Members Fendert Posted January 12, 2010 Members Share Posted January 12, 2010 I've been using pro-marks 5B for 8 years now and a fter breaking the day after I buy them 3 times in a row I decided to go to to vic's 5b extreme. I have been very pleased with them I had one pair for 4 months. When i went to buy a new pair they didn't have what I wanted at Georges music (typical) so I thought I would give PRO-MARK one more chance. and do you know what happened? SNAP! after maybe 2 total hours of play!!! I am not a hard hitter. I don't play music that requires hitting hard, I've been playing drums for 11+ years I'm not an idiot. I use to use these same kind of sticks forever and now I don't know what they have done to them in the past year, but THEY SUCK NOW!!! I live a good 30 minutes (sometimes 45 depending on traffic) and I can't spare the money to buy more than one pair at a time since they are like $10 dollars a pop now! PRO-MARK= SUCK-MARK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members slap happy drums Posted January 12, 2010 Members Share Posted January 12, 2010 I've not found that to be true, I really like pro-m specially the Japanese Oak. I use Vater these days because of Cheese. But I do know how you feel, I used to Love buddy Rich sigs, but I broke too many too quickly and now hold no love for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members nklarow Posted January 12, 2010 Members Share Posted January 12, 2010 Yep, I'm a Vater fan now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wesXjackson Posted January 12, 2010 Members Share Posted January 12, 2010 I had the same problem. Then went to VF 5B's...then tried Silverfox 5b's and they sucked..slipped out of my hands and broke really easy because of their so awesome "coating". So now i'm at VF 5A so I can have a little more control. never looking back, FTW!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jenksdrummer Posted January 12, 2010 Members Share Posted January 12, 2010 I bought a box of Pro-Mark 747's about a year or so ago. The box is still more than half full. I don't have a breaking problem, and I beat the {censored} out my kits... Usually what happens is the centers get blown out from all the rimshots I do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cross Eyed Mary Posted January 12, 2010 Members Share Posted January 12, 2010 Never had a problem with any stick from any brand. I'm still going through a brick of VF seconds i bought 2 years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mraia1 Posted January 12, 2010 Members Share Posted January 12, 2010 Ive been using the "3" sticks from DW. Got a brick of em on sale a while back...Very nice stick! I like em, both 5a and 5bs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members lfol2012 Posted January 12, 2010 Members Share Posted January 12, 2010 Vats are the bomb, 4pr for like $23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members drumtechdad Posted January 12, 2010 Members Share Posted January 12, 2010 I switched to Promark from Vics when the Vic tips started chipping in 15 minutes. Happy camper now, and I like the tip shape better to boot. Kid uses the 747B oaks, and they last longer than any stick he's ever used--twice as long or more, and they die from rim shots before the tips chip. So yeah, they suck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Hope Drums Posted January 13, 2010 Members Share Posted January 13, 2010 Oddly enough, I was using 727s....had been using that model for over a year, then all of a sudden, they started breaking on the shoulder, straight break....Promark sent me several "replacement" pairs and the same thing. (mind you these are their Japanese oak) I decided to try the 420s (Portnoy signatures), same stick, but hickory, which should break easier than oak.....bought 8 pair about 2 years ago now.....still have 7 pair left!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 1001gear Posted January 13, 2010 Members Share Posted January 13, 2010 Any stats on the sticks themselves? You know, grain/pitch/color/weight/match/bouquet, etc... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members akaiser77 Posted January 13, 2010 Members Share Posted January 13, 2010 I played Pro-Mark for most of my 23 years as a drummer. I also found some problems with quality control and switched to Vater. I should add that I have never had a problem with Vic Firth either. AK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members piersonm Posted January 13, 2010 Members Share Posted January 13, 2010 Always hated Pro-Mark for the very reason mentioned, get them home and they wouldn't even make it through a practice. Vater Pro Rocks or 1A for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members D Carroll Posted January 13, 2010 Members Share Posted January 13, 2010 I've only broke like 3 pro-mark sticks ever... I love 'em. Also love the feel of Vaters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members coyote-1 Posted January 13, 2010 Members Share Posted January 13, 2010 I wish they made sticks from cherry. That stuff is so fibrous it would never break, and it's hard enough to work as a drumstick (particularly with plastic tips). