Pro Mark American Hickory Jazz Wood Tip Drumsticks in Elvin Jones Autograph Model

Obviously drum sticks are an individual choice in simply ‘what feels right for you’ therefore this is my personal opinion on these sticks after trying 4 other weights/manufacturers/balance/tip shape/length of sticks which once again isn’t an exhaustive review of everything out there and I am a novice just learning to play (just passed my Grade 2 exam).However with all that said I have found these sticks to be just right for me. They just feel right for speed, dynamic variation, durability and cost. I play rock oriented music (not heavy metal) from the 70’s to current tracks and these sticks do the job. I purchased them after watching a YouTube video of Ian Paice talking about (promoting) them, I then watched other video’s of him playing and he was definitely using these.With regard to cost Amazon had them on sale at £8.85 recently therefore I purchased 5 pairs so I am now set up for a good while.So there you go, my unscientific review based solely on trying a few and not knowing what to expect until I found a pair of sticks that felt comfortable and let me play what I wanted to play without having to think about them at all and therefore just focusing on what I am playing. Hope this is if some use? Thank you

My teenage son has gone through a wide variety of drum sticks and rates these his favourites so far

As one myself, I know that all drummers have their favourite stick type which feels right for them and this particular pair is my favourite. I bought these because I'm a massive of Joey and Slipknot, but the sticks feel right for me. They're strong, not too thick, has a nice ball tip, and are comfortable in my hand.

Good quality

Good prompt delivery to Amazon's credit. These are excellent sticks, but one must be aware they are very on the short side. Personally I am a user of Vic Firth, and this is the first time I've bought ProMark, but being a huge Genesis fan I felt I had to own a Phil signature set. I believe they are the same type he used on the 2007 tour, but don't quote me. Anyway, good stick, nice weight and feel, and delivers a good sound as long as your kit is quite tight and close in

Great sticks - unusually by the looks of things I bought these for what they were... A short stick. Have used this length since early 80's as premier BB a sort of 5a cut down, but this model is long gone. Usually cut any stick I have down to this length. The wood is great, the tip long lasting and the weight feels good .

can't fault these, good quality and nice size and weight. The mark to show where you hold them's a nice gimmick!

Really nice feel and sound