Vic Firth Nova Rock Hickory Wood Tip

Believe it or not its almost 30 years since I bought my last drum sticks. I bought a batch from Paiste back in the late '80's and am actually still using many of them. To be honest I only bought these because I needed to top up my order to get free delivery to the UK and I had met Vic Firth himself at a NAMM show in 1987/8 or thereabouts so I thoughts I'd try a pair of his sticks. But WOW - they are fantastic. First compared to my previous sticks they are noticably much thicker . they are slightly longer and with a larger tip. Second being Hickory they feel solid and dense . This combination means that there is definatley more power and solidity behind each stoke. I actually found them TOO powerful for my electronic drum sets but when playing acoustic drums they are in a different league to those I have been using so I will definatey be getting more when the time comes .. hopefuly in less than 30 years this time. Great sticks , great feel , great tone . great value.