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rudolf von Hagenwil Posted January 13, 2010 Members Share Posted January 13, 2010 I use Japanese oak pro-mark sticks, and most often they hold until the stick is thinned over a year from rim shots Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members zildjian@consol Posted January 13, 2010 Members Share Posted January 13, 2010 I've been using pro-marks 5B for 8 years now and a fter breaking the day after I buy them 3 times in a row I decided to go to to vic's 5b extreme. I have been very pleased with them I had one pair for 4 months. When i went to buy a new pair they didn't have what I wanted at Georges music (typical) so I thought I would give PRO-MARK one more chance. and do you know what happened? SNAP! after maybe 2 total hours of play!!! I am not a hard hitter. I don't play music that requires hitting hard, I've been playing drums for 11+ years I'm not an idiot. I use to use these same kind of sticks forever and now I don't know what they have done to them in the past year, but THEY SUCK NOW!!! I live a good 30 minutes (sometimes 45 depending on traffic) and I can't spare the money to buy more than one pair at a time since they are like $10 dollars a pop now! PRO-MARK= SUCK-MARK I've been using Vic's 5b extreme, great sticks,I buy a pair at a time just to go to the drum shop once every 3 months. Been wanting to go but still have 3 new pair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jarick Posted January 13, 2010 Members Share Posted January 13, 2010 I remember as a kid I sent off for a pair of Pro-Mark sticks (I had only been playing a year or so and was very young so I had little money), I got the pair in the mail, and the tip (wood tips) broke off after 5 minutes. Just hitting the ride bell, broke right off. Anyways, I never liked Pro-Marks. They feel odd to me, like they're rough but too light weight. I had great luck with Vaters, even though I'm now using a pair of $2 Sound Percussion sticks that are fantastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members LewisWhite Posted January 13, 2010 Members Share Posted January 13, 2010 I use my dads old ones, he was in a band when he was 19, and im still using the same ones, they look practically brand new apart from the marks from rim hits, ill find out the name and post what they are sometime tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wesXjackson Posted January 13, 2010 Members Share Posted January 13, 2010 I'm just curious to what everyone plays or how they play for sticks to last so long and/or not so long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members zildjian@consol Posted January 13, 2010 Members Share Posted January 13, 2010 I'm just curious to what everyone plays or how they play for sticks to last so long and/or not so long. I broke 4 or 5 in one band practise.Same sticks I use now just better sticking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members zildjian@consol Posted January 13, 2010 Members Share Posted January 13, 2010 I'm just curious to what everyone plays or how they play for sticks to last so long and/or not so long. before I cleaned up my sticking, I broke 4 5b's in one night, it's all technique Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jarick Posted January 13, 2010 Members Share Posted January 13, 2010 I'm just curious to what everyone plays or how they play for sticks to last so long and/or not so long. I've used maybe six pairs over the last year, most of them were shredded up pretty good with the whopping two shows I played. Most were Vic Firth 5B's, maybe a pair of 5A's, and the current pair I'm using are Sound Percussion 5B's with the yellow grip. Angle your drums so you're not digging into the hoop so much or whacking the side of cymbals and that should help. Oh and it's all about rebound too, don't try and absorb all the energy of the hit, let the stick bounce a little. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wesXjackson Posted January 13, 2010 Members Share Posted January 13, 2010 i didnt mean it was a problem for me, i dont break sticks too often. i just meant what kind of music do you guys play and your stick technique. my badz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members boxofrocks Posted January 13, 2010 Members Share Posted January 13, 2010 Not a fan of Promark either man, but not cause they break, the oaks are virtually un breakable. Do you have die cast hoops on the snare? Cause I would go through sticks like crazy with those style hoops from rim shots. Not one single break since switching.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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