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Menza / Megadeth
The drumsticks Nick Menza plays
Nick Menza plays the Vater VHNSW (⌀.661″×17.244″, hickory). The roster entry gives the band as Menza / Megadeth.
Drawn to scale, with the figures each maker publishes.
Listed as their stick on Vater's official roster
| Diameter | .661″ (16.8 mm) |
|---|---|
| Length | 17.244″ (438 mm) |
| Wood / material | Hickory |
| Tip shape | Oval |
| Tip material | Wood |
| Taper | — |
| Weight | ≈71g est. |
All of it is what the maker's own site says. Endorsements and stick choices change, so this is not a guarantee that the drummer plays this model today.
Only what the makers publish, plus links the drummer runs themselves.
| Band | Menza / Megadeth |
|---|---|
| Listed by | Vater |
Ranked by how close each one is to the Vater VHNSW in diameter, length, wood, tip and taper — the same calculation this site's “find sticks like this” uses. It does not mean the drummer plays any of them.
Reference: Vater VHNSW Nightstick - 2S Wood
Drummers the makers list as playing the same model as Nick Menza.
Other drummers on the same maker's artist pages.
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