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Wood version
This is the wood version of Vater’s 5B drum sticks.

Independent shopping perspective
These Vater 5B wood drum sticks use hickory, a dense and strong material that resists chipping and breaking. Its shock-absorbing character is intended to help lessen hand and wrist fatigue while you play. Vater screens its dowels for moisture content, straightness, and grain structure, then uses computer analysis to match tone and weight. The result is the wood version of the 5B pair, built from selected and matched hickory dowels.

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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.
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This is the wood version of Vater’s 5B drum sticks.
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Hickory is described as dense and strong, with resistance to chipping and breaking.
Product questions
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It is the wood version of the Vater 5B drum sticks.
They are manufactured in the United States.
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