ProMark 5B Drumsticks

zZounds Gear Experts Say...

With their durability, resilience, and responsiveness, these drumsticks are a great choice for heavy hitting drummers who constantly wear out their sticks.

Overview

Top quality drumsticks from a top quality drum and percussion instrument manufacturer. These are medium size and weight. The Nylon tips gives a great response on cymbals.

The 5B is a standard diameter drumstick for the heavy hitter; a larger general purpose stick for rock, pop, punk and pop perfect for when a 5A is too small and a 2B is too big.

Features:

- Hickory is the most popular wood choice for drumsticks due to its resilience, responsiveness, durability, and classic feel
- Diameter: .590" Length: 16"
- Oval wood tip provides a dark, warm tone suited for multiple applications
- Medium taper for balanced response and rebound
- All ProMark drumsticks are designed, engineered, and manufactured in the USA at our Texas facility to the most stringent quality controls in the industry

Specs

Diameter: 0.590"
Length: 16"
Tip Material: Wood or Nylon
Tip Shape: Oval

Dimensions and Weight in Packaging
Wood Tip, 4-pack: Shipping Weight: 1.08 lbs; Shipping Dimensions: 16 x 3 x 1 in; Manufacturer Part Number (MPN): TX5BW-4P
Wood Tip, Pair: Shipping Weight: 0.29 lbs; Shipping Dimensions: 16 x 1 x 1 in; Manufacturer Part Number (MPN): TX5BW
Nylon Tip, Pair: Shipping Weight: 0.29 lbs; Shipping Dimensions: 16 x 1 x 1 in; Manufacturer Part Number (MPN): TX5BN
Wood Tip, 3-Pack: Shipping Weight: 0.87 lbs

Documents and Manuals

For support or warranty questions, please contact the manufacturer:
Phone: 800-233-5250

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2006 Southwind Drum Line Audition Exercises

Double Triple stroke Roll Develooper by Steve Ulicny

Efficient Practicing by Joel Smales

FAQ's Concerning Sticks and Mallets by Kyle Treadwell

Ideas on Concert Percussion by Cliff Walker

Keyboard Mallet Technique Double Strokes by Kirk Gay

New Frontiers in Drumset Independence by Dr. Tom Morgan

Playing the Bass Drum Musically by Dr. Tom Morgan

Suggestions for Improving Your School Percussion Section by

Teaching Correct Snare Drum Grip by Dr. Tom Morgan

Timpani Technique by Josh Gottry

Reviews

(20 ratings)

Submitted September 29, 2008 by a customer from mac.com

"Best. Sticks. Ever."

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Quality

I'm a strong guy and specifically liked the fact that these sticks put up with abuse. I tend to abuse them just to demonstrate to people how resilient these are!

Value

Eight bucks for something that has lasted at least eight months isn't bad at all.