Practice sticks: Promark XBeats, Matt Savage signature models. XB1 for general/concert work, XB2 for marching.
Made for Promark by Xymox in the early days, 1999-2002.
Xymox also sold these under their own brand and called them Deadbeats (an unfortunate choice considering later Xymox history), and they’ve recently been resurrected by Xymox 2.1.
Xymox also sold these under their own brand and called them Deadbeats (an unfortunate choice considering later Xymox history), and they’ve recently been resurrected by Xymox 2.1.
Original Deadbeats are extremely scarce.
The Promark XB2s show up now and then, the XB1s less often.
The Promark XB2s show up now and then, the XB1s less often.
These play far better than similar models offered by Vic Firth, and so much better than sticking rubber tips onto existing sticks, which in my experience is mostly a joke.
I’m happy to have both sets in my collection, and I’m still looking for a pair of the original Deadbeats.
I’m happy to have both sets in my collection, and I’m still looking for a pair of the original Deadbeats.
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