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Vater VCBK5AW

Color Wrap Los Angeles 5A Black Optic Wood / ColorWrap

⌀.571(14.5mm)×15.984(406mm)

The Vater VCBK5AW is a hickory drumstick for the drum kit, listed by Vater as the Color Wrap Los Angeles 5A Black Optic Wood. It is .571″ (14.5 mm) in diameter and 15.984″ (406 mm) long. It has a wood teardrop tip.

The drumstick silhouette is drawn to scale — length and diameter exactly as published — and the dotted lines mark every 100 mm from the butt end on the left. The outline follows the maker's taper class and tip shape.
≈49gest.HickoryTeardrop tipBlack

Vater VCBK5AW Color Wrap Los Angeles 5A Black Optic Wood — full specs

Figures as published by the maker. Sticks specified in inches are held in millimetres here, so the inch column is converted back from mm to three decimals; “—” means the maker publishes no value.
Diameter.571″ (14.5 mm)
Length15.984″ (406 mm)
Wood / materialHickory
Tip shapeTeardrop
Tip materialWood
Taper
FinishBlack
Weight≈49g est.
CategoryDrum set
SeriesColorWrap
Signature model
Model number (SKU)VCBK5AW
BrandVater

About the wood, the tip and the maker

HickoryMaterial

The default choice, and for good reason: enough weight and give to soak up shock, so less buzz reaches your hands, plus it holds up well. Start here if you're not sure.

TeardropTip shape

Halfway between a ball and a flat face. The tone shifts with your angle of attack, and on cymbals it balances definition against body. A genuine all-rounder.

VaterBrand

A family-run maker in Holbrook, Massachusetts. It traces back to a Boston drum shop and launched as its own brand in 1991. Notable for how deep the model range runs.

Drum setUse

Standard drum set sticks. This is the site's default filter, and every familiar model number like 5A or 7A lives here.

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