Regal Tip American Hickory Drumsticks  

I've tried many other brands but I keep coming back to my Regal Tip Rock nylon tips. They are the perfect balance of length and weight for my style of playing. Their best feature is the type of lacquer finish they use. The finish actually gets tackier as you play them which means I can hold them loosely even when playing fast and heavy.  I've noticed they do have a tendancy to split with heavy playing so if you are a heavy hitter they my not be for you. Hope this helps.

regal tip jazz are the drum stick, that all aspire to, all other sticks pale in comparison. i have spent over 40 years as a professional musician and have compared all other brands of drum sticks with not on single pair paralel to joe calato's regal tip jazz. from wood selection with matched pairing and advance controlled drying, the balance, quality and consistency of this product has remained light years ahead of the competition. i not only recommend this product, i will only use joe calato regal tip jazz, for the remainder of my lifetime.

if your trying to save money, this not the area to do so.

the only product there is. (there are no other drum sticks) i dont know what you call what the other manufactures produce, door stoppers?

well, whaddaya know, it's a stick!

they've had issues with straightness and weight matching in the past, but they've gotten much better. in the early days of drumming (when i was a kid), i'd go down to my local drum shop and pull 50 or so sticks out of the bin, and roll them. that would narrow the field down to about 20 sticks, then i would tap them and select the highest pitched among them. that would yield me 1 or 2 pair. they are almost always straight and well matched now.

price doesn't matter (within reason, of course) when the sticks are this good.

i've tried every stick ever made. i've tried every size ever made. my personal favorite is the regal tip 5b nylon tip. loud or soft, fast or slow, it is my preference. the finish is perfect. when the hands get sweaty, grip actually increases, allowing a relaxed, comfortable grip, even when playing at skull splitting volumes. other sticks feel buzzy and uncomfortable. poorly balanced. not these. it's like hitting a line drive right at the center of percussion in baseball- it makes a loud bang, but you don't feel a thing. they are durable, as well. i do a ridiculous amount of rim shots, and these sticks hold up very well.

I am a fairly rudimental drummer, so I like a bigger stick (2B.)  I have tried other brands and they just don't feel right to me.  Most are the right size, but just seem too heavy for my playing style.  The heavier sticks are fine if you use them for just snare drum work, but for the all around stuff I prefer a bigger, but lighter stick.  Hence, the use of Regal for over 40 years!

Wish they were a little cheaper.