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- #29,972 in Musical Instruments (See Top 100 in Musical Instruments)
- #27 in Drum & Percussion Brushes
Wire Tap Brushes are another major innovation from Vater. Featuring a unique hard tap surface behind the brush spread, a better, more solid sound is created when striking the drum and rim. This feature also helps prevent excessive wear on both brushes & drum heads. Vater Sweeps are telescopic wire brushes without a pull-rod.
KD
Reviewed in the United States on February 7, 2025
Very useful for cajon playing.
David Jarrett
Reviewed in the United States on January 31, 2025
They are better than then the hot rod sticks
Chris G.
Reviewed in the United States on October 29, 2024
These brushes are much more friendly on my hands. other style brushes that have the wire loop on the bottom seem to get in the way. Brushes extend and fan out with ease. Highly recommended.
Xander
Reviewed in the United States on October 25, 2023
[NOT really a drummer here]I like the softer sound these make, and they're comfortable to use.
Ursula S
Reviewed in the United States on October 19, 2023
I'm mainly a rock drummer who uses brushes only occasionally. However, I'm learning swing jazz to play in My Way, a Sinatra tribute musical and using probably 75% brushes. I had some very old Vic's which were breaking down; they are my only real point of comparison.I list some Pros and Cons below, and also a comment here which is neither good nor bad, just different. The wires on my Vic's are much coarser, these Vaters are quite fine. This makes them a bit delicate and easy to kink when one gets caught. It also changes the sound to something softer, more "wooshey" (tech term), and I think more forgiving of imperfect technique. I think I like the finer wires. I see on the market that wire gage is a feature, you can choose what you like. I imagine experienced brush players have a developed sense of what they like, and probably different gages for different circumstances.The handles are different as well. As advertised they have a soft rubber cover which feels nice. They are not as good for striking the cymbal, esp the bell. And I have mixed feelings about the fact that they don't have the wire ring at the butt, more below.Pros:Compact when compressed (although this does tend to make them get lost in the bottom of the stick bag).Moderate max fan width, which I like (narrower than my Vic's).Good price.Cons:Kinda short handles and overall length.The brushes push up just a little into the handle as I play, changing the fan width.Without the wire and ring on the butt end against my hand, I find there is a tendency for the brush to rotate in my hand as I play certain patterns, so that the brush doesn't strike flat on the drum.
Mat Rodriguez
Reviewed in the United States on August 17, 2021
Can’t talk about durability too much because I don’t use them very often but from the last 5-10x that I have used them, they’re pretty durable. They create a great sound. If you want more volume out of your cajon than you would get from playing it with your hands, these are for you. Create a very consistent sound. Have adjustable rings to hold the bristles together creating more volume and giving you a more tight sound. Or you can push them all the way down and create a brushier sound on your cajon which is much quieter. Super versatile. Great buy.
XAVIER S.
Reviewed in Spain on October 28, 2020
És el producto que iba buscando. Mucho mejor que hot rods de madera
CavalierX
Reviewed in the United States on August 9, 2019
These are the perfect Brush for my fat meat paws. We love the tone and control these offer. Perfect for our Cajon drum and I am not worried about the 5 year old playing with these, breaking them, or beating on things too hard. I would and will likely buy these again. I really think they are a great deal and I am glad I went with these XL nylon brushes.
loic penin
Reviewed in France on December 25, 2019
répond aux attentes
アマゾンユーザー
Reviewed in Japan on June 30, 2018
自分でいうのもなんですが 結構高級なマンションの１階に住んでいます。電子ドラムです。バスドラも打音がしないタイプです それでも ラバーシンバルにコンコン あたる木製スティックの打音で 近所からクレームが出たようです。 コンクリートをつたって 奇妙な音が聞こえるのだそうです宗教の木魚を打つ音に聞こえているのかもしれません。上階や 斜め上下の部屋に マンションの鉄骨かなにかを伝って 騒音となり聞こえていくのでしょう。それで これを買いました。結論：最高！！ この音なら コンコンではなくて シャッいう音で コンクリートを伝わる性質の音ではありません隣の部屋にいても 聞こえませんでも ヘッドフォーンから聞こえてくる電子ドラムの演奏音は すこしいつもより ボリュームを上げれば問題なく しっかり 出ています。また 太目で 初心者が基礎練習をするのにも もってこいの太さ。いつもの木製スティックより ずっと リズムに乗れますいいものを 見つけたなあ、と喜びでいっぱい。また 生ドラムをこれで 叩いたら演奏の幅も広がるだろうし いい買い物をしたと 思っています。マンションや アパートで 思うように電子ドラムをたたけてない人 これを 買ったら すごくストレスがなくなりますよこれでタイミングや運びを練習して 週に１回ぐらいスタジオで生ドラムを練習していこうと思います。本当に今日は嬉しい！！！ひさしぶりに ドラムの練習が思い切りできるので 気持ちが晴れやかになりました、ありがとうございました！！！ 今後も こういう悩みにこたえてくれる 商品がたくさん出てきたらうれしいなあ、と思います。メーカーの方よろしく お願い致します。
Welly
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 8, 2017
Absolute rubbish, handles split first time of use , already replaced due to same problem when received.
Kunde
Reviewed in Germany on October 1, 2016
Also was sich Vater hier gedacht hat, würde ich gerne wissen. Das Schaftmaterial ist so spröde, dass es quasi schon beim Anschauen bricht - tatsächlich waren drei der vier Brushes (habe zwei Paar bestellt) schon beim Auspacken an der Kante eingerissen (was nicht an der diesmal vorbildlichen Verpackung von Amazon lag). Ich bin zwar ein wahrer Trommelstreichler, aber ich kann mir nicht vorstellen, dass die lange halten. Überhaupt, weil man ziemlich fest ziehen muss, um die Borsten in Spielposition zu fixieren. Ich hab sie trotzdem nicht zurückgeschickt, sondern mit Tape umwickelt - immerhin sind sie leicht und klingen gut. Aber ich erinnere mich an meine ersten Nylonbesen vor 30 Jahren - die waren no-name, billig, funktionierten tadellos und hielten ewig... Schwache Leistung von Vater.
jangst
Reviewed in the United States on April 15, 2016
These are great. I use them on a kit, usually at about quarter brush. If you play light they sound light, but you can also get power and crack if you lay into the drum/cymbal because of the width.I use them for band practice and they are great for getting the tone of the kit which is lost having to use practice pads. Besides replacing the pads for these brushes, they make for good ambiance for softer tunes, being that they amplify your attack equivalently to the force you use.Only downside being (obviously because they are brushes) rebound is lost when playing. But the trade off I'm comparing it to is using practice pads (which absorbs rebound anyway).Solid product.NailedDownBand.com to hear some tunes.
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