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American hickory
Dense hickory offers stated resistance to chipping and breaking and absorbs shock during playing.

Independent shopping perspective
Vater’s 55AA wood sticks are made from American hickory, a dense material described as resisting chipping and breaking. Its shock absorption is intended to ease wrist and hand fatigue while playing. The dowels are selected for moisture content, straightness, and grain structure, and the finished sticks are tone- and weight-matched through computer analysis. They are manufactured in the United States.


Strong match
What matters in use
Catalog numbers tell only part of the story. These are the details most likely to change how this product feels, sounds, or fits into a setup.

Detail 01
Dense hickory offers stated resistance to chipping and breaking and absorbs shock during playing.
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Moisture content, straightness, and grain structure are part of Vater’s selection criteria.
Product questions
Straight answers to the questions shoppers most often ask about this product.
This is the wood version of Vater’s American Hickory 55AA drum sticks.
Yes. Vater manufactures these drum sticks in the United States.
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