Vic Firth American Custom SD6 Swizzle B

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.

Just what my son needed for HS band

Very good

Just as described, works great!

Exactly what my son needed.

great for playing Taiko drums

work very well

My son is a percussionist who plays quads. These are his favorite.

Eran justo lo que esperaba, buena definición en el ride y los baquetones suenan increíbles

This is my 5th pair of VF swizzle sticks. These are a bit thicker and heavier than I usually get but still play well.

Comprate a scatola chiusa, ottimo prodotto, sono perfette, impeccabile anche la consegna, come al solito. Ormai una garanzia.

Perfette

Buen material,justamente lo que buscaba.