with enough heaviness. (By the Way... Maple never chips, specially with tips. People complains about maple saying that it Breaks easily. That's not true... it's all about how you play. Sometimes I play Heavy Prog Rock kinda like Tool... or Animals as leaders kind of heavy hitter stuff... and I had never break a Stick in 15 years.)
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Reviewed in the United States on March 11, 2017 by Andrés Aguilar.
Style: Nylon Tip
Size: 5b
Color: Hickory Nylon
I bought a four pack of these at Guitar Center maybe five or six years ago. It wasn't until now that I needed to replace them, and that wasn't because any of them actually broke (unlike more expensive brands I've used.) It was because they were still playable but very worn out after years of use. They feel great. They play great, and the price is very affordable. What more can you ask for in a stick? I've only played the 5BN model so I can't vouch for the quality of others, but these have served me EXTREMELY well.
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Reviewed in the United States on May 21, 2023 by Michael Passarini
Style: Nylon Tip
Size: 5b
Color: Hickory Nylon
I really like the balance & feel & playability of these sticks that “dance In my hands.” You can look up specs on sticks for length & diameter but what is very important is the taper from the shoulder to the neck. If that is thicker, the stick will feel weighted more to the tip & if that is thinner, the stick will feel weighted more to the middle or back end. Personal preference. I bought 1 pair for $6.95 from Amazon & now that I tried these compared to other 5B sticks I my collection, I wish to buy many more. However, the Amazon price jumped to $7.95. I will wait to see if Amazon drops the price back to $6.95 & if they do, buy at least 1 dozen more.
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Reviewed in the United States on September 10, 2022 by Iconoclast Iconoclast
Style: Wood Tip
Size: 5b
Color: Hickory Wood
I switched to Vater in the 90s for their high quality, and probably used them before when I was using Zildjian sticks, because Vater was making them as well. I received a shipment of Vater 5Bs from Amazon yesterday and got the first warped stick I remember with a Vater stamp. Odds are it left the factory straight and warped afterward, since their quality control is very high, but wood is wood and these things can happen despite all. Amazon doesn't have a mechanism to replace one stick or part of an order, so I called Vater just to see if there was any way at all to get one warped stick replaced. Much to my surprise, the phone was answered by Alan Vater, and he was only too happy to send not one stick, but a matched pair as a replacement at no cost to me. Beyond that, it was nice to talk to one of the brothers behind my favorite sticks for nearly half my life. It was a very cool and unusual customer service experience that reinforced the loyalty I've had to the brand all these decades.
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Reviewed in the United States on March 16, 2021 by WN
Style: Nylon Tip
Size: 5b
Color: Hickory Nylon
I found these sticks are weighted well and hold up to a beating for quite a while. They aren't overly heavy and are thick enough to feel good and balanced in the hand. My only gripe is these things chip away into saw dust like noone's business. I get that they're wood and all sticks do this but good lord...
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Reviewed in the United States on July 3, 2023 by Gregory Hines
Style: Nylon Tip
Size: 5b
Color: Hickory Nylon
First time I’ve used 5b. Comfortable and well balanced.
Reviewed in the United States on November 8, 2023 by JOHNNIE L JOHNSON JR
Style: Wood Tip
Size: 5b
Color: Hickory Wood
My go to size and brand for 30 years plus. very consistent.
Reviewed in the United States on July 5, 2024 by Paul E
Style: Standard
Size: -inch
Color: Maple Wood
I play on an electric kit and after trying 6-7 different pairs of sticks I think I've found my perfect fit! These guys are insanely light due to their maple contruction yet still have 5B thickness that gives me as a new drummer a strong, confident grip on the stick. Some of the thinner sticks felt like toys in my hands and although they had a decent amount of rebound, they were so thin it was hard for me to keep a steady grip on the stick even with tape. This gives me a light stick with good rebound, and the solid feel I was looking for. Using these on an acoustic set will probably have you breaking them early an often, but as a vDrum player, I'd recommend these OVER the eStick by the other brand.
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Reviewed in the United States on April 22, 2016 by Jeremiah