Tagged: vic firth
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All Our Buying Guides
Headphones for electronic drums | What works
The best headphones for electronic drums: closed-back studio pairs, the drum-specific models with isolation built in, and why Bluetooth is out.
All Our Buying Guides
Hearing protection for drummers | Plugs to in-ears
Hearing protection drummers will actually wear: musicians' earplugs, custom moulds, isolation headphones and in-ears, compared by how much they cut.
All Our Buying Guides
Practice pads | The best ones and how to use them
The best drum practice pads, from the Evans RealFeel to the Drumeo P4: how the surface changes what you learn, how to mount one, and what to practise on it.
Head to Head
Best 5A drumsticks | Vic Firth vs Promark vs Vater
The three 5A drumsticks most drummers buy, side by side: dimensions, tip, balance, durability, consistency and price per pair — and which to buy first.
Drumsticks
Drumstick wood types | Hickory vs maple vs oak
The best wood for drumsticks is hickory for most players, oak if you break sticks and maple for speed. How each wood changes weight, durability and shock.