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Reddit mentions of Vic Firth American Custom SD1 General
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Reddit mentions: 3
We found 3 Reddit mentions of Vic Firth American Custom SD1 General. Here are the top ones.
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Engineered by legendary performer and educator Vic FirthA legendary practice stickIdeal for orchestral work, rock and bandRound tipDiameter: .635", Length: 16 3/8"
Specs:
| Color | Original Version |
| Height | 0.635 Inches |
| Length | 16.375 Inches |
| Number of items | 1 |
| Release date | August 2008 |
| Size | SD1 |
| Weight | 0.2 Pounds |
| Width | 0.635 Inches |
Vic Firth Pad (good and simple)
Vic Firth SD1's are nice for beginners
Vic Firth: SD1 General
Practiced with them then ended up using them all the time once the band started getting more used to the heavy-hitting sound.
If you just want a 'basic, all around' stick I would recommend SD1s from Vic Firth. They are a great, standard size stick that can be used for a lot of different purposes.
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https://www.amazon.com/Vic-Firth-American-SD1-General/dp/B0002F4TKA
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If you want to immediately start out with marching percussion, the stick I would recommend starting with Ralph Hardimons also from Vic Firth.
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https://www.amazon.com/Vic-Firth-Corpsmaster-Signature-Hardimon/dp/B0002F6NJA?keywords=Corpsmaster+drum+sticks&qid=1540777270&s=Musical+Instruments&sr=1-1&ref=sr_1_1
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There are other types of marching sticks with some different features that can be better or worse for you depending on what you are playing, your natural playing tendency and other things but these are sticks that have a nice weight, about the standard size for marching sticks and will help you while at least starting off and learning some of the basics.
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As far as practice pad, I would recommend any double sided pad with two different types of material to play on. One that I have used for many, many years that I believe is a great pad is the double sided Reel Feel pad.
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https://www.amazon.com/Evans-2-Sided-Practice-Pad-Inch/dp/B000FMDIXY
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There are other pads than this that are also really good, I am not saying this is the "only" pad you should get, but that this pad will certainly work for what you need.
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I hope this helps some.