Pro-Mark Hot Rod Sticks  

Can't compair them to any thing else outside of some Nylon brushes i once used. I like these a nice step between sticks and brushes.

keeps drumskins from getting so dirty

Musicians friend provides quality, and I mean quality products, I was surprised

These are great to use if you play in low to medium volume gigs and they really do give everything a nice sound. I like them because I can really get a large dynamic of volume with them pretty easily. I noticed a few folks complain about the rods breaking or being chipped or not sounding good on your snare. Do this - about and inch down from the top of the stick, wrap about and inch wide peice of duct take around 2-3 times, make sure its a tight wrap. This really extends the life of them and allows you to get more crack out of your snare and little more precision out of your symbals.

These are great for playing live acoustic shows.  I have also done some recording with them.  Great cymbal washes!

Perfect!

I recently got these Hot Rods. They work great! The only problem were     when i got them one of the dowels were cracked so carefully inspect them     before using them. If they are broken call Musician's Friend and they     will send you a new pair absolutely free and you keep the cracked ones     also.