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Your cart is empty.Our original. Designed for all-around rock, jazz and combo playing. With 16 dowels (.125”).
Iñigo fachado alberdi
Reviewed in Spain on March 25, 2025
Recién salido de fábrica.EnhorabuenaSaludos
momomoi
Reviewed in Japan on January 12, 2025
少し滑りやすいですがリムショットも打てて使いやすいです。
KirkM
Reviewed in the United States on August 7, 2024
Great for light jazz, especially in a small room. Takes the attack down but still lets the drums resonate fully. You won't be using any bounce technique with these, but that isn't what they are for. You comp like you would with sticks but it is just a mellower sound. I am surprised how much I like these.
John G.
Reviewed in the United States on August 15, 2024
On the plus side, they sound a little crisper than Hot Rods. However, the construction is just off. In cross section, the bundle forms a trapezoid shape rather than a symmetrical hexagon, as though three rods are missing. They do have three fewer rods than Hot Rods. If you grasp them at the ends they do feel like rods are missing. The rods are of uneven length, as though they forgot the final step of sanding them even. The solid wood handles are a nice idea but they are way too fat, a whopping 3/4" ! They are longer than regular drumsticks and it makes them feel weird to play. The extra length and super fat handles make them very odd-feeling sticks.
Glen
Reviewed in the United States on June 23, 2024
Didn’t know how they would work. Nice tool.
Adi R
Reviewed in the United States on November 20, 2020
Great sounding sticks, easy to hold and the weight is surprisingly very comfortable, this is definitely one of my favorite pairs for more quiet playing.Highly recommended!The disadvantage is the durability, two months of light use and they start to break.
Dr Nick
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 27, 2018
High quality sticks. My son plays, and is a fairly hard hitter. Cheaper sticks shred in no time. These are lasting well, and he really likes the wooden handles.They produce a pleasant tone, obviously quieter than regular sticks, but clear enough to keep a picky player happy.For additional control, we recommend adding a hair band above the existing band.
S. JAYASRINIVASA RAO
Reviewed in India on May 4, 2017
I was looking out for a pair of rute brushes like this. I wanted some heft in the handles. Good pair of rute brushes.
DrumrPete
Reviewed in the United States on February 3, 2016
I had bought a pair of these in 2009, and to this day not a single dowel has broken off, and I use them on at least two songs at every gig, and all the time at rehearsals. They outlast Hot Rods, and the Steve Smith felt-core model by years! No comparison. The dowels have gotten a little "fuzzy", but not have broken off.The wide rubber "band" allowed me to adjust the focus of the sound from tight to mushy, very nice, makes definite tonal changes.To those who need to play quieter than you are able...these are a god-send.I tried all manner of light, jazzy sticks, and settled on the Vic Firth "ECHO", that are my go-to pair.However, they can still be too loud, even with my light touch.Just got my second pair of these yesterday from Amazon, and the WIDE rubber band has been replaced with a more typical small/round rubber band. I hope that this makes no difference, and it might actually be an improvement, because I only bought another pair since my old, wide rubber rings had begun to slip, and creep toward the end of the stick as I play.Highly recommended if you like using multi-rod sticks.
Sebastien Berger
Reviewed in Canada on October 31, 2015
Nice stick
T.C.
Reviewed in the United States on June 1, 2014
I've taken to use these quite often in places where volume is an issue. I really like these sticks, but there are a few oversights in my opinion. One, the handle is a bit slick. I've had to grip a bit harder as the material seems to make them a bit more prone to slipping. Fixed by the addition of some grip tape.Two, the rubber pieces that you can adjust on the rods themselves easily ride up. The first time using them, I was playing rather quickly with lots of roughs and rolls. I kept having to push the bands back down, as a few times they almost flew off! I added small rubber bands to the front of them and they hold them in place well. It should have been a no brainer to add some kind of stopping mechanism to that so the bands would not move up or down involuntarily.Both of those issues are solved easily, but I question why they weren't by the manufacturer. However, they are good sounding and useful to have in a drummers stick bag.
Fabian Tan
Reviewed in the United States on November 22, 2013
Great pair of sticks for a different feel and sound. Cymbals, especially hi-hats sound different with this pair of sticks, and I like the sound it makes as compared to regular sticks. The base of the sticks are quite large and might take a while to get used to, but afterwards you'll find that the heavier base makes using the sticks quite comfortable. Snare and tom sounds are softer than regular sticks, so you'll have to compensate for it.
Kyle C. Harshbarger
Reviewed in the United States on November 8, 2012
I've been using Rute for a few years as my main drumstick. Instead of banging away and drowning out everyone or using 7As and trying to play quietly, the Rutes let me open up and not play too loud. I use them for rock and worship music. They are effective enough that my worship leader asks drummer to use a bundled-rod stick for our small room.The nice thing about Rutes is the handle. It is a bit larger than a 2B or a Hardimon, but is easy to handle. A benefit of having a wood handle is being able to still play really woody rim clicks. The stick is so long that the sweet spot for clicks on my 14" maple snare is places the rods against the other side of the rim.There are two shortcomings. The bundled rods make the length of the attack much longer than with sticks. This can muddy the sound for many types of music. The other is that it takes a bit of time to get used to the way it attacks the drum. Double strokes must be really drawn out since the stick doesn't rebound off the head as high as a stick.In summary:Pros-Play full stroke with quiet soundWoody rim clicksHandle feels like a stickAdjustable tightness of rodsCons-Longer attackTakes time to get used to
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