The Vic Firth SBBTS is a hickory drumstick for marching percussion, listed by Vic Firth as the Corpsmaster Multi-Tenor - Bill Bachman Signature Tenor Drumsticks. It is .697″ (17.7 mm) in diameter and 16.142″ (410 mm) long. It has a wood barrel tip and a medium taper. It is the signature model of drummer Bill Bachman.
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.
Vic Firth SBBTS Corpsmaster Multi-Tenor - Bill Bachman Signature Tenor Drumsticks — 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
.697″ (17.7 mm)
Length
16.142″ (410 mm)
Wood / material
Hickory
Tip shape
Barrel
Tip material
Wood
Taper
Medium
Finish
Natural
Weight
≈73g est.
Category
Marching
Series
Corpsmaster Multi-Tenor
Signature model
Bill Bachman signature
Genre tags
Marching
Model number (SKU)
SBBTS
Brand
Vic Firth
Drummers who play this stick 1
Drummers the maker itself lists as playing this model. Each name links to their entry in the drummer directory.
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.
BarrelTip shape
Close to a cylinder, with a broad contact area. Cymbals give you thickness ahead of definition, and drums are easy to drive. Common on power-oriented models.
Vic FirthBrand
Founded 1963 in New England, the world's largest stickmaker. Its founder was principal timpanist of the Boston Symphony. Merged with Zildjian in 2010. Japan distribution: Pearl.
MarchingUse
For marching bands. Built thick, long and heavy for outdoor volume, which usually makes them far too much stick for a drum set.
MarchingGenre
Tags models presented for marching. Thick, long and heavy is the norm, since they have to carry outdoors.