Vic Firth American Concept Freestyle 5A

I was on the search for a new stick. My favorite brand made changes and durability went to crap. I came across these at an event, the church's drummer was using them and they felt great in my hand. Weight, the added length, just felt right. I ordered a set for myself. After a week of using them, I decided they weren't for me, due to the extra added lenght, I have settled on the 8D Extreme model, but would still recommend these, especially if you want a little extra reach.

Love Vic Firth sticks. I’ve been playing with them for years. Over the last 6 years I’ve used the AJ1 or AJ2. They are light and fast so I was interested in the freestyle 5a as to how they would feel being an inch longer. I’m not a fan of a standard 5a. These took some getting used to but I really like them. They are heavier but after playing with them a bit I found that extra weight and length to come in handy. I let the stick do more and the results are sweet. I feel like I upped my chops 10%.

LOVE THESE. Was a 5A or 5B extreme guy for years. This extra length, but more Importantly , that extra big fulcrum zone rules. Sticks have so much bounce from anywhere you hold them. For fast choppy Copeland or Carter Beauford stuff these are unmatched. My hands feel like they can do more with these sticks. Seriously. They give me more chops somehow. My hands can keep up with my brain more than ever. Highly recommend. Nice job VFirth.

Great sticks longer than normal. But you get used to them very quickly. Would totally recommend.

These are my new go to sticks. The balance is superb and they feel so natural to play with.

I liked the thickness and the taper on this stick and the weight was good as well. These were good for me for my mesh kit but I am still experimenting with different sticks. I started with zildian 5a nylon and another zildian 5a with rubber on them and I like them as well. I recently ordered vic firth red tip 2b sticks and I like the balance on them firth sticks I like because you can get a fulcrum just about anywhere. Really no negative points to make on these

Nice and sturdy, easy to use, GREAT first pair of sticks! My son uses them on everything (including his electric drum kit) and they are holding up wonderfully so far, with a great sound.

Love the feel of these sticks most of the time but there's a wide range of weights they come in. The last pair I got was 3.8oz total, where the pair prior was 4.3.oz total. That's a big difference. Although I love these sticks, I really dont wish to pay full price for trial and error. Of 3 pairs I bought, 1 vastly different weight than the other two. I haven't experienced this from Vic Firth before, and I've been using them for a good 25 years. I just started using these "freestyle" sticks this year. I don't know what's up over there - but I'm not very happy with my latest purchases as the weights have been all over the place, so I'm thinking I should try and find some other options. I don't want to - but what's a guy gonna do when they keep showing up at vastly different weights...

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Great length for a great pair of sticks

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