These sticks are absolutely solid. They are matched very well, and I can tell the company is taking care to do things right. They feel solid, and have a crazy hefty tone and sharp articulation. I can't wait to see what sizes they make next, but for me, I can really only see these 5Bs being used at either heavy concert snare sticks, or maybe light marching sticks. I cannot stress how well these things are clearly made, but I can't use em for anything currently, other than pad sticks, in which the...