has anyone used eaaton Ahead sticks?

[sumir]

hey guys just wondering im gonna buy a pair of drumsticks and i was wondering if anyone has used Easton Ahead drum sticks, so can u guys tell us the good things about it and bad things about it. Oh yea another thing has anyone used either;

Ahead Larulrich signatuture drum sticks.
OR
Ahead joey jordinson signature drum sticks

If ya have could u tell em which one you prefere.

thanks guys

Long Live Metal

[sumir]

that was supposed to be "Easton":D

[Royalanguishdmr]

I have used them beofore and I think they are great. They are lighter feeling sticks than most wood ones and the vibration reduction system they talk about is really amaizing. I had much less fatigue and was able to play relaxed at greater speeds. They are very durrable, BUT DO NOT PLAY RIMSHOTS!!!! I broke a pair of the Lars sticks last time in the studio from playing rimshots. I dont use them now for that reason. Rimshots are very comfortable for me and the way I look at it, thousands of drummers better than me have been using wood sticks for years, so its good enough for me.

[LessisNevermore]

I second the rimshot thing. I broke 3 of them that way. I decided they were not for me. Broken sticks were replaced in a timely manner, so cust. service is good.

[Royalanguishdmr]

I didnt know that you could return broken sticks!!!! I didnt even try, do you know the details of the warranty

[Hutch]

It's summin like if they break within 2 months of the purchase date then you can send em back with proof of purchase and they'll send you new ones.
It says on the back of the packaging about them being the only stick with a warranty.

Hutch:eek:

['Stumpy' Pepys]

I've got a pair of the Lars issue sticks that mostly sit in my stick bag. The front/back weight ratio is pretty cool and I find that I play a little louder with them but they are harder to hold onto so I spend a lot of energy just trying to keep the sticks in my hands which then means I fatigue quicker.

[SLIPKNOT1]

The Jordison signature sticks are nothing more then Ahead 7A's with his signature and "Slipknot" printed on them. Too thin and light for me, but then again, i have big hands and hit hard. I use Ahead 5B Rock sticks.

[dRuTcH]

Do all the sticks come in nylon tip??? cause my cymbals so like hell with nylon tip sticks. I would like to try the AHEAD's though.

[emopunker]

I had the AHEAD aluminum sticks too, a while back. Very durable for rock music. It was horrible for jazz music and roll fills though; the weight was bad too, even the 7A model were heavier than wood sticks. I never went back to those after they broke EXACTLY one day after the stick's one year warranty.

[Mr McDee]

Hi

I've used Easton Ahead sticks - made from Aluminium. I liked them - they have a 'bounce' that wood doesn't have - but they take a bit of getting used to.

The BIG drawback I found was that they break easily. They shouldn't - but they do - and they're expensive to replace!

Cheers

Mark

[Rafiki8821]

The 7A's are good. I don't like the Lars sticks. Too big and bulky. The fatigue thing works good but they are a little slippery. I've never broken any and don't know anyone who has.

[emopunker]

Originally posted by Mr McDee
...I liked them - they have a 'bounce' that wood doesn't have - but they take a bit of getting used to.I didn't like the "bounce" on those AHEAD sticks. It just didn't work for me, rolls were really hard to do, so I just used them for rock music. Now, these Mainline Synthetic Sticks (http://www.dicensosdrumshop.com/gallery/view.nhtml?profile=gallery&UID=10022) give a really good "bounce", they are about $25 a pair and last like 6 times longer than wood sticks. Really nice sticks.

[Virulence]

ive broken about 4 pairs of aheads in the past... i will never use them again. terrible ride cymbal feel, not a good ping or bell sound. eww. get away from me!

[mikeym]

so you guys are saying no rimshots? i jsut bought a pair of Ahead 7A's... i think they're great... what else do you guys know about these?

[SLIPKNOT1]

Originally posted by mikeym
so you guys are saying no rimshots? i jsut bought a pair of Ahead 7A's... i think they're great... what else do you guys know about these?

More appropriatley, no excessive rimshots. I do rimshots on some songs and still have not broken mine and i hit very hard. I am sure its a combination of luck and the fact i dont do it that often.

[demononcable]

I have tried Tommy Lee's concert and damn that stick is freaking huge its not for me. Now I use the 2B stick.

[blooded_shank]

all i use are aheads. yea. ive broken a few in the past, (rimshots) but once i figured out that it was the rimshots, i tilted my snair EVERSO SLIGHTLY, just enough so that i can still do the rim shot but i dont hit the rim so hard. i havnt broken one since, that was several months ago.
its funny cause most drummers cant say that they have over 300 dollars worth of drum sticks in their stick bags and only have maybe 3 or 4 pairs in there. lol.
but then again, i play metal. so it works.
i have all sizes of aheads. i will switch my stick for the appropriate song. i play alot of fast stuff, so i use a light stick, and when im doing a more heavy yet slower drumming song, ill use a heavier stick for a heavier hit. its all preference i guess. altho, id have to say the only draw back i have found is that the tips are alittle softer then id prefer. i am going to ask my drum dealer if harder tips are available. but if anyone wants to save me the trip, then let me know if there are harder tips.

and i hear people saying these sticks slip in their hand, then i recomend the ahead grip tape. it works very very well with these sticks. its really just a thin piece of absorbant foam. they work very well together.

[ChoBo]

Does Lars Ulrich use Ahead Grip Tape?

[SLIPKNOT1]

Originally posted by ChoBo
Does Lars Ulrich use Ahead Grip Tape?

Not that i have ever seen.

[ChoBo]

On the Tama Signature Palette Snares catalogue his Aheads have a silver ring or something where the plastique covers are attached, does anybody know what this is good for?

http://www.bstuck.com/jamie/drummers/lars/pics/lars52.jpg

[blooded_shank]

you know what? i think he does use ahead grip tape. for a few reasons i guess. one, the two products work very well together. and second, that silver strip you see in the middle of the stick, looks very simular to the sticker that comes with the grip tape to hold the tape at the top and keep it from unwraviling. maybe he does...

[SLIPKNOT1]

It looks like part of the logo which uses silver ink. The grip tape has a very small logo on it, it does'nt look like that. The picture is so bad though, who knows.

[sesselite93]

Hey Slip,
Does Easton still make the Tommy Lee 'live' and 'studio' models? I haven't been able to find out. I would like to play w/ smaller sticks but I can't. :confused:

[blooded_shank]

slip, i hate to be a ****, but i bought ahead grip tape last week and it has that exact logo on it. but who knows. you might have a different logo on the tape where you live compared to where i live. i dunno man. i just know what i see's.

[PinkSpaceDrummer]

I Love the Ahead sticks after switching from my old Pro-Mark 420's with nylon tips to the Ahead 5A and 5B models I wouldnt go back to wood again. The Aheads are so much lighter but still give that aggressive punch to your toms, snare and cymbals. I do recommend going with the Ahead grip tape, I did get pretty bad blisters before i tried the tape out....Anyway Ahead Rocks!

[PinkSpaceDrummer]

Oh yeah I also recommend tilting the snare just a little it'll help you from getting a peice of Ahead in the face!