Reinforced Against Splitting and Chipping

• Plays and feels like a standard Vater 5B hickory drumstick
• Maximizes durability without compromising tone or response
• Shoulder, neck, and tip are protected by a durable coating
• Rimshot area is protected by a 3″ Stick Shield
• Grip, weight, balance, and sound are virtually identical to a standard hickory Vater 5A
• Length: 16.5″
• Diameter: 0.610″

With its Extended Play series, Vater has found a way to dramatically extend the life of its hickory drumsticks without compromising tone or response. Extended Play sticks feature not one, but two stick-protection safeguards. The first is a 3″ Stick Shield, 8x stronger than steel and weighing just half a gram, which guarantees sticks against breakage and weakening through rimshots.

The next is a pearl-colored anterior coating, which helps keeps tips intact and protects sticks against crash strokes and hi-hat damage. Otherwise, these sticks offer the same Vater grip, weight, balance, and sound you trust. Get longer-lasting, better performance out of your sticks with Vater Extended Play 5Bs.