Working in collaboration with some of vater's big-name, up and coming endorsing artists, Vater has come up with a new series of sticks that will fill a big gap in the drumstick market. The new extreme design series models, xd-5a, xd-5b and xd-rock, have been designed and manufactured to meet the great demand of drummers who have been asking for stick models in between the very popular Vater power 5A/power 5B models and the rock model. The results are three extremely well balanced, weighted and responsive models that are available with a rounded barrel-style wood tip with nylon tip versions to match.