Vater Percussion Announces Several Models For 2010

52ND St. Jazz

Replicated after one of the early hand-turned Jack's Drum Shop, this design is straight out of the great Jazz and Big Band era. Named after the legendary street in Manhattan, 52ND St. is historic in jazz history as the spot that hosted virtually every jazz great from the 1930's-1950's. The long and flat oval tip produces warm and broad ride cymbal tones with full-bodied drum sounds. The quick taper gives it a great feel and response. L. 16" D. .530"

L. 40.64 cm D. 1.36cm

List Price: $13.99

Swing

Designed in collaboration with renowned educator Steve Fidyk, the Swing model measures just under a 7A in the grip. This model has a "double taper", meaning that it is slightly thicker towards the middle of the stick than in the grip and then finishes with a very quick and thin taper. This produces a stick that possesses great sensitivity and exceptionally fast rebound. L. 16" D. .535"

L. 40.64 cm D. 1.4 cm

List Prices:

Wood Tip $13.99

Nylon Tip $14.49

Traditional 7A

Dubbed "traditional" because Vater's 7A is longer and has a different tip shape than standard 7A's in the industry. This classic style 7A has a great feel for lighter playing. The small acorn tip delivers full cymbal and drum sounds without being overbearing. L. 15 ½" D. .540"

L. 39.4 cm D. 1.37cm

List Prices:

Wood Tip $13.99

Nylon Tip $14.49

New Vater Player's Design Models:

Cora Coleman-Dunham Model

This design is as versatile as Cora herself. Performing with Prince, Cora needed a stick that could cover all genres of music without changing models. Cora's design combines a little extra length and a gradual taper to an acorn tip to offer superb response, feel and dynamics in any musical application. D. 16 ½" D. .530"

L. 41.91 cm D. 1.36cm

List price: $ 15.79

Tito De Gracia Model

Timbalero Tito De Gracia has a long list of recording and performing credits with major artists from the worlds of Salsa and Latin jazz. Tito's timbale model has a bit extra length for some added weight and is made from hickory for supreme durability. L. 16 ¼" D. ½"

L. 41.28 cm D. 1.27 cm

List price: $8.99

New Specialty Sticks:

Bamboo Splashstick

Same physical design as Vater's original Splashstick, but constructed from Bamboo dowels. The Bamboo offers superb durability and some added weight for a solid feel, without excess volume. Bamboo is also the fastest growing plant on Earth, making this a very eco-friendly percussion product. List Price: $29.95

Bamboo Splashstick Slim

A very small diameter (under a 7A) for ultra-low volume playing. The Bamboo offers superb durability and some added weight for a solid feel, without excess volume. Bamboo is also the fastest growing plant on Earth, making this a very eco-friendly percussion product. List Price: $27.95

New Nude Series Models:

Vater has added some new models to the popular Nude Series. The Nude Series sticks are the same dimensions as the regular hickory versions, just without the lacquer for some added grip. New models in the Nude Series for 2010 include Fusion (wood and nylon tip) and Universal (wood tip) List Prices:

Wood Tip $13.99

Nylon Tip $14.49

New Sugar Maple Models:

Vater has expanded the models offered in the Sugar Maple Series. Sugar Maple brings out a warm voice from drums and cymbals. Each model is made to the same specs as the hickory version, but the maple wood offers less weight than hickory. The New models for 2010 in Sugar Maple include Power 5A (wood and nylon tip), Power 5B (wood and nylon tip) and Session (wood tip). List Prices:

Wood Tip $13.99

Nylon Tip $14.49