Vic Firth

Vic Firth American Classic NE1 Mike Johnston Signature Stick

Available from Gear4Music at £14.99 ($19).

The Vic Firth American Classic NE1 Mike Johnston Signature Stick offers comfort articulation and feel on any kit - familiar features with a unique approach. Designed by infamous educator Mike Johnston this USA hickory drumstick has been designed for players everywhere and for any genre. The main goal of the stick was to keep them out of the way during play leading to a wealth of features to make sure that happens. For starters a long taper gives a great balance that responds naturally on both drums and cymbals with a diameter between a 5A and 5B keeping this feel familiar and trusted.This stick has a natural surface coating keeping this familiar-feeling stick firmly in your hands during long playing sessions. A modified wooden barrel tip produces an articulate and well-rounded tone with it producing a noticeably darker tone on cymbals. With the classic length of 16 the NE1 Signature Stick by Mike Johnston is a stick crafted by a player for the player.

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