Ahead Drumsticks Lars Ulrich

It's unfortunate that Metallica's Lars Ulrich may be remembered more as 'that rock star who got uppity about people downloading his songs for free' than the arguably creative drummer (though easily not best) of one of hard rock's biggest bands – but stuff happens. Despite this, Lars remains popular due to his band's legacy and often underrated creativity. So it makes sense for drum hardware manufacturers to benefit from this. I developed an instrument for drums – like many who were teens in the 80's and early 90's – by hearing Metallica and witnessing Lars. I however would never have bought one of these as it's a £30 luxury, got as a present. It is ...

This is Ann Droid from the group {species}DROID and Ahead Alloy Sticks saved my rocking ass!!! In early 2006 I developed a wretched case of tendonitis in my right wrist. The injury may have stemmed from practicing on a digital kit... serious shock from the striking surface! Either way, the injury caused me to 'def leppard' it on my real kit for shows... not cool!... unless you are rick allen. I switched to Ahead. These sticks seriously cut down on shock/vibration. (My injury has healed and not returned in about 10 months.) They also result in a heavier sound with less effort. This makes dynamic playing much easier as you have a wider range to play with ...

I've been playing drums for about 20 years, I'm 31 now, and have used Ahead sticks off and on since they've been on the market. I was impressed with the sound and feel, but kept going back to wood sticks. That was until this last year...I've been having pains in my hands and my right elbow (I play open handed with my right hand normally playing the snare...Billy Cobham/Carter Beauford style) and my hands felt swollen and sore after every gig. It continued no matter what I tried and I was wondering how much longer I could even play gigs at the rate I was with this problem. My grip was always loose yet controlled, so that wasn't a problem. I tried different tunings on ...