DIY Light Up Drumsticks

Good drummer? Bad Drummer? Not a drummer? It doesnt matter, because with these sticks it won't matter how you sound, because the streaks of light will blow the audience's mind!
Step 1Materials & Tools

For this project tools you will need include:

-A saw mill (Or a hand saw with a vice grip)
-Electric Drill
-Soldering Iron / Solder

Materials:

-LED light (I found mine in a giveaway flashing ring, because it had a switch built in)
- Small Light switch
-Batteries as needed (Depending on your LED)
-Thin Electrical wire (about 9 in.)
-Electrical Tape
-Epoxy
-Sand Paper
Step 2Making the groove, and hole


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Using the saw mill, make a groove through the entire stick. It should only be about a 1mm deep. Clean out the groove using sand paper. Then using a drill, make a hole at the tip of the stick, that ends coming out of the side of the groove.
Step 3Making the light


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Measure the wire to the stick, and cut off any excess wire, leaving about an inch of slack. Then, solder the switch to the end.
Put a small drop of epoxy on the connection, to prevent short circuts.
Step 4Laying in the wire.


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Next, snake the wire in the groove and through the hole at the tip.
After this, solder the LED to the empty end, (Keep in mind that LEDs only work one way, so when you put the batteries in, remember to try both directions, if it doesn't work at first.) Epoxy that connection also.
Finally, once the wire is in the groove, secure it with epoxy. When this dries it will form a hard and dry surface, so it does not affect the grip of the stick.
Step 5Battery Attatchment


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Finally, Attatch the battery to the switch, and connect them with electric tape.

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Custom-Signature & Personalized Drumsticks

Personalized and customized drumsticks can be very attractive. Drummers and percussion are able to add their own features to the sticks they use.

Professional or amateur drumming is like every other trade or profession known to man in which actions are carried out with the use a of an important implement. With drumming, especially the playing of drum sets and marching drums, the drumstick is at the core of the drummers' activities. The saying "different strokes for different folks" applies to this situation in an ironic way in that, different drummers even within a particular genre of music will play differently, however slightly.

Top Drummers and Custom Drumsticks

Differences in taste also inspire the many custom designs that drummers may want to apply to the drumsticks they use. The various graphical and physical nuances that drummers may request for their drumsticks are even more numerous than the size ranges for drumsticks. Companies such as Pro-mark, Vater, Zildjian and Vic Firth are famous for turning out celebrity signature drumstick editions.

These drumsticks are usually tailored to the liking of top drummers. These models are then commercialized with the drummer's name, popularity, reputation and image as the driving force which markets the sticks. However, some sticks only bear the autograph of celebrity drummers.

Popular Custom Drumsticks

• Aaron Spears Wood Tip Drumsticks
• Mike Portnoy Wood Tip drumsticks
• Teddy Campbell Wood tip drumsticks
• Tony Royster Jr Drumsticks
• Tommy Lee Drumsticks
• Chris Adler Signature sticks
• Virgil Donati Signature Sticks
• Eric Moore Signature Sticks

Choosing Drumsticks

The features of these custom drumsticks can be really distinctive. The Aaron Spears drumstick in particular is moderately heavy and makes for a comfortable and rewarding playing experience. It is always good to experiment with different stick sizes and tips until you can find the ideal stick for your style of playing.

List of General Custom Drumsticks and Mallets

• Practice Drum Sticks
• Multi-Rod Drumsticks
• Rock and Roll Sticks
• Rock and Roll Drum Sticks
• Fish Stix Drumsticks
• Fish Stix Drumsticks
• Hornets Drumsticks
• College Logo Drumsticks
• Drumstick Display Case
• Cymbal Mallets
• Childs Drumsticks
• Rock Band Drumsticks
• Speed Sticks Drum Sticks
• Rainbow Drum Sticks
• Colorful Drum Mallets
• FingerStix
• Finger Drumsticks
• Rubber Grip Drumsticks
• College Emblem Drumsticks
• JingleMute Drumsticks
• Rock & Roll Drumsticks
• Neon Colored Drumsticks
• Colored Drumsticks
• Wheatware Drumsticks
• Camouflage Drumsticks
• Artistic Drumsticks

This list of possible drumstick designs is by no means exhaustive. Designs may be chosen in a way to reflect the myriad interests and meanings. Some of the drumstick designs and types that are listed above are more likely to appeal to flashy professional drummers including snare drummers who like to twirl sticks and leave audiences in awe, and amateur drummers who strive to be trendy.