Yeah, I know, what’s an old-school Drummer like me doing with carbon fiber sticks?
I don’t know, but I do like to follow my curiosity. So when these came up in Reverb for roughly the same price as a new pair of wood sticks, I thought I’d try them.
Thanks to 20+ years repairing and then stripping carbon bikes, I’ve always been nervous about anything made from carbon fiber that’s likely to get smacked. (Ten years after retirement, I still can’t look at post-crash photos of carbon bikes and bits.)
But this was a cheap way to walk through the door.
$12 plus postage from Reverb seller.
Carbostck 5A, made by German company SpritzguSStechnik.
It feels perhaps a tiny bit skinnier than my Promark 5As, probably closer to the Vater LA 5As in diameter.
What they call a “classic” tip isn’t truly classic, but it also isn’t horrible.
In fact, I thought this would suck a whole lot more than it has.
They ARE still a little bit “klunky” feeling and they definitely DO make a wood 5A feel lighter in weight — and livelier — by comparison.
And at this price, it’s not a bad way to try out carbon fiber.
Though if I were going to use these on my drum kit, I’d put some Vater stick wrap on the shoulder to keep the carbon fibers from flying through the air after a misplaced rim shot.
I think I might need to try some other makes and models to learn more.
Got something carbon that you think is cool? Let me know.
Below: comparison between Carbostick 5A and Promark 5A.
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