American Concept

American Concept, Freestyle 85A Drumsticks

American Concept, Freestyle 85A Drumsticks

$14.99
$14.99

A Freestyle stick for the 85A player. Inspired by the sport of Freestyle longboarding, the Freestyle series of sticks is all about effortless flow, creativity and style. Exaggerated tapers on extra long sticks more than doubles the area where a drummer can place their fulcrum, opening up creative possibilities and unlocking the ultimate expressive drumming experience.

SKU:FS85A

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85A with extra-long 17" length and extra long taper, expanding the drummer's fulcrum area for a wide array of responses and feels.

Freestyle is a new series of sticks from Vic Firth that draws inspiration from the dynamic world of freestyle longboard skateboards. For freestyle riders, it's about expression, flow, and style. They have the versatility to move up and down the board without losing control, using every inch of their deck.

Vic's Freestyle series of drumsticks combine a massive overall length of 17" with extra long tapers. This combination of length and taper length more than doubles the area where a drummer can place their fulcrum - offering a humongous array of responses and feels out of the same pair of sticks.

  • Diam. - .555"
  • Length - 17"
  • Taper - Long
  • Tip - Hybrid
  • Finish - Lacquer

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Overall rating: 4.8333335 / 5 from 6 reviews.

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Great sticks

"Love these sticks. Wish they made nylon tips as the wood tips break off pretty fast with moderate playing."

— Alex (4/5)

Of the American Freestyle sticks, the 85A is perfect!

"The length, heft, and feel of the 85A projects like a 5A, but has the slight nimble feel of a 7A. When I play, im not slinging and whipping hammer handles, yet, the sound pulling out of the drum and cymbals cuts through amps and live sound. The drums sound crisp and up front without overpowering like yelling into somebody's ear too be heard in the club. 7A's feel great but they don't always cut through loud guitar amps, vocals, bass guitar, and stage monitors. Its alot to compete with to have a footprint in the mix. Larger stick diameter compensates for disappearing under a wall of sounds, but for me, sacrafices comfort and feel. The 85A is the best of both worlds with feel, projection, and the sheer ergonomic joy of a stick that becomes the perfect compliment to my style of playing."

— Jp (5/5)

Excellent Sticks

"Love the added reach, balance & feel. Wish they were a bit more durable, but that's probably more consequence of the thinner model. Really dig this model a lot!"

— Rc C. (5/5)

The perfect stick...for me

"the extra length and longer taper make the stick back heavy, giving it some "bounciness." However, the longer taper allows me to generate a lot more power, causing them to wear down a little bit faster for me."

— Kowala D. (5/5)

My go to sticks

"Perfect length and diameter"

— Nico (5/5)

It's all about the length

"Being a musical based drummer, I really like length for the different pivot points the FreeStyles allows me to use."

— Pop (5/5)

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