Vater VWHP Whips Multi Rod Sticks with Plastic Handle & Poly Bristles
The Vater brand was officially established in November of 1991, but the Vater family history with drumsticks started decades earlier, in the basement of boston’s legendary Jack’s drum Shop. There, Alan and Ron’s grandfather jack Adams, hand turned drumsticks for the drummers like Buddy rich as early as 1956. In the early to mid 1980’s, the Vater Brothers began producing private-label drumsticks alongside sticks for Vic Firth and Zildjian. A few years of this LED to the brothers deciding to move their business to a new factory in Holbrook mA. Over the past decade, the Vater family and product line has expanded greatly, introducing innovative products such as the splash stick and acoustic, and welcoming renowned drummers like Chad Smith, Stewart Copeland, and Josh freeze. At Vater, our goal is simple. . . To produce the very best drumsticks and percussion accessories in the world.
Product Features
- Polybristles
- Pack more punch than a brush but without the volume of a drumstick
- Color: Black
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My favorite “bundled” rods of this type are Pro Mark’s Hot … My favorite “bundled” rods of this type are Pro Mark’s Hot Rods. I like the feel and natural sound of the wood dowels. However they wear out prematurely, even with applying duct tape around the shoulder for added durability. It gets expensive replacing them. Next I tried Remo’s Blastics.Not bad for plastic rods but a little short for my taste. Finally I settled on Vater’s wood handle Whip. Their longer rods are a plus for me. Adjusting rings are beefier than the “O rings”…
like, a lot of duct tape I was hoping these would be a more durable version of the wood multi rod style sticks but they arenât. The action is more whippish than the wood. They are fun and have a nice texture in play but the flexibility causes a whipping motion that makes them go from quiet to extremely loud with slight application of power. The design is missing critical rigidity that made my purchase unnecessary given my goal of finding a more indestructible version of a rods style drum stick. One of mine fell apart…
Cons: Okay, used these for recording. Literally, LITERALLY, the first 15 minutes, all of the whips came out. We used duct tape, like, a lot of duct tape, and they still kept falling out. I’d recommend ripping them out and regluing them in with your own super glue. Vater did send me a free pair when I told them about the problem (unless they’ve changed their glue, these will likely come apart too). Not the only pair that this has happened with.Pros: Sounds AMAZING. Been drumming and…