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- #1,209 in Musical Instruments (See Top 100 in Musical Instruments)
- #15 in Drumsticks
Round tip. Ideal for orchestral work, rock and band. A legendary practice stick.
Hemedude
Reviewed in the United States on February 18, 2025
Great sticks by Vic Firth. These are the larger sticks that I use for drum pad practice and just the snare drum. Balanced and labeled (the American flag) for equilibrium. Paired nicely… these are maple. Tried the Pro-Mark hickory sticks too which are good but these feel better in my hands.
Toneshia Jashay Coats
Reviewed in the United States on September 16, 2024
Good quality sticks , weighted nicely, and they are exactly what i was lookin for
Kaleb A Hill
Reviewed in the United States on August 20, 2024
I bought this for my son for band this year and he loves them. No complaints at all! Great product!
Nikos Antoniou
Reviewed in the United States on May 31, 2024
The sd1 general rock maple sticks are like they have built in chops. They are light with nice flex and great feel. My new favorite sticks.Update: these sticks are great on the practice pad and work well on the drum kit. The maple wood produces a really sweet pop on rim shots. Unfortunately they also produce a lot of shock on rim shots. After a session on the kit with these my left hand is tingling and twitching which is very unpleasant. I’m using Ahead sticks more on the kit which eliminate virtually all shock. The sd1 sticks are still wonderful on the practice pad though.
natoshia polk
Reviewed in the United States on November 20, 2024
He loves them. Sturdy and no issues at all. He sometimes puts tape over to give design and take removes without any issues or holding residue afterwards.
Kerova
Reviewed in Canada on November 11, 2024
Excellent quality. My 11 year old uses them for Drumline and they are perfect for him.
P.V.
Reviewed in the United States on October 20, 2024
I think these are a great choice for those that don’t hit too hard and use a light tough. They are very light weight and well balanced
Butler
Reviewed in the United States on September 22, 2023
I think the sticks are pretty sturdy for beginner usage. It's also light enough for a beginner to use.
松岡祐作
Reviewed in Japan on April 17, 2023
軽くて音のつぶが綺麗に鳴るが、なんせ軽い。子供のうちからこのスティックを使っているのなら問題は無いが、中学生や高校生の段階でドラムを始めるよって人はもう少し重めのスティックを買った方がいいかも。スティックの振り方だったり音の出し方がある程度わかっている中級者から上級者の人にオススメしたい1品です。
Sheralyn Rumbolt
Reviewed in Canada on August 30, 2022
Exactly the right product!They were ordered for a gift, but met my expectations perfectly! Fast shipping, and really well packaged.
Carlos
Reviewed in Spain on March 3, 2021
Me gusta en general la marca Vic Firth. Utilizo productos de esa marca desde hace años. La baqueta SD10 Swinger es muy ligera y fiable en el sonido.
Luigi
Reviewed in Canada on November 11, 2020
Got the wrong stick....
Luke P
Reviewed in the United States on December 18, 2018
These are great sticks! I was in a rush to get a pair of swizzles for a musical gig I had coming up, so I ordered the first pair I saw on Amazon. When they arrived I noticed that the tips were... well, small. I mean, compared to every other drumstick I've used. However, to my suprise, that's exactly what I needed for my gig.Because the tips are smaller, there's less sound, which seems obvious, however it still pulls out the same overtones on your cymbals as if you were playing with, say, 2Bs. It's a dryer sound, but not Saharah Desert dry. It was a great balance for the venue.As for the felts, they're pretty decent but lean more on the hard side. Don't expect a perfectly even orchestral suspended cymbal roll. Despite this, I still found that these mallets were perfectly fine to use on rolls and I even used them on the toms as my book demanded I did so.As for the weight - I've marched tenor drums for 4 years now, and finished up my 1st year in a college setting. I'm used to hefty sticks, and typically use sticks that are either perfectly balanced or lean more on the front end of the stick. Because of the mallets, they are back heavy. It's easy to overcome for most people I would assume, but when I wanted to get a little bit more bounce out of the stick, my marching chops just couldn't help me out.Tl;dr: Great swizzles. Dry sound on cymbals on tip end, decent cymbal rolls on swizzles. I saw some other reviews saying that they used these on tenor drums..? I would NOT recommend these for that, since you can get heavier sticks that produce a much better sound that are DESIGNED for tenors elsewhere. I would recommend IP Paul Rennick's or VF MST1 swizzles for marching.Edit 4/16/19:I have now used these for 3 musicals and for several other gigs. I can safely say that these are my go-to sticks in situations where you need to play quietly. I do wish the felt side was a little softer, but it's only noticable to me it seems. I flip my sticks around a ton since a lot of musicals need you to quickly change from playing drums to a suspended cymbal roll. I've been gettijg a lot better at tossing my sticks up and doing a half flip in order to change sides.Hopefully I can provide a video so you guys can hear the difference in sound. I just need a quality microphone to do so and I'm a broke college kid, so we'll see.
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