Starfavor15 Pairs Drum Sticks 5B Classic America Maple Wood Tear Drop Tip Drumsticks for Adults Kids and Beginners

Being a Zildjian guy for 60 years, I was extremely skeptical that these were going to be rebranded trash can lids. The intent is to modify cymbals for an electronic drum set, so it was worth the $60 as an experiment. They came in a decent cymbal case with separators, and they had rubber cymbal mutes. That is a good thing because the sound level reduction is not near what I expected, they are about 50% of normal cymbal volume. However, the cymbal sound really, really good. They appear to be stamped from stainless steel and they have lettering on them that came off easily with GoofOff. Somehow the 16" and 18" could be used as rides as well as crashes. The 20" is a ride cymbal with a decent bell tone. The zone is small, but if you hit it right, it is convincing. I would consider playing out with these on my Breakbeats set just the way they are. Haven't thrown the 14's on a high hat yet, but I would think they would do great. I am looking forward to triggering these cymbals, with and without the mutes. I would consider them in line with B8 alloy cymbals, and better in some characteristics. I was thinking that the case and mutes would be worth the price, but these cymbals are an exceptional value.

These sticks are cheaply priced. They are very light, and play fast. Also., EVERY stick is as perfect to straight as you can get!They are a bit slippery, but I always wrap my sticks for a better grip. Sure, they break, but they are fun sticks for jazz and disco. Ya, I said disco. lol.These are my go sticks from now on. For me, drumming is only a hobby now.Well worth it.

Good quality, like it

They are what they are. Not the best sticks but you wont cry if you break some here and there. Had them for a while, practice about 4-6 hours a week amd only one broke so far. Should have more damage on them to me as I have some Firth sticks that look like they are badly beaten and they still play great.For the price diffeeence I could break 4 or 5 sets of these. They seem softer than my professional sticks, slightly lighter maybe. Like not as dense. They are for practice though. If you tried to gig with them, I would use fresh sticks only. I juat have different pevels of sticks and this was a great bulk buy.

I am a professional drummer and teacher. This is the second time I purchased these sticks for my students. They are OK in a way but break way too easily. I would recommend these for beginners because they do not hit hard at the beginning but when they get to the intermediate level these will break like twigs. But for the price it is great. They are really light weight because it is probably maple wood and not hickory.

First off, these are closer to a 5A than a 5B. They're 0.57" in diameter. Like virtually every other maple drumstick of Chinese manufacture, and even though these say "North American Maple", they are light compared to maple sticks made by major US companies such as Regal Tip and Vic Firth. My 15 pairs averaged out at 39 grams per stick, while the US made sticks tend to be in the mid to upper 40 gram range. I think the lower density wood leads to premature chipping of the tip. I notice this after a few hours of playing and I am not a basher by any means (and if you're a heavy hitter, you probably should avoid maple in general). The sticks have a nice acorn tip, too, similar to the comparable Vic Firth design. Overall, the shape of the stick (length, diameter, tip, taper) is just fine. It's just too bad that they wear so quickly. On the other hand, I only paid $17 for 15 pair! If you've been playing maple sticks for a while, you know that availability has gone down and price has gone up to around $15 per pair from companies like RT and VF, assuming you can even get them. I can assure you that these 15 pair will last a lot longer than one pair of VF. Too bad there's so much waste, though.I would love to find out why the density is low, though. Maybe they're using red or silver maple instead of sugar maple? Maybe they're using young trees instead of mature trees? I just don't know, but it's a consistent issue across all of these imported secondary brands.

I like it, grip,versatility, comfort, weigh, sound good, value for money is good!

Very light wood like balsa wood

Good

Using on edrum kit very nice

Sorry to say about these sticks. I was hoping for something decent to try and save money on sticks but for my level of play and what I like to play these sticks don't cut it.They are nice and light but that leads to the weakness of the sticks. They just aren't meant for heavy hitting at all. Good for practice of rudiments and easy playing.I have been a rock drummer my whole life and spent most of it playing Promark 5A wood tips. I've been looking for alternatives since sticks are getting ridiculous in price.I won't buy these again. I will finish the box in about 2 months. I hit hard and play hard rock. The Promark always lastest a long time.

These sticks are like half the weight of the other brand of 5B stick that I usually use. This stick is incredibly light and it’s hard to get a good crack on the drum. They feel like they are hollow. Just crap.