Vic Firth 5A American Classic Double Glaze 5ADG

These drumsticks is covered with a special lacquer formula that creates a sticky feeling. The drummers with specially dry hands will surely love  the lacquered surface because it will allow you to relax grip. The thick DoubleGlaze coating also adds a little weight to the drumstick giving him extra solidity.

The drumsticks 5A are the most used by drummers of practically all styles. They have a standard length of 16” (40 cm) and 0.565 in diameter. Whatever your style a 5A can be your drumstick.

The series American Classic has a traditional design and the most current sound achieved with the more modern technical advances. Drumsticks manufactured in Hickory (American Walnut) selected and unsuitable, this wood is known for its durability.
The lugs are perfectly finished to produce a perfect sound in the cymbals. 

The wood
The Hickory (American Walnut) is the wood most used in the manufacture drumsticks by the great resistance to bear blows.  The Hickory is more dense than the maple (about 10%) and less than the Japanese oak (about 10% too). The density  and the natural sensation of this wood makes it the preferred by a vast majority of drummers.

About Vic Firth
Vic Firth is an American company in Boston and has been manufacturing drumsticks and all kinds of brushes, rods, etc since 1963.
Some of his drumsticks are the more demanded in Tam Tam Percussion and in its wide catalog I sure you will be able to find the drumstick that best suits your way of playing.
Artists of all musical styles use the drumsticks vic Firth for his tours and recordings.