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yoyojack
Registered: March 2008
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Review Date: 11/1/2005
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: $7.25
| Rating: 8
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Positive aspects of the product (pros):
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Perfect balance between rebound and power, great grip, produces a great sound.
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Finding a decent pair is difficult, 2 different versions.
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The version of the Colin McNutt stick I am viewing is the one pictured, which is Honey Hickory with a stained bead. Vic Firth has another version which uses a different and more cheaply applied stain which I like to call "Diarrhea Brown" and the tip is not stained. From the testing I did in the store, The Diarrhea browns were more consistant, but a good Honey Hickory one was eons better than the Diarrheas.
On to the stick, it is a really great stick. It is constructed so that it gets good rebound like a Ralph Hardimon, but at the same time gets power and low-end control like a Scott Johnson. It doesn't taper as much as the Hardimons so Ping shots won't destroy it, either. The tip gets a great sound out of the drum. Unlike most of Vic Firth's sticks, the McNutts don't use a butt load of paint to give it a horrible grip, but these use a stain so it actually feels like wood instead of a couple inches of paint.
The only real problem with these sticks is finding a decent pair. I'm not sure if it is a problem with these sticks in particular or just Vic Firth, but a lot of sticks were dead on arrival and very mis-matched. The good pairs are definitely worth it, but this inconsitancy makes it lose some points
All in all, it is a really good stick, as lond as it is Honey Hickory and you search for a good pair.
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cougarsnare
Registered: December 2008
Location: Provo, UT
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Review Date: 11/20/2007
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 9
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Positive aspects of the product (pros):
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Great look, Meaty diameter without the excess weight, Good control, Stick feels natural
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Sound is a little bit thin on the drum
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The Colin McNutt stick is the preferred stick of Jersey Surf, so I decided to go buy it so I had a feel for it before auditions. When I got a hold of it, it surprised me: For a thick stick with a big tip, there's not a whole lot of weight to it.
This lack of weight has some great benefits, but some drawbacks as well. Rolls fly out of your hands... it really has a lot of power to throw around, due to the taper, but the lack of weight allows great control for low height passages and more intricate sticking patterns.
On the downside, this lightness translates into sound on a drum. When played in comparison to my Hardimons and Hannums, the McNutt stick had a significantly more treble-oriented timbre. To an extent it seemed as though the sound of the drum was superficial, only coming from the batter head and the vibration of the snares, not from the sound being resonated through the drum. This is minor, and in the context of an entire battery should not really be an issue.
This is a great stick overall. Everything adds up very well to it, and I'd recommend it to anyone.
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CHS 01-03:Bass,Pit,Snare
SRHS 03-05:Snare,Captain
BYU 05,08-now:Snare,Bass
SFHS Instructor 09-now
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