The Vic Firth BD1 General bass drum mallet is an all-round stick. It has a 3.25-inch round felt head with a medium hardness, which allows rhythms to translate well but also allows the sound of the drum to be heard well.
To pull fat "boom" sounds out of your kick, you need the Vic Firth bD2 Legato. This felt-headed bass drum beater is fully focussed on tone, leaving little attack following a strike.
Want all the rhythms you play on the bass drum to be heard clearly? Then the Vic Frith BD3 Staccato is the stick for you. It's already in the name, it provides a short sound. This is due to the slightly smaller, hard felt head.
Vic Firth BD7 Rolling Mallets is a pair of bass drum mallets with a medium hard head. This allows you to play clearly articulated drum rolls with two hands that get a lot of tone out of the drum.
Want a bass drum mallet that provides a warm, round sound when played softly and a full, present sound when played hard? Thanks to its extra weight, the Vic Firth BD8 Grandioso offers just that.
That Tom Gauger understands the importance of a good mallet should be obvious. That's why the TG02 Legato, one of his signatue mallets, is of extremely high quality. It is perfect for subtle legato parts.
Tom Gauger (a.o. Boston Symphony) has collaborated with Vic Firth to design a line of bass drum mallets. this is the TG03 Molto, which gives you a full sound with every dynamic.
The Vic Firth TG04 Rollers is a pair of bass drum mallets developed in collaboration with Tom Gauger. The head is made entirely of felt. This makes it a bit heavier and produces a fuller sound from your bass drum.
The Vic Firth TG06 Fortissimo was developed by Tom Gauger for Verdi's Requiem. It gives lots of volume thanks to its large, round felt beater.
In collaboration with Tom Gauger, Vic Firth has created the TG08 Staccato, a bass drum mallet with a round head. This head is made of medium hard felt, giving you a clearly articulated stroke with a full tone.
Especially for concert percussionists, there is the TG26 bass drum mallet. The double head makes it possible to drum with one hand. This leaves the other hand free for playing other instruments.
Sometimes you just want to get a big slap out of your bass drum without adding too much tone. The Vic Firth TG07 Ultra Staccato bass drum mallet is ideal for that. That's because the round head has a core of wood wrapped with leather.
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