NOVA Drumsticks - 5A - Wood Tip

amazing if you're looking for heavier sticks with a lot of bounce. make sure you hold tight or put something to help grip. amazing sound too.

Excellent delivery speed and product! Best price too.

These sticks are great for practicing with, but using at gigs?? Only if you have too. Ive purchased these sticks a few times before and it is a somewhat gamble when buying them. As they are quite cheap the quality can vary. The first time i bought these they had a few blemishes but other then that, they were great. Second time buying they were perfect. But then i bought 2 pairs recently, one pair was perfect, but the other pair had dark patches and a natural hole in each stick, few mm in depth. Im not complaining, but i just want people to know this may happen. I filled the holes with some filler stuff and they are fine. The dark areas are only cosmetic, so im happy. Plus, the stronger you grip your drum sticks the more they will break. I have quite a loose grip and my band plays Alternative Rock/pop and these sticks will last over a month surprisingly. The reason i say this is because i read before people complaining these sticks break easy, but for me they dont. Must be the drummer, not the stick in my opinion. Thanks.

Good weight and quality.

Best drumsticks period ! Great feel long lasting even if you’re a hard hitter ! Perfect especially for rim shots

Perfect for my sons school drum lessons

Ultimately, these do the job, and I like them. I am a beginner so don't really need the whole balanced/matched etc thing. These are a 1/3 to a1/2 price cheaper than the more "industry standard" sticks. And the Vic firth name association adds to the assurance and appeal of the product. However, on other nova sticks, they have the Vic firth signature logo on them, and these don't, they just say "NOVA 5A" on them, which seems a bit off. I may update the findings of this mystery at some point. Either way, aside from some minor grumbles, no drama. These are 5A, which are about the most medium all-rounders in terms of size/thickness. Feel nice whether "fingertip loose" experimental zen jamming, or "had a REALLY bad day at work can things get any worse?! Yes of course they can if but I get sacked I'm taking those bas***ds down with me!" De-stress session. If you want light jazz, 7A will be lighter and easier to fettle subtle nuances out of the drums/cymbals. 5B are like 5A but thicker, a touch heavier. If John Bonham is your idol, 2B will be for you. Meaty, beaty, big and bouncy, they don't cut the trees into smaller pieces, they just de-bark the tree, carve a nipple on it, whack a logo and some woodstain on it and there's yer stick. For no-nonsense HARD rock. The ease of assembly was impressive, you just slide them out of the box and start clobbering, minimal whittling required. Grip?! What, me or the stick?!

Good feel and weight for 5A, however sheared straight down the grain after only a few sessions on my kit. I typically have a pair of sticks for a good few weeks, if not months, so this was slightly irritating.