Vic Firth VFVKB2 Beater wood

Bought this beater out of pure curiosity, and I didn't expect to get wowed by a beater, but this is a real quality product at an affordable price! Good versatility within the somewhat limited settings of a beater, but you're able to play some heavy bass drum with the beater rotated at one angle and do some milder playing with another. It's great on recordings and I'm using to this day as my primary beater, 3 years after purchase. Definitely recommend this!

This beater series by Vic Firth is absolutely spot on. I use either the wood and felt versions almost exclusively now (over stock beaters), depending on the sound I'm after. The shape of the beaters is great - striking the drum with the rounded edge gives a very consistent sound and using the flat face gives considerably more "oomph"! They're also very solid and I can't imagine anything going wrong with them. I don't go anywhere without having both options in my stick bag now!

The wood one, VKB2, caught me by surprise - I don't usually like wooden beaters, but this one is a great weight and the sound isn't over the top. I use it when I want more definition - usually when I'm not miced up and the felt can be a little too muffled. In fact, the first time I used the VKB2 over the VKB1, a friend of mine commented on how he liked the more "woody" sound my bass drum had that day - he couldn't believe it when I told him it was my first time trying a wooden beater! The man has magical ears!! Great beater. Get it!