Vic Firth Classic 2b... I’m a lousy drummer and the extra weight keeps the sticks bouncing. :)

Ouch,....That makes ya think.

You can put Jazz in a Rock stick but you can`t put Rock in an a Jazz stick.

Some say, "I like heavy thick for chops", another says, "I like plastic tip for chick`s" still this one uses the bounce and wants "light" for speed.

I personally like a thin, light, small tip for jazz because cymbals are thinner, snare notes and drum are shorter, strike is mostly "two hairs and some air and heavy bulk dont do well with those.

Woods like Poplar I like for soft, woods like Hickory or Oak, I love for Rock.

Other than sticks I had made, I, like many will use Vic Firth because there`s like ten million thousand to chose from.

Sticks are a bit like a paint brushes.

Depending upon my mood ,Ludwig 5A,Gadd or Weckl sig or a VF bolero.

I wish they made the signature sticks sans the dye.

It depends. Vic Firth 5As, Vic Firth Peter Erskine Ride Stick, and for low level playing, especially behind a vocalist,, the AJ6 which has a 7A shaft with a very thin neck and small tip.

7A all the way. Tapered neck for rebound, small acorn tip for cymbal work. Jazz playing for me relies heavily on ride patterns and comping and a thin stick with a small bead lets me buzz and pop and does the right sonic trick for the music.

John

The local music store [Long & McQuade] has bags of sticks, no manufacturer markings, good and cheap. I always go for the relatively slender, nylon-tipped hardwood jobbies, use them mostly for rock since that's mostly what I play. I like the nylon tips for riding the 20".

Mitch

Of course I'm not a "jazz drummer", but I play the same gear as many "jazz drummers".

I play Promark hickory sticks with acorn tips. Average weight of 52 grams, 16 inches in length.

They're weighted a bit forward compared to many sticks, because of a thicker neck.

They're modeled on the Slingerland 5-A Peter Erskine stick of the mid 1970's.

I was kinda staying out of this one because I'm a wannabe jazz player. But even though I try other sticks every blue moon I swear by Vic Firth Erskine RIDE sticks for everything.

The size and weight of the Erskine Ride stick is very similar to a VF 5A, but the tip makes cymbals sound magical. Great stick.