tribal drum solo with glowing drum sticks

[bammei]

what would you say the qualitty is about the light up drumsticks. like can they last

[spacetimebeats]

@bammei these ones are better than others I've tried long ago, but whether they would last or not will obviously depend on what kind of player you are with them.

[rmccaw7]

@spacetimebeats but in order to make them last, what kind of player would you have to be? averagely aggressive? or reeeeeeally gentle?

[spacetimebeats]

@rmccaw7 well they are plastic but pretty durable... I would guess they'd make it through a club set at typical rock volume especially if you avoided rim shots.

[limpb11izkit]

Sorry for my english, but the sticks going to break very fast, or not :D

Thanks from Germany :)

[spacetimebeats]

@limpb11izkit most of these kinds of sticks probably wouldn't make it through a gig if you're really rocking out, but with only occasional use my lighted sticks still work after all these years, for what that's worth.

[limpb11izkit]

@spacetimebeats

okay, thank you bro!

[LiftYourSkinnyFist]

Hahaha very cool. Wish the audio quality was better though D;

[chive34]

ok... Check out my videos of the drum sculptures I made. They light up when played with only kinetic energy... seriously!

[snooperx]

Cool solo.

[FIREFLY6789]

were did you buy them?

[spacetimebeats]

@FIREFLY6789

DIsneyworld, but they don't sell them there anymore.

[rodvarmo]

@FIREFLY6789 yes they do, I bough a pair in universal studios

[tymbershade]

@FIREFLY6789 They sell them at Disneyland right now.

[iamcrashbandicoot123]

@FIREFLY6789 i got myn from guitar center

[rjlgspi24]

what is the reason why that thing light?? damn! amazing! :D even sticks are renovating :D

[spacetimebeats]

the lights (located at the base) are powered by three 1.5V AG13s batteries (replaceable) upon impact, but have a long decay that illuminates the rest of the stick.

[bigz6194]

are you doing 1 handed rolls?

[spacetimebeats]

watching it again, it does maybe look like that on the right hand around 1' I guess (lousy res), but the roll sound actually emerges from the transition to an 8 vs 12 from the 6/12 -- the R hand rhythm straightens out, from three beats per L hand ostinato cycle (6 beats) to four (thank you Terry Bozzio). After that happens, the L hand does the same, setting up for the final 16th note crossover extravaganza. So, no 1 handed rolls here --

[bigz6194]

awesome! terry bozzio is my favorite drummer ever! actually i'm named after frank... no kidding my parents named me zappa (thats why my username is big z)

[spacetimebeats]

wow. Zappa! The two together brings to mind the Baby Snakes era... Live in NY, the black page... I was heavily influenced by the Ostinato video set, and the Modern Drummer sound sheet he did too (circa 1990?)

[bigz6194]

terry is freakin nuts though! he is phenomenal! i'm picking up the firestix versions of these sticks on ebay with my birthday money i just got but i'm trying to decide on a color...

[destrover66]

r these the vic firth ones and how do u turn of the light

[spacetimebeats]

nope, just says "DisneyWorld", no other markings, and they only light up when you play, no off switch, nothing, and they don't sell them there anymore anyway, least not the last time I checked

[davepebworth]

great video,i like the overhead camera angle.

[kingshott1]

how long do these sticks last compared to normal wooden sticks? do they break easily?

[spacetimebeats]

they've done pretty well so far -- certainly the most durable lighted sticks I've ever tried -- but I wouldn't expect them to survive a bashing session like a pair of Vater 5Bs (my usual stick). But at medium volume, they've held up and the lights continue to work after over a year of intermittent use.

[loserhead619]

Dude, those sticks are plastic and they suck

[spacetimebeats]

yes, they are plastic, and yes, they 'suck' in terms of sound and feel compared to wood sticks. However, they work better than any other lighted sticks I've tried previously. FYI I did not post this vid to promote these sticks -- I don't even know the brand -- it's just some drum kung fu fun for the other drum crazies out there...

[2000breebrees]

my glow sticks are by FIRESTIX ...30 bucks and there amazing.

[spacetimebeats]

the sticks are from DisneyWorld... they cost about $20. I'm playing with both butt end so that the lights are more visible.

thanks for checking it out!

[godfreakkin]

tell me where you got them n how much dey cost danks

[ywmpg]

You can get a new set on Ebay for about $20 bucks....

Type Firestix into Ebay's search engine...

Hope this helps!

They come in red and blue...

[wouterjager]

can you tell me what kinds of sticks those are?

maybe you have a picture..?

thanks

[DZasta1216]

awesome