Vic Firth 5A Nylon Extreme Vic Grip American Classic X5ANVG

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

The Lug
Vic Firth was the first manufacturer to offer nylon tips and allows percussionists to change the wealth the wood, nylon shine without sacrificing the feeling and balance. And with the process of injecting moulding, they will not slip or fly, guaranteed.
Vic Firth was a pioneer in the process of nylon tip injection moulding drumsticks. By merging nylon with the wood, is guaranteed the tips don't jump or fly. The injection process also allows to create complex and precision forms that match exactly with their wooden tip equivalents.

The wood
The drumsticks of American Nogal (hickory) as the rest of the drumsticks of this brand, are manufactured with material of very high quality and with the latest technological advances in the manufacture drumsticks.It certainly is the wood most used in the manufacture drumsticks and the preferred by the a great majority of drummers for their durability, weight and flexibility. 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 catalogue you will surely find the drumstick that best fits your way of playing.Artists of all musical styles use the drumsticks vic Firth for his tours and recordings.