Promark Tubz

Promark Tubz

Designed in conjunction with player/educator Paul Wertico, Promark Tubz offer an excellent alternative to traditional sticks and mallets.

At 16 ½” long by 1 ¼” thick, these light-weight, yet very durable plastic strikers find an interesting place in the range of conventional drum set timbres.

To my ear, Tubz kind of split the difference between drumsticks and large mallets.

Strike a drum with some force and you’ll hear the sharp, wet slap of plastic attack, followed by the fat, tonally rich sound often associated with mallets.

On cymbals, Tubz create a quick, hollow knock followed by lots of wash (see video).

Because of the way they play on cymbals, Tubz sound a little awkward when used for conventional grooves.

However, they really shine in a few different contexts.

Tubz create a sound on drums that often recalls hand percussion, so they really feel great with heavy tom and crash patters, as well as super percussive Latin playing.

Playing 8ths with my left foot, quarters on the bass drum and some rudiment-based patterns between low-tuned toms and an open snare was a lot of fun.