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« on: October 24, 2004, 10:02 PM »

The other day while practicing I broke a stick and the only one close by was one a little heavier than my 5A. So I grab it and kept  on playing. And it was kinda cool. The heavier stick in my weaker left hand seemed to carry better on my tom runs and single stroke rolls.

I've played in the past with the left stick backward which presents a MUCH heavier stick than what I am talking about. This stick was just a little heavier and felt great. I may stick with it (doht) Grin

Any of you play with two different weight sticks?
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« Reply #1 on: October 25, 2004, 01:01 AM »

Any of you play with two different weight sticks?

No. I like to have my sticks well balanced between my two hands.
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« Reply #2 on: October 25, 2004, 05:15 AM »

I only use different sticks on one song, "Cherokee".  At 340 bpm, I need the lightest stick I can find to keep up on the ride.   Tongue

I do use a stick in one hand and a brush or rod in the other quite a bit.  For example, on some Latin stuff playing a clave pattern with a cross-stick and a standard guiro pattern with a brush works quite well in a jazz combo setting.
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« Reply #3 on: October 25, 2004, 05:55 AM »

much of drumming is about symmetry of motion with your two arms moving in tandem for many of your strokes.  to off balance that seems like it'd be inhibiting.

but with that said, like Racin', i'll do a hot rod / brush, etc. thing for different textures to add to a groove.

besides, THERE'S NO CHEATING IN DRUMMING!!!  Angry

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« Reply #4 on: October 25, 2004, 06:15 AM »

I went through a phase where I used two different sizes. I noticed that the kick and snare were much more prominent than the hihat/ride in pop/rock music, so I started using a bigger, heavier stick in the left hand. I did that for a few years, then got into a hard rock band where I ended up using the heavy sticks in both hands.

Like Joker suggested, I also mess around with rod/brush combinations, a favorite being a Vater Acoustick in my right, and a regular wire brush in my left. That's great for light pop/rock/country where you need to play quiet, but still want to "dig in" a little.

My motto in this area is whatever works!   Cool
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« Reply #5 on: October 25, 2004, 06:33 AM »

I sometimes play with different sticks in each hand.  During dinner/cocktail sets I'll use a lighter stick on the cymbal and a heavier stick for cross-stick on the snare drum.  Or sometimes I'll use a rod on the cymbal and a stick in the left hand.
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« Reply #6 on: October 25, 2004, 10:52 AM »

Generally not two different 'sticks' but I'll mix up sticks and rods, and rods and rutes, and sticks and rutes, etc
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« Reply #7 on: October 25, 2004, 11:14 AM »

Of course.  Brush.  Rod.  Mallet.  Shaker.  Stick A.  Stick B.  One in the left and one in the right.

The question should be why do drummers restrict themselves by having the same instrument in each hand.  And... why do they
use the same sticks song after song.

Likewise, some tunes call for the left foot to perform a hi-hat chick, or a wood block cluck, or a tambourine jingle.  Sometimes within the same tune.

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« Reply #8 on: October 25, 2004, 12:00 PM »

Yes! -  in a variety of combinations - whatever supports the music and the moment.

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« Reply #9 on: October 25, 2004, 02:39 PM »

I often used a heavier stick in my right hand but found it began to hurt, maybe due to being unbalanced, so i stopped using that technique, even though it worked for the time i used it.

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