Over the years, I have experimented with many different rods/sticks/brushes for my percussion setup. I mainly play with acoustic musicians at modest volume levels and, until now, nothing I have tried has been versatile enough to sound good on a wide range of drums, blocks, bells and cymbals. But these rods are PERFECT. I am so happy to have discovered them. They have exactly the right combination of stiffness, density and flex to feel and sound great on most kinds of instrument. On cymbals they play beautifully, with a huge dynamic range, infinitely better than any other rods I have tried. The only situation where I now prefer solid sticks is for crisp snare drum playing.
Time will tell how durable they are, but so far they appear to be very robust and well made.
A brilliant product!