Customer Reviews

Vic Firth Signature Series -- Danny Carey

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Wow these drum sticks are amazing! The tapered [...] end makes them roll in your hand, and you have so much control doing rolls, and moving around the kit, so know wonder its danny carey's signature series; he OWNs his kit! These sticks Do give you pretty bad blisters though, but itll only make u stronger!!

I've always been a big fan of Danny Carey and his skills, but i never planned on endorsing his signature sticks. I've been using Vic Firth's SD9 Drivers (maple) for over 20 years, but i needed something a little heavier and more durable (hickory) for a variety cover band. DC's gave me this plus the bonus of the cut-in grip area for improved balance and "gription". I play matched grip with roots in jazz.

When I first started drumming I bought about a half a dozen different sized sticks. Everything from 2B to 7A (all Vic Firth). I finally settled on the 5As and used these for a long time... until now.

Well, I went to a music shop to purchase a few pairs of sticks and randomly pulled out the Danny Cary signature sticks. They felt big at first, but once I started drumming on the snare at the shop I immediately fell in love. These sticks feel absolutely perfect!

These sticks feel pretty big (about the same as 2B) but they have a taper in them about 1/3 of the way down from the butt-end of the stick. Place your fulcrum here and magic begins to happen. Even though the stick feels a little bit on the big side at first, you will immediately notice how light and soft they feel. The rebound is amazing. They hit relatively heavy (not too heavy) and cymbals suddenly come to life with these sticks. They are very easy to control.

I keep records of all my rudiment practices. With these sticks I immediately went up 8 BPM on my single stroke roll and 10 BPM on my paradiddles and double stroke rolls! This is great! I recently hit a wall for the last few weeks and I just couldn't bump up the metronome. Just by changing to these sticks I made a significant improvement. It's all because my finger control is much better with these trees.

Although these sticks are absolutely perfect for me, I suggest you test them out at your local music shop before purchasing. If you have average or larger hands then I bet you will fall in love too.