ProMarkHot Rods Drum Sticks - H-Rods Dowel Drumsticks - Quiet, For Small Performances - 5B, .550" Diameter - 16" Length - 1 Pair

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I like these for low volume playing at home. Nice quality.

I just started playing with a couple of guitarists that play a lot of acoustic music. But even when playing their electric guitars they keep their volume way too low.....that in itself is quite surprising. Anyway, I tried playing quietly with regular sticks (too loud) and brushes (too quiet). These HotRods fit the situation perfectly. The red version is pretty close in size to my usual 5B sticks. I can not comment on their durability or longevity as I have only used them for 4 sessions. I suspect they wouldn't hold up well if you wanted to play death/speed metal quietly but then who would.

Perfect weight for playing softly, The build is light for playing lightly and achieve a soft noise level, Build is high quality but don't expect to play them as hard as a normal stick or they won't last long.

Saw these used in a Bluegrass Video on Youtube, so, I looked at the reviews and chose these. After receiving them, pulled up a few videos online to play along to and they worked as advertised. I even tried them out on my Cajon, but, the bigger ones would work for that. These even have a nice feel and sound on my hi-hat. Purchased them so I would be able to play and practice more quietly.

I am starting to like playing with these more than the sticks they are weighted really nicely, and give good sound and response, just a little quieter.

Having tried several models with dowels of different thicknesses these seemed the best balance. The heavier types were dead on the ride cymbal even though they delivered more volume.These sound great on the hi-hats, ride and crash cymbals. Good range of sound from snare and toms. If you can't get the volume you need from wooden sticks without wasting too much energy to control them, these are a great option.

At first I wasn’t sure how to get a good sound out of them and they sat unused. I started using them to just soften the noise while fumbling through new fills and got to really like them. They sound best after they loosen up a little. Now I rotate them into the set list for different sounds and aesthetics. They’re not very durable on the cymbal edges but that’s pretty obvious just by looking at them.