Customer Reviews

Vic Firth 5A Nova Drum Sticks (Nylon Tip, 12 Pair)

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Twelve pairs of this Nova drumsticks lasted to me the same of one pair of regular Vic Firth 5AN. They broke easily in ways you could never imagine like in 10 seconds of playing a simple rock groove they cracked cleanly about 1 inch from the tip with no reason. I think there is no quality control at all for these things (because definitly they aren't drumsticks). Believe me, never buy Nova sticks (unless you want them to set a fire). I am a guy who read profoundly every opinion people leave in the products I'm interested to in amazon and is really useful for my pre-buying selection process. When I bought this 12-pack there was no customer reviews so I decided to take my risks and buy, it appears to be such a bargain but it was not. I will try to take some pics of the sawdust this sticks turn to to provide you with a forceful reason to not buy them.

I rated these 5 stars not because they are the best, but they are one of the best deals and good quality. These are good quality sticks. These are not as good as my Promak or Vics, but are great practice knock around, backup, and disposable sticks. These have been amazingly good sticks for the price. I have been playing for over 30 years and remember when even the big name sticks long ago (Promark, Regal Tip, etc) were not even near as good as these are. The manufacturing quality has come so far that even the no name/off brand (usually from a major manufacturer) sticks are quite good. There are some that are truly poor because the wood is cheap and soft so they break with very little use. Nova sticks are a MUST for every drummer to have around alongside your good sticks. These are a DEFINATE for beginning to intermediate drummers!!!