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Your cart is empty.4.4 out of 5 stars
- #9,334 in Musical Instruments (See Top 100 in Musical Instruments)
- #8 in Drum & Percussion Brushes
The Vater brand was officially established in November of 1991, but the Vater family history with drumsticks started decades earlier, in the basement of boston's legendary Jack's drum Shop. There, Alan and Ron's grandfather jack Adams, hand turned drumsticks for the drummers like Buddy rich as early as 1956. In the early to mid 1980's, the Vater Brothers began producing private-label drumsticks alongside sticks for Vic Firth and Zildjian. A few years of this LED to the brothers deciding to move their business to a new factory in Holbrook mA. Over the past decade, the Vater family and product line has expanded greatly, introducing innovative products such as the splash stick and acoustic, and welcoming renowned drummers like Chad Smith, Stewart Copeland, and Josh freeze. At Vater, our goal is simple. . . To produce the very best drumsticks and percussion accessories in the world.
Lifelong drummer
Reviewed in the United States on January 30, 2025
Great for lower-decibel settings...
grohs ophoff, bernd
Reviewed in Germany on March 21, 2024
, guter sound
Michael Durham Jr
Reviewed in the United States on March 11, 2024
They feell good in the hands, sound good when playing and hold up well.
GILLES GODIN
Reviewed in Canada on September 12, 2023
In my opinion, poorly made.
Jeff
Reviewed in the United States on October 1, 2023
These sticks are a great option for heavy hitters or just looking to lower volume for a gig. They hold up well to heavy hitters although the ring that holds them together may slip off. The wooden handles make them feel more like regular drumsticks.
Alessandro P.
Reviewed in Italy on May 31, 2020
Perfette e robuste. 5stelle
Don Longo
Reviewed in the United States on February 19, 2020
Great product !! I needed a lower volume from my kit for the sake of my ears (ring) .. With this product I can get aggressive with these,where brushes just won’t cut it..They are holding up a very well. Not able to do my Cobham rolls but I can’t have everything. Thank you Evans for inventing this product. my ears and neighbors thank you.. Donnie
Customer
Reviewed in the United States on December 31, 2020
We got my 13 year old son an electronic drum set for Christmas, and we picked up these vater whips (I think that's what you call them?) for him. Lighter/easier sound than typical drum sticks. We know very little about drums but these seem to work great and be affordable.
David
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 19, 2018
I am an amateur drummer but have seen professionals use them and thought I would try. They provide a wonderful sound somewhere between a stick and a brush and are very well made and nice to use.
Terry
Reviewed in the United States on April 24, 2016
My favorite "bundled" rods of this type are Pro Mark's Hot Rods. I like the feel and natural sound of the wood dowels. However they wear out prematurely, even with applying duct tape around the shoulder for added durability. It gets expensive replacing them. Next I tried Remo's Blastics.Not bad for plastic rods but a little short for my taste. Finally I settled on Vater's wood handle Whip. Their longer rods are a plus for me. Adjusting rings are beefier than the "O rings" Remo uses. The Vaters outlast the others in general. However, the rods have an annoying tendency to all work loose in a bundle from the metal collar of the handle. Vater's binding process is not sufficient to keep the entire bundle from separating from the handle. In the past I believe it took awhile for this to occur. Then I started to preemptively glue the base of the rods to the metal collar. Now it seems the rods work loose much more quickly. Gluing sometimes keeps the rods from popping out en masse but notalways. To be fair, I use the Vater Whip for home practice to keep volume down. I do play them fairly hard, but still, they should not be coming apart while still new. That's the only reason I took off a star. If you're playing with only light to moderate force, you probably won't have this issue. Other than that, the Vater Whip is still my first overall choice. Now I simply glue when new and strengthen overall with duct tape.**Update: Borrowing from my practice of duct taping the wooden dowel Pro Mark Hot Rods to minimize wear around the shoulder of the rod, I did the same with the V. Whips. I eventually wound up taping from the bottom of the bristles up to about an inch or two from the tips. However doing so made the whips heavier. I was ok with that but curiously noticed that in short order, the whips developed a bending of the duct tape in the middle. Attempting to straighten proved futile as the whips quickly became bent again. It then occurred to me that it might be the weight of the tape with the repetitive downward and forward force from playing that was causing or at least contributing to the poly bristles coming out of the handle individually or en masse. So I tried a new pair of V. Whips, still preemptively gluing the bristles at the wood base, experimenting with the adjustment bands, but NOT applying any duct tape. Voila! After a month of my usual hard playing, the bristles have all remained intact. It would appear the weight of the duct tape may have been the significant factor in the bristles coming out of the wood handles. Time will tell.
sanu
Reviewed in India on July 9, 2015
its to good to playing
N. Hall
Reviewed in the United States on May 5, 2015
Original review: These are great for quiet practicing. Also very good for rehearsing with the band at a low volume. The adjustment rings don't stay in place when I'm playing, but I put some gaffer tape around them and it has held well. I've lost a couple of the bristles after using them a dozen times or so, but it hasn't affected the playing. Over all a good product.UPDATE: A couple of days after writing this review, I was practicing with the band when all of the bristles started flying out of the handle of one of the sticks. I'm not a "hard hitter". My band mates say I'm one of the "quietest drummers" (oxymoron?) they've played with. Anyway, I had to take a star off of my rating. I suppose these could be OK for some applications, they just didn't work for me.
Eric Dauenhauer
Reviewed in the United States on May 21, 2013
I bought this product because I needed some new brushes and I liked the idea that these were adjustable with the slider ring. The product works exactly like described and has a very comfortable feel. In addition, they look nice, which is a subtle plus.My biggest surprise with these is that they are significantly louder than brushes, even with the slider all the way down (i.e. the brushes are as "open" as possible). In fact, they approach the volume of Pro-Mark rods. They have a softer attack like other brushes, but they are more of a brush/stick hybrid than straight brushes. Vater apparently makes softer sounding "whips", so check their website for different selection if desired.Overall, a nice product, particularly for practicing in a house with roommates. However, I would recommend a lighter brush for playing in an apartment with sensitive neighbors.
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