Zildjian ASZS Zak Starkey Signature

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 Zildjian
Zildjian is certainly a mythical brand the manufacture cymbals and they've been doing it since 1623.
Your cymbals they're in the most important tours of the world from jazz to metal as well as in the best orchestras in the world and of course in thousands of mythical recordings.
The cymbals Zildjian has a secret and ancestral alloy combined with his secret alloy and the best “handmakers” make these cymbals authentic jewels.
Baterists the dennis Chambers, Steve Gadd, Charlie Watts, or Taylor Hawkins from an endless list, entrust their tours and recordings to Zildjian.