Vic Firth 85A American Classic Hickory

Drumsticks

American Classic series
Hickory wood
Wooden tip
Intermediate size between 8D and 5A
A great stick when 5A is too heavy and 8D too thin and light
Ideal for jazz and fusion
Length: 406 mm
Diameter: 14.0 mm

Available since October 2000
Item number 134816
Sales Unit 1 piece(s)
Material Hickory
Nylon Tip No
Tip Tear Shaped
Type 85A
Length in mm 406 mm
Handle Diameter in mm 14,0 mm
Weight in g 45,5 g

189 kr

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AMAZING STICKS

Bryanvdl 05.03.2019

I used my drumsticks to play the drums.

The stick is very durable and good in handling. It is very simple to find the optimal rebounce point in the stick (Which is between the flag and the letters). The sticks are very durable.

Cons? Well not that I found.

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My perfect pair

AntonV 30.11.2015

I adore this sticks. The design is perfect and these sticks can be used in ANY musical situation from jazz to metal.

The only thing seems to be that when you buy 5 pairs or more some of them are lighter than others. The Vic Firth should work on their consistency because this is such an amazing pair of sticks.

I recommend them to everyone, especially if you are looking for something with a bit lighter feel than regular 5a

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Best feel and nice sound

Pablo T 20.08.2023

This model is my favourite when I need a versatile pair of sticks. They feel and sound great pretty much for every style of music.
The head of the stick tends to break pretty quickly though. That makes it harder to play and get a nice definition and articulation. I believe Vic firth used to have a better quality sticks than nowadays.

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A Lighter 5A

Skywalker6 17.11.2017

A perfect pair for me when I need to play just a tad lighter than with 5A. I tend to like lighter sticks anyway so I started using it even in situations where I normally used 5A, like regular rock or blues gigs.

No need to comment on the quality of the wood itself, it's classic Vic Firth.

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